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Who loves breakfast?! I do! It’s probably my favourite meal of the day, whether it’s eggs, fruit, oats, a smoothie or granola and coconut yoghurt, i love it!
Something to be aware of when eating things like muesli, oats, nuts, seeds and grains, is that they require soaking before you eat them. If you really want to get into soaking and sprouting you will need a sprouting jar or nut milk bag and a dehydrator. Unfortunately i don’t have a dehydrator yet so, this recipe requires nuts and seeds that have already been activated – which means soaked, sprouted and then dehydrated to make them crunchy again!
Why do we activate nuts and seeds and grains?
In a nutshell (pardon the pun!), they contain phytic acid, an enzyme inhibitor that binds to important minerals in our body, like iron and zinc, and stops us from absorbing them. This could contribute to mineral deficiencies. Phytic acid also interferes with our digestive enzymes, specifically impairing our ability to breakdown protein and starch. Soaking your nuts and grains, activates phytase, an enzyme that breaks down the phytic acid. Here is a little guide to soaking times for some common nuts and seeds:
Soaking guide:
- ½ hour: buckwheat
- 2 hours: sunflower, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, cashews
- 4-6 hours: quinoa
- 12- 24 hours: almonds and other nuts (except cashews which only need 2 hours, otherwise they go slimy! eww!)
To my knowledge, things that don’t need soaking are brazil nuts, chia seeds and hemp seeds
For this recipe you can find activated nuts and seeds at most health food stores. This will save you soaking them yourself and it will also save you a bit of time! However i do recommend getting a dehydrator, (i really want one!), you can make so many yummy snacks with it and preserve food with it easily. Once i get mine i’ll definitely post some recipes to inspire you to get one too!
Remember when you’re making muesli and granola that any dried fruit you use must be added after toasting/roasting – otherwise they will burn.
Activated Buckwheat Granola
What you need:
- 2 cups activated buckwheat
- 3/4 cup coconut flakes
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- ½ cup cranberries (optional)
- 1/2cup goji berries
- ½ cup activated pepitas
- 1/3 cup hemp seeds
- ½ cup activated sunflower seeds
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- ¼ cup sesame seeds
- ½ cup goji berries
- ½ cup activated pecans
- 1/2 cup activated macadamia nuts
- 2 tsp lucuma powder (optional)
- good pinch sea salt
The below ingredients will form a paste that will sweeten and coat the granola for the oven:
- 4 dates
- 3-4 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon almond milk
- 1 tablespoon almond butter
- mix the above ingredients in a blender until smoothe.
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
How to make:
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius or 340 degrees farenheit
- In a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients together: buckwheat, cinnamon, ginger & lucuma powder, desiccated coconut, nuts and seeds
- In your blender add the coconut oil, dates, almond milk, almond butter and blend until smooth.
- Mix the date paste in with the dry ingredients until it’s fully coated
- Drizzle your honey over the top and mix again
- Transfer the granola to a large tray lined with baking paper and flatten out with a spatula
- Pop in the oven on 180 degrees for about 30mins – i like to check it every 10 minutes and stir and make sure it cooked evenly and doesn’t burn.
- Once golden brown take it out of the oven to cool – it may still look wet but don’t worry it will dry once cooled
- Once completely cooled add your goji berries and transfer to an airtight container
- serve with banana and nut milk or fresh berries and yoghurt
serves around 10-12
Activated Buckwheat Granola Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 30 mins Total time 40 mins A yummy Buckwheat Granola using activated nuts and seeds Author: By Arie Elle Recipe type: Breakfast Cuisine: Healthy Serves: 12 Ingredients
- Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups activated buckwheat
- ½ cup coconut flakes
- 1 tp ginger powder
- ½ cup goji berries
- ½ cup activated pepitas
- ⅓ cup hemp seeds
- ½ cup pecans
- ½ cup activated sunflower seeds
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ½ cup chia seeds
- 1 tsp lucuma powder (optional)
- ¼ cup sesame seeds
- good pinch sea salt
- Wet Ingredients:
- 4 dates
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon almond milk
- 1 tablespoon almond butter
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170 degrees celcius
- In a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients together: buckwheat, cinnamon, ginger & lucuma powder, desiccated coconut, nuts and seeds
- In your blender add the coconut oil, dates, almond milk, almond butter and blend until smooth.
- Mix the date paste in with the dry ingredients well.
- Drizzle your honey over the top and mix again
- Transfer the granola to a large tray lined with baking paper and flatten out with a spatula
- Pop in the oven on 180 degrees for about 30mins – i like to check it every 10 minutes and stir and make sure it cooked evenly and doesn’t burn.
- Once golden brown take it out of the oven to cool – it may still look wet but don’t worry it will dry once cooled
- Once completely cooled add your goji berries and transfer to an airtight container
- serve with banana and nut milk or fresh berries and yoghurt
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