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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Paleo "Momshine" Granola


For my elimination diet (no wheat, corn, dairy, eggs, peanuts, soy or excessive sugar) I wanted to make Paleo Granola for my breakfasts. I found a bunch of recipes on Pintrest but many of them had a lot more sweetener than I could have with this diet. Here's what I came up with for a less sugary breakfast granola. I am calling it Momshine Granola because my mom and I made the first batch together and it will be my staple breakfast food!

1 3/4 cups raw pecans
1 1/2 cups raw almonds
1 1/2 cups raw cashews
1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut

2 Tbsp coconut oil
2 Tbsp coconut manna
1 Tbsp honey
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 Tbsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Place the first half of the ingredients into a food processor until desired consistency. 
3. Bring the rest of the ingredients to a boil, so they are fully incorporated. Coconut manna may need to be melted separately first.
4. Mix everything together in a bowl.
5. Baking time will depend on how crispy and well-done you want your granola. I did about 10 minutes.  

Makes approximately 6 cups of granola.

In the morning I make a thick kale and fruit smoothie and pour the granola on top as if the smoothie were yogurt and it is really delicious with the fruit flavor:












According to my nutritional calculations 1/2 cup has almost 10g of protien, 6g of fiber and only 4g of sugar.

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