I have, most of my life, preferred a savoury breakfast, finding most breakfast cereals too sweet, until I decided to try my hand at making my own. This recipe is simple and the granola is really awesome, especially when served with homemade soy yogurt!
Ingredients
1 cup buckwheat (hulled)
½ cup rolled oats
1½ cups mixed nuts and seeds (almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pistachios), chopped as needed
⅓ cup shredded unsweetened coconut
3 tablespoons vegetable oil (sunflower, coconut, safflower, canola)
¼ cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla
Pinch of salt
⅔ cup dried fruit, chopped if needed (cranberries, raisins, dates, figs, apricots, apples)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 275°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Chop large nuts by hand or in food processor. An uneven mix of finely and coarsely ground nuts works well.
Measure and set aside dried fruit.
Combine all ingredients except dried fruit in mixing bowl. Mix well.
Spread onto baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes; stir and break up pieces, bake another 20 minutes.
Pour into large bowl; mix in dried fruit.
Allow to cool before moving to a storage container. Refrigerate.
