So sweet. Too sweet.
I would never buy it.
I tried once to do it by myself, but I had been so impressed by the amount of sugar that I reduced it by half. Ha-ha, bad idea! It did not work at all. The granola wasn't too sweet, but it definitely wasn't granola. At all. As there was not enough sugar, the ingredients did not stick together.
But I do not confess myself defeated so quickly, and when someone shares a new recipe with me (which I will follow exactly this time), I jump at the opportunity.
Not too sweet, very crunchy. Let's get started, come in my kitchen!
I did this recipe lots of times, following exactly the amounts, but then I started to just use all I had in my cupboard. And as you can imagine, it leads me to lots of fun experiences. Sometimes it turned out to be disgusting, sometimes delicious. So I improved my recipe until I found the right one.
Ingredients:
- 100g of dried dates, soaked in hot water
- 200g of oats
- 2tbsp of coconut or almond cream
- all the seeds you like (I used sesam, chia seeds and flax seeds)
- 2tbsp of corn grains (or natural popcorns)
- almonds, cashews, peanuts, pine nuts and/or walnuts
I just love the peanuts-popcorn way. Peanuts are so tasty when cooked and popcorns give this crunchiness that is so good! Dates make all the ingredients stick together, but do not make your granola too sweet.
Soak them in hot water, while you mix all the other ingredients in a big bowl, except for the flax seeds. Pop the popcorns in a popcorn machine or in a pan. Then blend the dates with the flax seeds or both separately. Add the mixture into the bowl and mix well until it is all sweet and sticky.
Flax seeds need to be blended, because they are so hard that if you eat them whole, they will come out just like they came in, if you see what I mean... It is important to blend them so that your body gets access to all the good things inside the seeds.
As a base, I usually use oats, but you can easily replace them by soy flakes (for a high-protein granola) or mix different cereals (you can use millet or quinoa flakes if you eat gluten-free, even if oats are naturally low in gluten)
I love granola, and not just because I can eat it. It makes funny-rainy Sundays.
Enjoy it with plant-based milk (recipe coming soon) or yoghurt.
