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Raw Sprouted Buckwheat Granola made in the dehydrator
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Sprouted Buckwheat Granola

This takes a bit of time but it's well worth the effort. Get started a few days before you plan to enjoy this as it takes about a day to sprout the buckwheat and another day to dehydrate the mix. Feel free to adapt the fruit, nuts, and spices to your taste (I personally like the combination of apricots, almonds, and pumpkin pie spice!).
Course: Breakfast
Keyword: dehydrator, gluten free, granola, raw, vegan
Servings: 8
Calories: 530kcal

Ingredients

  • 375 g raw buckwheat
  • 200 g dried fruit chopped apricots, cranberries, etc
  • 40 g flax seeds
  • 40 g pumpkin seeds
  • 40 g sunflower seeds
  • 40 g sesame seeds
  • 200 g chopped nuts almonds, walnuts, etc
  • 150 g coconut flakes (optional)
  • 1 large apple cored and cut into pieces
  • 175 g pitted dates
  • 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • powdered milk or almond milk to serve

Instructions

At home

  • Soak the buckwheat for 8-12 hours. Rinse thoroughly then drain. Keep the buckwheat in a sieve suspended over a bowl and let it hang out for another 8 hours. While this is happening, proceed to step 2:
  • While the buckwheat is doing its thing, put the flax seeds in a bowl and cover with 1/2 cup of water. Leave to soak but do not drain: the flax seeds will form a sort of “gel” with the water.
  • In a separate bowl, soak the rest of the nuts in seeds in enough water to cover. Leave this for 8 hours, then go check on your buckwheat:
  • After the 8 hours, the buckwheat should have started sprouting (you’ll see little “tails” emerging from the buckwheat). If you think they need more time, give them a rinse and let them rest again (try not to let the “tails” get too long!). Give the buckwheat a final rinse before proceeding.
  • Rinse and drain your bowl of soaked nuts and seeds from step 3.
  • In a blender, combine the dates, apple, and 1/2 cup (125ml) of water. Blend into a puree.
  • In a large bowl, combine the blender contents with your sprouted buckwheat, flax gel, strained nuts and seeds, dried fruit, cinnamon, pinch of salt, and coconut flakes if using. Mix thoroughly - it will take a little elbow grease to distribute everything evenly.
  • Spread the mixture out onto dehydrator trays lined with nonstick sheets or parchment (you’ll need about three trays).
  • Dehydrate at 140F / 60C for about 8 hours. Remove the trays and “flip” the granola onto its other side (it will break up a bit but that’s OK). Let it dehydrate for another 8-12 hours until totally dry.
  • 10. Break up the granola and store in zip lock bags or an air tight container until ready to use. This will keep for about 1 month, or 3 months if stored in the fridge.

At camp

  • Mix up some milk with a bit of water and your milk / almond milk powder.
  • Add granola as desired, top with fresh fruit if you’d like, and enjoy!

Notes

Makes 8 servings. 
530 Calories | 23g Fat | 75g Carbs | 17g Protein