Puffed Millet Granola with Almonds, Honey and Coconut
Crispy, crunchy (gluten-free) puffed millet granola with almonds, honey, and coconut. Enjoy it by the handful, sprinkled over yogurt with fresh fruit, or even as a crunchy topping for your favorite smoothie bowl.
This delightfully light and airy granola swaps traditional rolled oats for puffed millet, creating a uniquely crisp texture with a subtle sweetness. Spoon it over thick, creamy Greek yogurt (I’m partial to the full-fat kind), and pile on your favorite seasonal fruit.
You can find puffed millet alongside other puffed grains like rice, quinoa or kamut in your supermarket’s cereal aisle.
Recipe Ingredients:
To make puffed millet granola you will need: puffed millet, puffed rice, or puffed quinoa (all can be found in your supermarket’s cereal aisle), unsweetened, flaked coconut, slivered almonds, honey (or maple syrup) and butter.
*See recipe card for additional notes and ingredient substitutions.*
Recipe Steps:
Making your own homemade granola (and cereal!) is easier than you might think. Here’s a breakdown of the basic process.
Step 1. Mix
Add all of the ingredients to a large mixing bowl stir to combine.
Step 2. Bake
Pour the mixture out onto a baking tray and spread into a thin, even layer. Bake until golden brown.
Step 3. Serve
Let the granola cool completely before serving. It needs to cool down to crisp up. Serve with yogurt and fruit.
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Puffed Millet Granola with Almonds, Honey and Coconut
Ingredients
- 2 cups puffed millet - or puffed rice, quinoa or kamut
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted - or coconut oil
- 3 tablespoons honey - or maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325F.
- In a large bowl, combine the millet, almonds, coconut, butter, honey and salt. Mix well to ensure everything is evenly coated. Spread the granola mixture onto a large baking tray. Bake for 25-30 minutes, stirring halfway through.
- Let the granola cool completely on the pan before serving or transferring to a storage container. Serve with yogurt and your preferred fruit and toppings. See toppings suggestions below.
Notes
- Nuts: Toasted nuts add a (necessary) crunch to these otherwise tender, soft oats. Try toasted walnuts, almonds or pecans.
- Seeds: Seeds like hemp, chia or flax can be added into the mix early on, for the overnight process, or as a topping just before serving.
- Dried Fruit: Try golden raisins, dates, dried blueberries or cherries – you really can’t go wrong here.
- Fresh Fruit: For me, sliced banana is a must. Blueberries, raspberries, stone fruit and apple are also known to make an appearance in my morning oats.
- Spices and Sweeteners: Warming spices like cinnamon, cardamon, and clove will bring a real autumnal vibe to your oats. A drizzle of honey or maple syrup can add the perfect touch of sweetness.
- Wildcard Additions: a drizzle of almond butter, dollop of jam, almond butter, cacao nibs or toasted coconut flakes – the world is your oyster.
Can’t wait to try it! So excited! Thanks a bunch!
Thank you for sharing this recipe
This is my absolute favorite- I double the recipe each time I make it because I can’t stop snacking on it! It is exactly what I was looking for- grain free cereal that tastes good!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! 🙏🏻❤️
I like the plain puffed millet cereal, but sometimes I want a cereal with a bit of sweetness. That’s how I found this recipe. I’ve made an altered version of this recipe a few times now based on ingredients I had: dates, almonds/walnuts, cacao chips, honey and a little oil in lieu of butter. It’s very tasty and doesn’t stick around as long as I’d theoretically like.
I was looking for a millet granola recipe and this was perfect. I also added walnuts (I like extra nuts in my granola) and cinnamon. Love the texture of crunchy with a little bit of chewiness.
I’m so glad you liked it. Thanks Renee!
Easy to make and very yummy – I ended up with half the amount intended as I couldn’t stop snacking on it while it cooled!
I made this on a whim one morning and it’s delicious!! Better than a lot of store-bought gf granolas. Will definitely keep this in my rotation!