This homemade granola is made with buckwheat groats, nuts, gluten-free rolled oats, spices, and is lightly sweetened with maple syrup. It’s a delicious, wholesome breakfast or anytime snack. Plus, it’s perfect for holiday food gifts! Pair it with whatever you’d like- yogurt, milk, dried fruit, or chocolate. Vegan and refined-sugar-free.
Better Than Store-Bought
- REAL food ingredients – You won’t find chemical fillers or artificial flavors in this sweet treat! Just natural goodness – buckwheat, maple syrup, healthy fats
- NO refined sugar – If you’re making grain-free granola and carbs don’t matter as much to you, coconut sugar is my go-to. For anyone needing a low sugar / low carb option, Erythritol or monk fruit sugar are all-natural, low glycemic options. Plus, they measure cup for cup to other granulated sugars.
- High fiber
- Good source of protein – The seeds of buckwheat are rich in protein and fiber, as well as a variety of antioxidants and other nutrients. YES YES, to the POWER of buckwheat!
- Less expensive – Have you taken a look at the cost of organic/ non-GMO store-bought granola lately? Trust me, it’s crazy expensive! You can make a batch of Maple Buckwheat Homemade Granola for less than half of the cost.
Is Buckwheat a Wheat Product?
Although it SOUNDS like a wheat product by its name, there is no wheat whatsoever in buckwheat. This means, it is completely gluten-free! No-Grain! Can you believe it? For this homemade granola, we’re using Bob’s Redmill groats.
Buckwheat Granola Ingredients
Below is an overview of the ingredients and recipe. Please be sure to scroll down to the recipe card below for the complete details and nutrition information.
- Old-fashioned gluten-free rolled oats – Be sure to use certified gluten-free rolled oats.
- Buckwheat groats – I use Bob’s Red Mill buckwheat groats
Pro tip – when using buckwheat in recipes, look for whole buckwheat, you’ll want the groats specifically, but keep in mind whether they’re roasted or raw since that affects the flavor! In this recipe we use raw buckwheat groats.
- Raw nuts and/or seeds – I used pecans, cashews, and pepitas but feel free to use walnuts, almonds, or sunflower seeds.
- Fine-grain sea salt
- Ground cinnamon
- Ground ginger or pumpkin spice – For a stronger ginger flavor, you can grate fresh ginger.
- Coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil – I found a nice hazelnut oil that works lovely as well. If you’re using coconut oil, be sure to choose refined—refined coconut oil has a neutral taste, so you won’t get that coconut flavor!
- Maple syrup or dark agave syrup
- Vanilla extract
- Optional additional mix-ins: dried fruit, dark chocolate, and/or unsweetened coconut. (Coconut may be added during the last 10 minutes of baking for toasted coconut.)
How to Make Buckwheat Granola
Below is an overview of the instructions for maple buckwheat granola. Please be sure to scroll down to the recipe card below for the complete details and nutrition information!
- Boil maple syrup or agave syrup. This helps to thicken the coating on the granola before baking, since we are not using butter or extra sugar.
- Sweeten in moderation. Agave is sweeter than maple syrup. As a result, you may want to scale back to ½ cup so it isn’t overly sweet.
- Use low heat. A low temperature of 300-325 F. will help to dry out the granola.
- Store at room temperature. If you store the granola in a refrigerator or try to freeze it, it can become sticky.
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Gluten-Free Rolled Oat Recipes
Maple Buckwheat Homemade Granola (Refined Sugar-Free)
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 9 to 13 servings 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This homemade granola recipe has buckwheat and is lightly sweetened with maple syrup. It’s perfect for holiday food gifts! Vegan and refined sugar free.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ to 3 cups gluten free old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup buckwheat groats
- 1 ½ cups raw nuts and/or seeds (pecan halves, walnuts, pumpkin seed, etc.)
- ⅔ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup melted refined coconut oil or light olive oil
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch ground ginger or pumpkin spice
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional Mix-Ins: ⅔ cup dried fruit or dark chocolate. ½ cup unsweetened coconut may be added during the last 10 minutes of baking time
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine oats, buckwheat, and nuts/seeds.
- In a small saucepan, combine maple syrup, oil, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Bring to a boil and hold at a steady boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract.
- Pour syrup mixture over oat mixture and mix well to evenly coat. Spread granola on the prepared baking sheet in an even layer.
- Bake granola until browned and crispy, about 35 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
- Let cool at least 30 minutes before breaking into pieces. Store in airtight container at room temperature for 7 days.
Notes
Low Fodmap Option – omit cashews and use walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and pecans in moderation.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: snacks
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ½ cup
- Calories: 287
- Sugar: 10.3 g
- Sodium: 16 mg
- Fat: 13.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 34.7 g
- Fiber: 3.9 g
- Protein: 4.9 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
So delicious!!!! My teenagers love this!!!
Yay! And we all know teenagers are harsh critics. 😉 So glad you all love this recipe as much as we do. Enjoy!
Your husband is adorable, must be all the nutritiously delicious food you make together🥰
You are so right. 😉
Just a quick clarification – you don’t cook the buckwheat groats, only toast them in this recipe?
Can’t wait to try it, love homemade granola and buckwheat!
Yes, just toast. Hope that makes sense!
I love the use of buckwheat here. Genius!
Thanks, Meghan!
p.s do you have a buckwheat hippie granola yet?
Giving this as gifts this holiday season. It’s so delicious!
Oh I am so glad!
We really love making homemade granola! The kids always look forward to it at snack time! Didn’t know about these buckwheat groats! Going to try them out!
Great, Suzy! I think you’ll love them! Keep me posted!
So yummy. So easy. What more could you want?
I know right?! Thanks!
I’m a sucker for granolas of all kinds!! Looks so tasty mmm….
Me too Natasha! Thanks!
Hoping to make this as I’ve had the groats in freezer for years..called kasha when I bought them—wondering if toasted/roasted?
Have hazel nut oil from when I poured off an excess amount from a bottle of hn butter. And have unpasteurized buckwheat honey—hope to use in part with maple syrup. Hope to get back to you
Yes, please keep me posted Shirley! 🙂
What a great healthy gifting idea. Love buckwheats. This granola is my new favorite.
Thank you, Sam!
This is such a great day starter! Everyone at my house loved it!
Awesome! So glad to hear that Toni!
This is seriously the best granola ever! I love that it is so healthy and sugar-free!
WooHoo!! Glad you love it Laura!
Homemade granola is the best! I made a batch last night and my kids are devouring it!