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Snacks, Breakfast  /  March 13, 2020

Quick quinoa granola

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This is an easy and nutritious home-made quinoa granola recipe that is a delicious breakfast with milk or yogurt. You can also eat it as a snack or as a topping for a smoothie bowl.

Quinoa Oat Nut and Fruit Granola

Today, I am sharing my favorite basic granola recipe. This recipe incorporates quinoa along with oats. When nice and toasted, the quinoa becomes crunchy and adds wonderful texture along with an added protein boost to this granola.

Quinoa Oat Nut and Fruit Granola

Why make your own quinoa granola?

The best part about making your own quinoa granola is that you have 100% control over what you put into it. This granola uses the best quality ingredients and no refined sugars or fats. The result is so flavorful, crunchy and satisfying without any guilt.

Quinoa Oat Nut and Fruit Granola

Next time you are buying granola at a store, I highly recommend you read the ingredients in it. Store bought granola is usually laden with a ton of refined sugar and fat and contrary to how it is marketed, it isn’t healthy at all. If you do find a brand with good ingredients, it is usually overpriced for what you are getting.

You will be surprised at how easy it is to make your own quinoa granola. The prep time takes less than 15 minutes and you can customize your granola to your liking. Feel free to swap out the grains, nuts, seeds and fruit in this recipe with your favorites and it will still turn out awesome. This recipe keeps well for about 2 weeks in airtight jar.

Quinoa Oat Nut and Fruit Granola

When my mom was visiting me, I had made a batch of this granola. She had never tried granola before and she ended up loving it so much that she ate it everyday for breakfast and also asked me to make her another batch to take back to India. If this granola can satisfy a discerning Indian palate, it can please anyone!

Quinoa Oat Nut and Fruit Granola

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Quinoa Oat Nut and Fruit Granola

Quinoa, Oat, Nut, Seed and Fruit Granola

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This is an easy and nutritious home-made quinoa granola recipe that is a delicious breakfast with milk or yogurt. You can also eat it as a snack or as a topping for a smoothie bowl.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Bake Time 40 mins
Total Time 55 mins
Course Breakfast, Snacks
Servings 10

Equipment

Baking dish tray
Baking dish/tray

Ingredients
  

Dry ingredients:

  • 2 cups rolled oats/old-fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup quinoa
  • 1/2 cup cashews (coarsely chopped)
  • 1/2 cup walnuts (coarsely chopped)
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1/2 cup pistachios
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Wet ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil (melted)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Dried fruits:

  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 300F or 150C for 15 minutes.
  • Add all the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix.
  • Add in all the wet ingredients into the same bowl and toss well to combine
  • Spread the granola mixture on to a parchment or silicone lined baking sheet. Bake for around 40 minutes, checking every 15 minutes for even baking.
  • Remove from oven and mix in the dried cranberries and raisins into the hardening granola clusters. Then let it cool completely.
  • Store in an air-tight container for up to two weeks.

Notes

  1. You can use a mixture of any grain, nuts, seeds and fruits of your choice. Just make sure that the total volume of all the dry ingredients+fruits together is around 5 cups.
  2. You can use any sweetener of your choice. I like the flavor of honey+maple syrup. Other options are rice syrup, agave syrup etc. Just use a total of 1/4 cup of sweetener. To make it vegan, skip the honey and use any other syrup combination.
  3. If you don't have/like coconut oil, you can also use a flavorless oil (my favorite is cold-pressed avocado oil) or ghee instead.
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Kheer/Payasam just got a beautiful uplift! Say hel Kheer/Payasam just got a beautiful uplift! Say hello to my 'Vegan Beet, Sabudana & Rice Kheer/Payasam' AKA 'Beet, tapioca & rice pudding' 😍🤗🤤

What's your favorite dessert during Dasara/Diwali?

The beautiful color and exotic flavors in this dessert will make it a wonderful addition to your Dussehra/Diwali spread this year! Along with the most gorgeous color, beets add a subtle earthiness and sweetness that goes so well with this creamy rice pudding. I use @lovebeets pre-steamed organic beets in this recipe and I LOVED the ease of use and the delicious outcome ❤

If you aren't sold yet, this recipe needs no stirring or babysitting and is made in the @instantpotofficial! If you don't have an instant pot, I've also included instrutions for using a manual pressure cooker or a regular pot on my blog post (link in my bio!). Step by step instructions are in my highlights under 'Desserts' ❤
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