I just accidentally developed my own recipe. I have zero qualifications. But it’s delicious and so I’m sharing.
Since I hate seeing long backstories in front of recipes, I’ll keep this brief. I recently started a Whole Foods plant based diet (WFPB) And was looking for ways to use buckwheat groats. I had intended to buy buckwheat flour for making galettes but accidentally bought three packages of groats instead.
And you know what they say, necessity is the mother of invention. The back of the buckwheat bag had a very long recipe for granola. I took one look at it and decided to make my own. Here it is and it’s delicious.
Preheat oven to 300.
2 cups cooked buckwheat groats
1 cup uncooked old fashioned oatmeal
1/2 cup applesauce (no sugar added)
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup dried apricots (cut into pieces)
Cinnamon to taste
These amounts are an estimate- I didn’t measure. So use your judgement (the applesauce should moisten the mixture but not make it wet).
Mix all together, spread onto parchment paper and bake for 45 min at 300. Stir after 15 min, and again at 30. At 45, remove or lower oven to 200 and keep baking if you want it crispier.
Next time, I may experiment with vanilla extract or more dried fruit or adding almonds. But this base is a great start.
Buckwheat granola- zero added sugar and zero oil. I’m basically a rockstar.