I love my after morning workout breakfast, granola with berries and yogurt. No, not Greek Yogurt.
I'm trying out this Quinoa fad only because 1. It has extra protein 2. It's gluten free. Hell no, I'm not going Gluten free. I love my bread. BUT I am trying to cut down. It's a huge part of weight loss and cutting out carbs is a challenge but if I do it slowly I know I can do because I've done it before. I've found lots of recipes for Quinoa granola but none that I really cared for. I don't like dried fruit in my granola. I do however love nuts. This is what I came up with using a few ideas from Pintrest. My granola didn't come out crunchy, but it's not soggy either. It has a nice bite to it but it won't break teeth.
I love it and even better, the man loved it.
Quinoa Granola
2.5 cups oats (I used 2 cups Old Fashioned and ½ cup Quick Oats, that's what I had on hand)
1 cup Quinoa
1/2 cup chopped almonds – I used roasted and salted
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
½ cup brown sugar
½ applesauce
1 tsp vanilla
Dash cinnamon
2Tbsp honey
Measure the dry ingredients in large bowl, mix well.
Mix wet ingredients (including sugar) in saucepan over low heat to melt and mix together. I didn't bring to a boil, next time I'll try that. Mix into dry mixture.
Spread on a baking sheet and bake 225 degrees for an hour.
Next time I'll use 2 sheets (maybe It'll get crisper) and not dump half on the floor while moving it from one counter to another.
