This low carb maple pecan granola is packed with nutrients and great flavour. It makes a delicious grain-free breakfast or on-the-go snack!
September has been a busy month for me and I am tired, my friends. And we’re not yet through the month! However am I going to make it to October? I feel like my life went on hyper-drive the moment the kids were back in school. We’ve been working hard to get ready for our cross-country move, we put our house on the market and are going through the typical chaos associated with open houses and showings, and my husband had the final surgery he needed to reconstruct his ankle from his accident last year. And in the midst of all of that, we traveled to Smugglers’ Notch in Vermont so I could speak at Blog Brûlée and then I went down to Baltimore to attend Natural Products Expo East. It’s astonishing to me that I’ve been able to keep the blog going at its regular pace. But you know I love this blog and I love bringing you recipes. I work hard not to let anything interfere with that.
Mind you, I am really not sure whether I am coming or going at the moment. I’ve been on the move so much and every waking moment seems packed with things for me to do and think about. When life gets this busy, it can be really hard to stay the course on a specialized diet. I am sure many of you can relate. It’s hard enough at home to keep up with the need to make my own muffins and breads and low carb meals. But when you are on the move so much, it’s really hard and I find if I don’t have some of my own homemade treats at the ready, I am so much more likely to succumb to temptation.
So it was rather apropos that Swerve Sweetener asked me for a road tripping snack recipe for their September newsletter. I thought about other types of snacks, trail mix and flavoured nuts and such. But I settled on granola, because it’s not just for breakfast. It makes such a great anytime snack, tossing back a handful of granola clusters while you’re driving or walking or hiking. You can also sprinkle it over yogurt or just put it in a bowl with milk or cream. And this recipe makes a nice big batch, so it’s perfect “on the go” food that can be unrefrigerated for 4 or 5 days.
Please see my Maple Pecan Granola Recipe on Swerve Sweetener.
Nutritional Facts
Serves 12 (about 1/3 cup per serving). Each serving has 12.31 g of carbs and 8.97 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 3.34 g.
Food energy: 427kcal; Saturated fatty acids: 5.78g; Total fat: 39.68g; Calories from fat: 357; Cholesterol: 10mg; Carbohydrate: 12.31g; Total dietary fiber: 8.97g; Protein: 9.38g; Sodium: 87mg
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Christine at Cook the Story says
September 22, 2014 at 8:38 amThis sounds amazing! Running to Swerve to get the recipe.
tess says
September 22, 2014 at 10:39 amhaving suffered through several long-distance moves myself, I understand — you have my complete sympathy! best wishes, and thanks for the great new recipe!
Malainie says
September 22, 2014 at 11:32 amLooks yummy! What’s the serving size in cup or ounce measurement?
Carolyn says
September 22, 2014 at 12:05 pmOh, I should have stated that. About 1/3 cup.
sharon says
September 22, 2014 at 11:42 amI can’t wait to try this recipe
Nancy says
September 22, 2014 at 7:29 pmSounds so good
Charlotte says
September 22, 2014 at 8:22 pmThis recipe looks so good! Can’t wait to try this out- I’m always on the look out for delicious, low carb snacks, expecially those with chia seeds. Yum!
Sandra says
September 23, 2014 at 8:28 amThank you Carolyn, for taking time out of your very busy schedule for us! Love your recipes the best!
Anna Jados says
September 23, 2014 at 9:12 amYum! We are going on a road trip next month so must be making this!!
Shay @ Whine Less, Breathe More says
September 23, 2014 at 7:51 pmOh yum! I need this.
Amanda says
September 23, 2014 at 8:18 pmI would love to have this on hand for a quick snack or healthy breakfast!
Jill Graves says
September 25, 2014 at 3:03 pmThanks so much for this recipe. I didn’t have maple extract, so I subbed a brimming 1/4 tsp caramel flavoring, and used a mix of table salt and coarse sea salt crystals instead. It turned out amazing! Good luck with the move
Cici says
October 10, 2014 at 10:52 pmI seem to be collecting egg yolks in my fridge. What are your favorite ways to use up extra egg yolks?
Carolyn says
October 11, 2014 at 9:00 amIce cream!!! https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/?s=ice+cream
Or pastry cream, I have quite a few recipes for that too.
Carolyn says
October 11, 2014 at 9:01 amOh, or pudding too!
Dee Gee says
January 10, 2015 at 9:48 pmThis stuff is GREAT! I’m now making it i double batches. 🙂
Sherri says
October 8, 2016 at 1:36 pmI can’t seem to find where you put the actual recipe can you tell me. Others seem to know. I’m talking about the granola recipe. It looks wonderful!
Carolyn says
October 9, 2016 at 7:26 amClick the link in the post.
Jen Adkins says
July 27, 2017 at 7:10 pmI can’t find it either, I went to the link, but it goes to Swerve’s maain page. If I search for granola it only brings up granola bars.
Erika says
December 3, 2016 at 10:38 amLooks delicious. My question is did you use salted or unsalted butter. I wasn’t sure if I use salted butter if I should still add the salt or if the recipe is already adjusted for that. Thanks!
Carolyn says
December 3, 2016 at 11:03 amI love salt so I typically use salted plus additional salt. But I have a seriously high tolerance so if you don’t, use unsalted.
Kathi Ellis says
July 30, 2017 at 12:38 pmHi, I have made this granola before and loved it. I went to make it today and found that Swerve no longer has the recipe on their site!
Can you please post this wonderful recipe?
Thank you
Carolyn says
July 31, 2017 at 9:07 amThey just switched their system over to https and a few of my recipes have gone missing but they are working on fixing it. I am traveling and don’t have the original recipe on hand.
Kristen says
December 6, 2017 at 5:50 pmYou were at Smugglers’ Notch??! That’s 10 minutes from my home. Sorry to have missed you.