This morning, I invented this delicious tasty nutty quinoa-oat granola, all home-made of course! 🙂 This is also Vegan & Gluten-free too! I added lots of good stuff to it, just wait & see!
This granola is not so sweet, just the way I like it. My husband thought this was the best granola, I ever made! He gave it 10/10! xxx This would be an ideal food gift!
I love it with cold soy milk, straight from the fridge. Yum yum yum!
Recipe :For a whole lot granola
Ingredients:
Dry Ingredients:
1 cup gluten-free medium-sized oat flakes (not instant!) (100 gr)
1/2 cup + 1 teaspoon white uncooked quinoa (100 gr)
1/4 cup + 1 teaspoon red uncooked quinoa (50 gr)
1/4 heaped cup whole hazelnuts (50 gr)
1/2 cup white almond flakes (50 gr)
1/8 cup +1/2 teaspoon sunflower seeds (20 gr)
2 tablespoons broken flaxseed
2 teaspoons black chia seeds or white
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Wet Ingredients:
1/2 cup maple syrup, grade C (125 ml)
To add after roasting:
1/2 cup jumbo red raisins (85 gr)
Method:
1. Preheat your oven to 180°C (350 F ) for 10 minutes.
2. Take a chopping board & a big knife. Chop your hazelnuts into smaller pieces. Take a large bowl & add all the dry ingredients, so add oat flakes, white quinoa, red quinoa, chopped hazelnuts, almond flakes, sunflower seeds, broken flaxseed, chia seeds & cinnamon. Do not add more cinnamon!!! You want a hint of it not full on cinnamon, otherwise it is too overpowering! Mix well with a larger spoon.
3. Add wet ingredient aka maple syrup grade C to the bowl of dry combined ingredients. Mix well with a spoon. Take a larger non-stick oven pan & dot with vegan butter, on the bottom & on all the sides. Press your baking paper in it. Divide your granola all in 1 layer in it. Spread it all evenly out. Roast into the hot oven for about 13-15 ,minutes. After each 5 minutes, take the tray out of the oven & stir everything round into the pan for an equal bake & to prevent burning. Do this again after 10 minutes. Watch your granola carefully! You don’t want it to burn! My granola was ready after 13 minutes. Your house will smell amazing & your granola will be golden brown!
4. With oven gloves on, take it out of the oven. Place it on a rack to cool down. When it is cooled off, add your dried jumbo red raisins & stir everything round. When cooled off, store in a lovely pot with fitted lid. My husband & I ate a bowl o granola when it was still a bit warm , with cold soy milk, straight from the fridge! Very yum too! x
You can also find this tasty granola recipe here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Nutty-quinoa-oat-granola-Vegan-Gluten-free/
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Wow! I would have to make a double batch of this because I would be eating it all day. What a brilliant granola recipe Sophie. Divine!
Have a wonderful day.
🙂 Mandy xo
Hahahaha! Thanks so much, sweet Mandy! 😀😀
Love that you like it sweet, Sophie 🙂 We have that in common. Smart to use quinoa–fun to vary the textures of the ingredients. Yum!
You meant not so sweet, Liz!
Yum! I love granola, such a good breakfast option
Ooh yes, sweety!
Sounds really good Sophie, It must be a crunchy granola, with these roasted seeds and quinoa!
xo Linda
Ooh yes, dear Linda! The best granola ever, I think! 😊
I love homemade granola! This looks fantastic, Sophie.
Thanks, Angie! Enjoy! Xx
you gave me a lightbulb moment with this granola- red quinoa! of course it will not only taste great but look great. i make a lot of granola and chuck in anything i fancy from the cupboard but my hand has not hit the red quinoa YET!
I am happy to inspire you! 😊😊
So it’s ok to eat the quinoa uncooked, just heated in the oven?
Yes, yes, roasted! 😊
Thank you!
This is just amazing Sophie
Thans so much, Sonal! Xxx
Again a wonderful creation, Sophie!
Thanks, dear dad! xxx
I didn’t know that there are different grades of maple syrup Sophie. I will have to look that up 🙂
Ooh yes, grade C is the most healthy one & has all the healthy vitamins & minerals in it & is less sweet, way less sweet! x
I like how you added quinoa to this recipe! Seems like there’s lots of protein!
Ooh yes! x
I like the sound of this combination–and anything with maple syrup appeals to me!
yes, but i used less sweet maple syrup, grade C!
Love it Sophie! Please send me some??!!
😉 x
Mmmm!
yes, yes, Annie! x
Will have to give this recipe a whirl. Sounds amazing. 🙂
It really is, Anna! Enjoy it all! x
It’s always so encouraging to get an enthusiastic response to our own recipes. Looks like a great granola xx
Ooh yes, thanks, Charlie! xxx
I’m not really good at quinoa as I don’t think it tastes of anything. but adding it to granola sounds like an excellent idea to sneak in some of that healthy stuff in a diet:)
I thought the same thing as you, my friend! Biut here it is very nutty when roasted & crunchy too! xxx
I love quinoa because it can absorb other flavors too, in cooking & stirring! x
We do not get quinoa here I would love to make this. This will be good to munch for unreasonable hunger pangs 🙂
hahahahahhahahahahahahahha! xxx Maybe, you can use buckwheat kernels & grind them up a bit & then use them in here to roast! 😉
Jammie, jammie, ziet er lekker uit!
Ooh ja hoor! xxx
We made it this morning & it is the best granola we have ever made! So delicious too! x
yep, yep! thanks, guys! x
I made your tasty granola yesterday morning & the whole house smelled amazing while roasting in the hot oven! That quinoa mix in it is pretty fantastic & so crunchy too!
I love the fact that you didn’t use any oil!
Maple syrup, grade C makes all of the difference too! Healthy & not so sweet! xxx
I am so happy that you love it too, dear Johan! xxx
I give this 10/10′ too! It looks amazing!
Thanks, sweety! Enjoy! Xxx
Wow I love home made granola and this one with Quinoa sounds healthy and yummm…