Sunday, April 3, 2016

The BEST Grain Free Granola!

I win!  It's official. I make the very best grain free granola there is.  Of course, the only person voting was me. But I've tried a lot of recipes and in the end, the only one that comes close to traditional granola is my own.  So here it is...

Ingredients
1.5 cups slivered tigernuts
.5 cup slivered almonds (for nut free granola just use another .5 cup slivered tigernuts)
1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconuts
1 cup unsweetened banana chips (or 1 cup unsweetened apple chips, if you do this add 1 tsp cinnamon because it's delicious)
1/2 cup currants
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
1/2 cup applesauce (no sugar added, homemade is fine as long as it's not chunky)
1/4-1/2 tsp sea salt (to taste)

Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees fahrenheit
- Grind banana (or apple) chips in a food processor until they are broken down to about the size of whole oats. Add the coconut flakes and pulse a few more times.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir until sticky.
- Press the sticky mess onto a cookie sheet and pat it down until it's a thin later about 1/4-1/2 inch thick.
- Bake for about 35 minutes, until the edges begin to brown.
- Let cool for 5 minutes, then use a spatula to scrape the pan. Allowing the chunks of granola to break up a bit.
- Leave the granola on the tray to cool completely before storing in an air tight container. Eat within 5 days for freshness.

Serve with fruit and homemade nut milk :-)