I've been trying some of the quinoa granola recipes out there and think I've finally gotten down the right ratios. I know it sounds odd to put all these ingredients in 'raw', but it works. I used gluten free rolled oats, but that is what I had in the house, not that I'm gluten-free.
Quinoa Granola
1 1/4 cup regular OR gluten-free rolled oats (not quaker instant, k?)
1 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained (not cooked)
1 cup buckwheat cereal (if you don't have this, then use 2 1/4 cups rolled oats)
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup unsweeted coconut
2 T chia seeds
2 T flaxmeal (or flax seed, whatever you have on hand
)
1/2 cup maple syrup (not the fake stuff)
1/4 cup agave syrup
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted.
Dried fruit ~ 1 cup all together. I used some blueberries, cranberries, pineapple, and dried cherries. Dice them up nicely.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set oven to 300F.
Mix the oats thru the flaxmeal together in a bowl. Add the dried fruit. Pour the melted coconut oil on. Mix the maple syrup and agave together in another bowl, mix with the other ingredients.
Pour onto prepared sheet, pop in the over for about an hour. Watch it after 45 minutes to make sure that it doesn't get too golden. Take it out, cool it off.
PUt in an airtight container and it will keep for about 4 weeks (if it lasts that long). Put it over yogurt, ice-cream, straight out of the container For me it satisfies the salty, the sweet and the crunchy cravings I get in a healthy way.
Nutrition Info: (For 20 servings)
Calories 280.1; Total Fat 13.5 g; Saturated Fat 6.7 g; Polyunsaturated Fat 2.7 g; Monounsaturated Fat 2.0 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg; Sodium 24.7 mg; Potassium 142.6 mg; Total Carbohydrate 37.6 g; Dietary Fiber 4.6 g; Sugars 16.6 g; Protein 5.3 g
Looks like most of the calories are coming from the coconut oil. If you would like to take out ~56 calories from each serving, you could probably eliminate the coconut oil without any affect on the recipe.
Quinoa Granola
1 1/4 cup regular OR gluten-free rolled oats (not quaker instant, k?)
1 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained (not cooked)
1 cup buckwheat cereal (if you don't have this, then use 2 1/4 cups rolled oats)
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup unsweeted coconut
2 T chia seeds
2 T flaxmeal (or flax seed, whatever you have on hand
)1/2 cup maple syrup (not the fake stuff)
1/4 cup agave syrup
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted.
Dried fruit ~ 1 cup all together. I used some blueberries, cranberries, pineapple, and dried cherries. Dice them up nicely.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set oven to 300F.
Mix the oats thru the flaxmeal together in a bowl. Add the dried fruit. Pour the melted coconut oil on. Mix the maple syrup and agave together in another bowl, mix with the other ingredients.
Pour onto prepared sheet, pop in the over for about an hour. Watch it after 45 minutes to make sure that it doesn't get too golden. Take it out, cool it off.
PUt in an airtight container and it will keep for about 4 weeks (if it lasts that long). Put it over yogurt, ice-cream, straight out of the container
For me it satisfies the salty, the sweet and the crunchy cravings I get in a healthy way.Nutrition Info: (For 20 servings)
Calories 280.1; Total Fat 13.5 g; Saturated Fat 6.7 g; Polyunsaturated Fat 2.7 g; Monounsaturated Fat 2.0 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg; Sodium 24.7 mg; Potassium 142.6 mg; Total Carbohydrate 37.6 g; Dietary Fiber 4.6 g; Sugars 16.6 g; Protein 5.3 g
Looks like most of the calories are coming from the coconut oil. If you would like to take out ~56 calories from each serving, you could probably eliminate the coconut oil without any affect on the recipe.
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