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Chocolate Cinnamon Quinoa Granola [vegan]
This vegan Chocolate Cinnamon Quinoa Granola recipe makes the perfect high protein guilt free breakfast.
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 225 g rolled oats
- 175 g uncooked quinoa
- 3 Tbsp cacao
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 75 ml coconut oil
- 100 ml maple syrup
- 1 handful almonds
- 1 handful pecans
- 1 handful sunflower seeds
- 1 handful pumpkin seeds
- 1 handful dry cranberries
- 10 dates
- 4 Tbsp chopped dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 160ºC/325ºF/gas 3.
- Slowly heat maple syrup and coconut oil together in a pan. Mix together. Remove from heat. Mix in vanilla extract and set aside.
- Mix rolled oats, quinoa, cacao, almonds, pecans, pumpkins seeds, sunflower seeds with salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Add maple syrup and coconut oil mix. Toss until well blended.
- Tip the granola onto a large baking tray lined with a baking sheet. Spread a little as you would do with the top of a crumble. You do not want it too thin.
- Bake for 20 mins. Mix & spread the granola a little bit more. Bake for another 15-20 mins until golden. Mix and spread again. Switch off the oven and leave granola to "dry" inside for 2 hours or so.
- Mix cranberries, chopped dates and chopped dark chocolate with granola. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Calories: 3176kcalCarbohydrates: 423gProtein: 65gFat: 140gSaturated Fat: 91gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 1226mgPotassium: 2984mgFiber: 53gSugar: 124gVitamin A: 69IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 428mgIron: 26mg