Hungry Hungry Hippie - Quinoa Granola

This recipe is the motherload when it comes to nuts and seeds!  If you want a powerhouse of nutrients in one dish - this would be ideal.  Eat it as a snack or with milk for cereal - what a start to your day!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole rolled oats (certified gluten free)
• 1 cup buckwheat (either groats or uncooked hot cereal mix is fine)
• 1/3 cup quinoa (I used 1/6 cup each of of red and regular quinoa)
• 2 T chia seeds
• 3/4 cup raw almonds, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds
• 1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup raw walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted

Directions:

Directions:

In large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients (first 4 listed).

Chop nuts and add to the bowl along with seeds and coconut.

Mix well.

Add liquids (melted coconut oil and maple syrup).

Mix well.

Spread onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake for 60 minutes at 225 degrees.

Let it cool and then break apart (you don’t need to actually break it, it crumbles pretty easily if you just brings the ends of the parchment paper together). 

Original Recipe at the Hungry Hungry Hippie.

Three-ingredient Chocolate Bars

Hot Chocolate Bars

(gluten-free)

Or you can make chocolate chips!

• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 4 tablespoons unrefined coconut oil
• 1/4 cup agave or use NuNatural vanilla stevia drops (I use 10 drops. Triple or quadruple that amount if you don’t like extra-bitter chocolate.)
• optional: extracts, cocoa nibs, or other add-ins

Melt coconut oil, then add agave or stevia drops. Stir, then add cocoa powder (and add 3-4 T water or nondairy milk if using stevia.). Stir stir stir! Stir until it gets thick. Pour into any flat container (or candy molds or smush between layers of wax paper or in ziploc bags). Fridge or freeze.

Once hardened, you can also opt to melt the bars again for chocolate sauce. Or chop them up for healthy 100% sugar-free chocolate chips!  Which is how I plan to use them!

From Chocolate-Covered Katie