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Ultimate Raw Granola

A great snack or breakfast cereal

Instructions in order of length of time needed to prepare:

2-3 cups hulled buckwheat groates
Put in gallon jar with a net or gauze or nut milk bag, rubber banded over mouth. Rinse and rinse and rinse. Buckwheat is a little starchy. Let soak for 1 hour then drain. Let sprout for 1 – 2 days, rinsing 3 times a day, until sprout is almost as long as the buckwheat.
Rinse and drain. (You can also then spread grotes on dehydrator sheets and dehydrate. Use for a trail mix base or with nut milk and fruit for a nice cereal. Ummm, crunchy!)

NOTE: All dehydrating done here is at 115 degrees or less.

1-2 pounds strawberries, sliced and dried
½ pound blueberries, dried
1 cup goji berries, soaked and drained
1 cup raisins, soaked and drained
2 cups sunflower seeds
1 cup pumpkin seed
1-3 cups chopped nuts, (pecan, hazelnut, almond, cashew, pistachio…whatever favorite nuts you like)
1 cup chopped dates (I toss them in powdered coconut or cinnamon to keep them from sticking together before I mix them in)
juice of 1 orange

Mix all together with 1 cup raw honey, ¼ – half cup tahini, optional cinnamon to taste, orange zest and coconut is a nice addition as well.
Let rest for 15-30 minutes and pour out and pat down with your hands, on dehydrator trays.

Dry at least 3 hours @ 115 degrees or until you are able to flip granola over. (Place another tray/sheet on top of tray of granola and flip over, peeling off dehydrator mesh sheet.) Dry at least 3 more hours. It will crisp up after cooling. After cooling completely, store in gallon glass jars or Zip Lock baggies.  Serve in bowl with sliced peaches or blueberries and almond milk! It only takes about a half a cup and it totally fills you up – very satisfying!

This looks like a bunch of trouble – but don’t try to do it all at once. Get your groates sprouting. Later dry some fruit, or purchase already dried fruit when you are ready to mix it all together. This makes a lot and you don’t need a huge bowl to satisfy you. It’s packed with nutrients and WAY better for your kids than a box of sugary stuff that has no real nutrition – and this is live, vibrant food!