Superfood Quinoa Granola Recipe (Crispy, Healthy + Easy!)

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This Superfood Quinoa Granola is crunchy, nourishing, and packed with protein, fiber, and healthy fats. Made with oats, chia seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds, coconut, maca, and cinnamon, it’s the perfect energy-boosting breakfast or snack.

My muse for this recipe was Trader Joes. No joke. I was doing my usual weekly trip to Trader Joes and I was on the look out for healthy breakfast ideas that were quick and easy. I spotted their granola and it looked so good! However when I checked the ingredients and nutrition facts they were just full of sugar. I was bummed and disappointed. So I started thinking up how I’d do it differently and I dreamed up this recipe!

One Saturday morning I was home with my kids and we decided to give the recipe a try and see if it was any good and I’m happy to say I got the ultimate seal of approval: my picky kids LOVED it!

Why You’ll Love This Granola

While packed full of healthy ingredients, this granola is also delicious. It has the perfect crunch to it, it’s sweet but not too sweet, and it’s so easy to make.

This granola is so loveable because it’s relatively guilt free. Yes, honey has sugar in it but honey also has nutritional benefits. And that rings just as true with every other ingredient in this granola.

Have you ever heard of habit stacking? I believe it’s from the book ‘Atomic Habits’ (don’t quote me on that, I’ve never read it), but I always hear it from Lauryn Bosstick from ‘The Skinny Confidential’. Anyways, habit stacking is basically where you do a couple of “habits” at the same time so make better use of your time. Like going on a walk and doing a conference call at the same time. Where I’m going with this is that this granola is the perfect habit stack. It has superfoods, fiber and nutrients all in one.

Best ways to enjoy

I feel like granola is pretty self explanatory, most people know exactly how they want to eat it. However, I’m a mom who has to make a million decisions every day and I know how exhausting that is and sometimes I just want someone to give me the answer. So here is your answer, how do you best enjoy this granola:

• With yoghurt and fruit- Greek yoghurt and berries is my go to because it’s packed with protein, probiotics, and vitamin c
• On top of a smoothie bowl- added crunch
• On top of chia seed pudding- there are already chia seeds in the recipe, but they’re packed with fiber and iron so adding extra into your diet is always a good thing
• With a splash of your favorite milk- turn it into a cereal!
• Honestly, just by itself! My kids will just eat hand-full’s of this

What you’ll need

Besides the actual ingredients in the recipe, here’s what you’ll need:

• A pan or Skillet for toasting the quinoa- I use the Our Place pans
• 2 medium-large mixing bowls
• 1-2 spatula’s
• Measuring utensils such as measuring spoons and cups
• Parchment paper
• Sheet pan- I also use the Our Place baking pan