Bird Seed Granola

Author: Leanne Vogel

Recipe type: Gluten free, Dairy free, Refined sugar free, Yeast free, Corn free

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 40 mins

Total time: 50 mins

Serves: 7 cups

If you like your granola crunchy, this one is for you! Because the mix is filled with such a high amount of whole grains, you don’t need much to fill you up. Carry along as a convenient trail mix, sprinkle over top a fruit salad bowl, or soak overnight in some milk for a delicious breakfast cereal. Inspired by:Hey, that tastes good

Ingredients

Dry

1½ buckwheat groats, raw
½ cups quinoa flakes
½ cup millet, uncooked *see note
½ cup slivered almonds
½ cup raw walnuts, roughly chopped
½ cup raw sunflower seeds
3 tablespoon ground flax seed
2 tablespoon unsweetened coconut flakes

Wet

¼ cup extra virgin coconut oil, melted
¼ cup honey
2 tablespoon applesauce, unsweetened
2 tablespoon almond butter
2 tablespoon coconut sugar
2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon himalayan rock salt

Add-ins

½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup raisins
½ cup cherries or blueberries
¼ cup pumpkin seeds

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300F. You do not need to line your cookie sheet with anything, just a plain old sheet will do the trick.
Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside.
Place wet ingredients in a small bowl and stir until combined. Pour wet over dry and stir well.
Spread mixture over a cookie sheet, and bake for 40 minutes, stirring twice.
Remove from the oven when the granola is golden brown. Stir in the add-ins, and let cool.

Notes

I used raw millet in this recipe but wouldn’t do it again. The grain was way too crunchy for me. Next time, I’ll replace the ½ cup millet with 1 cup puffed millet. I’ve done it in the past with other granola recipes and they’ve turned out great!

Recipe by Healthful Pursuit at https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/2011/04/bird-seed-granola/