I am passionate about preparing my own breakfast, especially homemade granola, like my Grain-Free Granola, Nut-Free Granola, or Steel Cut Oats Granola. It’s not only tasty but so much tastier and healthier. Unfortunately, most store-bought granola recipes contain added sugar like liquid fructose or additives that your body doesn’t need. Also, when it comes to proteins, it’s challenging to find high-protein granola at the grocery store. Most of them barely contain 5 grams of protein per serving. So let me introduce you to this delicious crunchy granola with protein powder and its 10.7 grams of protein per serving.

Ingredients and Substitutions

All you need to make this homemade protein granola with protein powder are:

Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats – Pick gluten-free ones if you need. This recipe also works with steel-cut oats. Vanilla Protein Powder – I am using plant-based protein powder made from almond protein powder made from clean, wholesome ingredients with no refined sugar. Maple Syrup – You can also use brown rice syrup, coconut nectar, or agave syrup. Any liquid sweetener you like will work well. Peanut Butter – You can also use almond butter or tahini if nut allergy. Avocado Oil – You can also use olive oil or melted coconut oil. Cinnamon – for flavro. Hemp Seeds – These are super high in proteins and therefore the best seeds to add to any breakfast to naturally boost proteins. Dried Cranberries or dried fruits you like. Pumpkin Seeds or chopped almonds. Coconut Flakes or any other seeds or nuts you like.

How To Make High-Protein Granola

This high-protein granola recipe is a healthy alternative to commercial granola but made from a few simple ingredients.

Storage Instructions

This high-protein granola can be stored well in a sealed glass container in the pantry for up to 1 month. You can also store the granola in zip-lock bags or airtight boxes and freeze it for later. Always thaw granola at room temperature.

Serving

This granola is delicious for breakfast served with some of the below high-protein combination:

A cup of soy milk or protein-fortified almond milk. On top of a smoothie bowl – try my pitaya bowl or my banana strawberry smoothie bowl. A cup of soy yogurt or high-protein plant-based yogurt you love. Sprinkle on a protein shake recipe.

Allergy Swaps

Below are some substitution suggestions to make it suitable for any food allergy.

Nut-Free – Replace the peanut butter with tahini – sesame butter – or sunflower seed butter. Oil-Free – Skip the avocado oil and use more peanut butter. Or, if you don’t mind your granola a bit softer and less crunchy, replace the oil with the same amount of unsweetened applesauce or mashed bananas. Gluten-Free – Some oat brands are certified gluten-free. Make sure your protein powder is wheat-free as well. Seed-Free – Replace the seeds with chopped almonds, walnuts, or dried fruits. Sugar-Free – You can use sugar-free maple-flavored syrup for this recipe. Skip the dry fruits or use no-sugar-added dried cranberries if you don’t mind their bitterness. Coconut-Free – Swap the coconut flakes for nuts or seeds.

Below are my answers to your common questions about making protein powder granola.

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