Homemade quinoa granola
/I am still cooking through the awesome cookbook “It’s All Good” and made this great recipe a couple of Sunday’s ago. It made 6 cups from which my husband and I are still having breakfast! He puts some on his yogurt, I have it with some almond milk J
½ cup of extra virgin olive oil
½ cup of maple syrup
3 cups quinoa flakes
Sea salt
1 ¼ cups chopped raw walnuts
1 ¼ cups chopped raw pumpkin seeds
¾ cup chopped dried figs
¾ cup chopped pitted prunes
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Whisk together the olive oil and maple syrup, and add the quinoa flakes (You want a large bowl for this). Once you combine, spread evenly over a baking sheet (I like to put aluminum foil or parchment paper for easy clean up). Sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Roast. The recipe says to stir now and then, but I actually made a mess when I tried to do this! Also, the mixture became uneven and started to burn. So I recommend not stirring. Just roast until it is golden brown, about 25 minutes. When the mixture is cooled, combine with the walnuts, pumpkin seeds, figs, and prunes. DELICIOUS!