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Home » Snacks

Seed and Nut Clusters

Published: Apr 29, 2025 by Janelle Hama *This post may contain affiliate links. Disclosure

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Seed and nut clusters are an all-natural snack. A combination of various nuts and seeds coated in maple syrup and baked until golden and crunchy.


Hands up if you need to snack in your daily life? Both of my hands are up. These crunchy seed and nut clusters are the answer. They are absurdly easy to make, all-natural, gluten free, vegan friendly and taste fabulous.

The base of this recipe is made with easy-to-find seeds and nuts, and there is no fussing about trying to make actual clusters on a tray before baking.

Simply spread out the nuts and seeds mixture, then once baked and cooled, crack the slab into bite-sized clusters.

When I am not making these, I love snacking on activated almonds soaked in water, rice cake with chocolate and peanut butter, savory roasted peanuts , or whipping up a quick batch of vegan granola bars for the week.

Or something fun, try these fruit roll ups, candied cashews or these roasted nuts.

vegan crunchy nuts clusters on white and brown paper
I promise you'll be hooked on these crunchy seed and nut clusters

Ingredients

The complete list of ingredients with measurements, can be found in the full recipe card below.

ingredients on a white marble bench

Nuts - I use whole raw cashews and almonds which become really crunchy once they are ovenbaked within this recipe.

Seeds - a combination of sunflower seeds and sesame seeds are used.

maple syrup mixed with nuts and seeds in a glass bowl

Janelle's Tips

  • Cooling is important. When the baking time is over, the nuts will still be slightly soft. As they cool to room temperature, they will harden into one solid sheet ready for breaking.
  • Use your hands to crack them into your desired size once completely cooled.
  • I use a 18x27cm (7”x10½”) baking tray. If yours is different, try to spread the mixture into a similar thickness to ensure even baking.

a hand holding a nut cluster

Storage

Once cooled down to room-temperature, place the seed and nut clusters into an airtight container in the pantry for at least 7 days. Keep them away from direct sunlight.

My batch never lasts that long in my household!

crunchy nuts clusters in a tray with a few clusters on the side

Did you make this? I'd love to know! Leave me a comment below with a ★★★★★ star rating or tag @plantbasedfolk on social media.

Recipe

vegan crunchy nuts clusters on white and brown paper

Seed and Nut Clusters

Seed and nut clusters are an all-natural snack. A combination of various nuts and seeds coated in maple syrup and baked until golden and crunchy.
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Course: Snack
Cuisine: Australian
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Cooling Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 30 pieces
Author: Janelle Hama

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Almonds raw
  • ½ cup Cashew raw
  • ¼ cup Sunflower seeds raw
  • ¼ cup Sesame seeds raw
  • ⅛ teaspoon Paprika
  • ⅛ cup Dessicated Coconut (shredded coconut)
  • ¼ cup Maple syrup
Metric - US Customary
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Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, add all ingredients and mix through, thoroughly coating all nuts and seeds with maple syrup.
  • Transfer and flatten the nut mixture into a lined baking tray, ensure the nuts are not overlapping much. Bake in a preheated oven 150C (300F) for 30 minutes. 
  • Allow the tray to fully cool down to room temperature (about 20-30 minutes), then break the nut bar into clusters. Store in an air-tight container.

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Notes

Yield is 300g once baked.
Portion sizes/amounts may vary since clusters are hand-broken.

Nutrition

Serving: 10g | Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 146mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 1mg

N.B., nutrition info is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator. This will vary based on the specific ingredients you use.


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  1. suzi

    November 24, 2021 at 2:48 pm

    5 stars
    whoever said I GIVE THIS RECIPE A 20 OUT OF 5... You convinced me to try it tonite. Oh my YUM!! What if I turn this into a bark? With a dark chocolate bottom? hmmmm dreams of holiday splurges. Not that this recipe isn't fab on its own!!

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    • Janelle

      November 24, 2021 at 2:57 pm

      Hey Suzy,

      You made my day!!! We love it too, so much so, we did the chocolate version already - here's the Tiktok for it - https://www.tiktok.com/@plantbasedfolk/video/7027015202558233858?lang=en&is_copy_url=0&is_from_webapp=v1&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=7026238935618422274

      It's so damn good!!!

      Janelle

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  2. Amy

    November 04, 2021 at 5:44 pm

    5 stars
    This was such a simple yet delicious recipe! Really handy for snacks 🙂 Thanks Janelle!

    Reply
    • Janelle

      November 05, 2021 at 7:18 am

      I'm thrilled you think so Amy and I couldn't agree more. Have a fab day 🙂

      Reply
  3. Anna

    November 03, 2021 at 1:33 pm

    5 stars
    I give this nuts clusters recipe a 20 out of 5. I’ve made it a few times now since you released it Janelle and it is so good. Thank you again.

    Reply

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