Homemade, High Protein Granola with Fat Burning Ingredients
Ingredients
- 250 grams of buckwheat grouts you can buy these in most supermarkets or health food stores. These are very important because they are a highly nutritious and full of protein and fibre. They are actually a seed not a grain, so are gluten free too. You can just use these alone if you want a lower carb granola, or you don't want to add oats (but oats do bulk it out).
- 250 grams of jumbo oats Full of fibre, heart friendly, and beta glucens.
- 1 cup of chopped raw walnuts High in vitamin E and omega 3's; good for the brain heart and memory.
- ⅔ cup of chopped raw almonds High in magnesium help lower cholesterol, fat burning.
- ⅓ cup of chopped raw Brazil nuts Selenium for mood, high in iron and calcium.
- 1 cup of coconut flakes or desiccated coconut
- ½ cup of milled chia powder Omega 3's, fibre, calcium, antioxidants.
- 1 cup of chopped dates Anti inflammatory, bone health, phosphorus, vitamin K.
- ⅔ cup of sultanas Iron, potassium, antioxidants.
- 15 x chopped unsulphured apricots -Vitamin A good for the blood, bones and skin.
- Goji berries optional, but taste great - Powerful anti aging superfood.
- 1 x heaped tablespoon of Ceylon cinnamon powder to help with lowering blood sugar for the whole day.
- 2 x teaspoons of ginger powder Anti inflammatory, digestive aid.
- ⅔ cup of cacao nibs Flavenols, antioxidants, magnesium.
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius
- Mix the buckwheat grouts and jumbo oats together and add to a large pan (or 2 smaller ones)
- Bake for about 15 mins, take out and give another mix, then return and bake for a further 10 or so minutes until going slightly brown or golden. You want a nutty effect, but not burnt.
- Take out, leave to cool, then simply add in all the other ingredients and mix well. It's important you keep all the other ingredients in their raw state as this will keep the nutritious oils and antioxidants stable - you want this to be a virtually 'raw' breakfast as pure raw foods just give you more energy in general.
- Next, store in a large mason jar or other airtight container and it will keep for weeks (probably longer, but mine never hangs about that long).
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Notes
You can eat this granola for breakfast, lunch, or even a snack any time of the day by adding a cold sugar free plant milk, preferably organic soy for even more protein (when it comes to soy products I don't eat too much, and also I would only go for organic as inorganic is notorious for being GMO).
I like to add extra fresh fruit and berries on top to get even more goodness in, and as luck would have it berries are especially beneficial to fat burning too.
This breakfast is also awesome mixed with coconut yoghurt and chopped apple.