This is by no means what I would call optimum for breakfast but there is always the ‘real’ versus ‘ideal’ question. It's a kind of 'better than' option. I would not want folks to be eating this daily But it is going to be better than most shop bought granolas as the ingredients will be better quality and fresher, there’s no dried fruit and it will be quite high in protein and healthy fat. It’s useful as an easy item to transport if you are on the road and will be better than grabbing stuff at the garage or service station to tide you over. It’s also a useful emergency snack item if you load it up with natural yogurt, a few berries and perhaps some hemp seed and ground flax as well for more healthy fat and fibre.
However it is still baked which will drive the development of AGE (advance glycation end products) and it does contain sugar although as your tastebuds change I think this quantity could be ‘at least’ halved.
2 cups jumbo gluten free oats
½ cup each pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts, chopped/flaked almonds & walnut pieces
¼ cup sesame seeds
¼ cup & whole flaxseed
¼ cup light runny tahini
¼ cup melted coconut oil or organic ghee
½ cup liquid sweetener (maple syrup, good quality honey)
1 tsp cinnamon powder
Pinch of salt
1. Preheat your oven to 190C, line with baking paper.
2. Add all the dry ingredients to a large bowl & toss together. Whisk the wet ingredients together in a separate bowl then add to the dry & mix well until fully combined.
3. Spread onto your tray in a single even layer, bake for 10 minutes then mix to fully break up & re-spread in a layer once more. Bake for a final 10 minutes then leave to fully cool & firm up on the tray.
4. Break into clusters & store in a jar for use within 10 days.
