I got up this morning to hungry kids and nothing much to eat, so I made a quick batch of quinoa granola with some quinoa flakes I picked up at the supermarket yesterday. It was so easy and delicious, I just had to share it with you all! While it was toasting I made a banana & chia seed custard (no eggs or dairy) to have with it - but I'll save that for the next post.
Making granola is not an exact science. Just throw in handfuls of your favourite ingredients and spices, drizzle over some oil or melted butter plus honey or syrup, sprinkle with salt, mix it up, and toast it. Mine is a little different every time. I just made a small batch this morning, mixing it straight on the baking tray - if you want to make a big batch, mix it in a large mixing bowl and adjust amounts to suit.
So here's a basic recipe for a quick quinoa granola that you can mix up in seconds, toast in minutes, and enjoy before dashing out the door for the day. Tweak to your heart's delight! :)
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. OR you can toast this under the grill for quicker results, but you'll have to watch it closely and stir it every couple of minutes.
Okay, just throw all these ingredients together, either straight onto your baking tray, or in a mixing bowl:
- 3 big handfuls of quinoa flakes. (If you like you can mix with some rolled oats to save money)
- a handful or two of roughly chopped almonds or other nuts, eg. pecans, hazelnuts (chop in Thermomix on speed 5 for a few seconds) If you can't have nuts just add more seeds.
- a couple of handfuls of sultanas (or other dried fruit)
- a handful of sesame & sunflower seeds (or other seeds, like chia)
- a pinch or two of celtic sea salt or himalayan salt (I like to use a flaked or roughly ground salt to get that occasional slightly salty crunch in my granola)
- a big pinch or two of ground cinnamon
- a smaller pinch of ground nutmeg
- a good drizzle of melted coconut oil or butter (I don't measure, I just add more as I'm mixing if I think it needs to be 'wetter'. It depends on how crunchy you like it. More oil, crunchier granola.)
- a good drizzle of raw honey or pure maple syrup or agave syrup (again, I don't measure, just drizzle some over)
- a splash of vanilla extract
Now for the fun bit - get your hands in there and mix it up! Use your fingertips to rub the oil and honey/syrup into the dry ingredients, until it's evenly mixed. Spread out evenly on the tray.
Pop it into the hot oven (180 degrees) and cook for about 10 minutes. Remove from oven, stir with a fork, place back in oven and give it another 5 minutes or so.
I don't even bother letting it cool - just dig in! But if you want to cool it first you can - it gets crispier as it cools.
Sprinkle your granola over some fruit and/or yoghurt. If you're dairy free, try this coconut milk yoghurt!
It's also great sprinkled over banana or vanilla custard.
And of course, it's delicious with cold rice-almond milk or cashew milk too.
My favourite time to eat granola is actually supper time... think I'll go have some now! :)
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