Sprouted Gingerbread Buckwheat Granola

I just love anything 'gingerbread' flavoured. A bit of ginger and cinnamon is such a delicious flavour combination (not to mention the amazingly beneficial digestive aids of each)! After using several awesome raw & baked granola recipes, some using oats and some using buckwheat, I decided to make my own - and I was so happy with how it turned out! This is seriously delicious - you won't be disappointed.

Sprouting buckwheat is great because it is a complete source of protein, cleanses the colon and alkalises the body. There are several how-to's on sprouting buckwheat if you haven't done it before - it's really easy but it does take time. Allow about 2 days. You'll know its sprouted when little tails form on the buckwheat.

Anyway, here's the recipe! I started off with about 2 cups of 'dry' buckwheat and when I was done sprouting had about 5 cups, so I doubled this recipe! Please let me know if you try it out by commenting on my questions page or instagram photo, or by uploading a photo to instagram and tagging me in it!

Sprouted gingerbread buckwheat granola

Dry ingredients:

2 cups sprouted buckwheat

1 tsp ginger powder

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

3/4 cup desiccated coconut

1/2 cup activated sunflower seeds

1/2 cup roughly chopped almonds

1/4 cup chia seeds

Wet ingredients:

4 medjool dates

4 tablespoons coconut oil (I used Coconut Magic)

1 tablespoon almond milk

2 tablespoons almond butter

1 tablespoon Coconut Magic coconut flower nectar (or other sweetener - agave, maple or honey)

Method:

Preheat oven to 160 degrees celcius. In a large bowl mix the dry ingredients together. To see how to sprout buckwheat, see my post. In a blender or food processor add the wet ingredients and blend to make a paste. Mix the paste into the dry ingredients until it is fully coated. Transfer to a large baking tray lined with paper and flatten with a spatula. Pop in the oven at 160 degrees for about 40 minutes - check it every 10 minutes and stir to make sure it doesn’t burn.

Take out of the oven and allow to cool. Once completely cooled, store in an airtight container. Serve with fresh fruit and coconut yoghurt!

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