Wholly Granola

Name: Wholly Granola
Yield: Makes 7 cups (1.75 l), 14 servings
Ingredients: ⅓ cup (85 ml) dried currants or raisins (optional); 1½ teaspoons (7 ml) ground cinnamon; ¼ cup (60 ml) nut or seed butter; ½ cup (125 ml) coarsely chopped almonds or other nuts; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) water; 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract; ½ orange, peeled and seeded; or ½ apple, cored; or 3 tablespoons (45 ml) water; ¼ cup (60 ml) unsweetened shredded dried coconut (optional); 1 cup (250 ml) sunflower, pumpkin, or chia seeds, or a combination; ¼ cup (60 ml) pitted soft dates (about 8 dates); ½ banana; 3 cups (750 ml) old-fashioned rolled oats

Preparation info

Makes 7 cups ,
14
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Kick Diabetes Cookbook

By Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina

Published 2018

About

Granolas are notoriously high in oil and sugar, but this one is oil- and sugar-free! It gets its sweetness from fruit and its fat from nuts and seeds. Serve it with unsweetened nondairy milk or yogurt or Vanilla Chia Pudding and fresh fruit.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons (30 ml) water
¼ cup (60

Breakfast
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.

Put the water, dates, nut butter, banana, orange, cinnamon, and vanilla extract in a blender or food processor and process into a smooth paste.

Put th