banana bread buckwheat granola
Recipe adapted from Food52.
Ingredients
Makes 4 cups
- 2 cups raw buckwheat groats
- 1/2 cup raw pepitas
- 1/2 cup raw pecans
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut sugar (optional)
- Pinch of fine pink salt
- 1 ripe banana
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons cacao nibs
Method
Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside. In a bowl, stir the buckwheat groats together with the pepitas, pecans, coconut flakes, cinnamon, cardamom and coconut sugar, if using.
In a separate small bowl, mash the banana with a fork and stir in the coconut oil and maple syrup. Combine with the groat mixture and stir until evenly coated. Spread only baking sheet and bake for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring once halfway through, until fragrant and golden. Let cool before tossing with cacao nibs and storing in a glass container.
Comments 1
May 13 2016 @ 12:00am
Lovely blog! Tried this recipe—great flavors, but the buckwheat was unpleasantly crunchy and difficult to eat, like popcorn kernels. I'm wondering if I missed a step in the recipe (do you need to soak the raw buckwheat groats first, for example?) or it maybe there is a specific kind I should buy? Thank you!