homemade granola squares
These homemade granola squares are great for lunch-boxes, breakfast on the run or just with a cup of tea or coffee.
Makes 30
Ingredients
170g organic coconut oil
110g coconut palm sugar
60 ml yacon syrup
100g dessicated coconut
200g whole rolled oats
70g buckwheat flour
70g quinoa flour
pinch salt
¼ cup pumpkin seeds
¼ cup sunflower seeds
2 tbsps sesame seeds
½ tsp bicarbonate soda
40 ml cold water
Method
Pre-heat the oven to 170 C. Grease and line a baking tin with parchment. Place the oil, sugar, syrup in a saucepan and bring it to the boil, stirring continuously. In the meantime combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
Dissolve the bicarbonate in the cold water and add to the honey mixture. Careful because it will froth up so watch it doesn’t boil over. Pour the hot liquid into the dry ingredients, mix and press into the baking tin and smooth over.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until golden and cooked through. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes before cutting into squares. Allow to cool completely before placing on a wire rack to air.
Andy’s Sugar Safe® Tips
Coconut sugar is one of the better choices if you’re looking for an alternative sweetener, or granulated sugar substitute, because trace elements are available such as zinc, iron, potassium, calcium, some short chain fatty acids and fibre, unlike in regular granulated sugar. However calorie for calorie it is the same and so eating too much of it is not a good idea.