To be honest, when I first put my eye on using raw oats in a cereal mix, I was very skeptical. Now this is one of my favorite breakfasts and for sure, the favorite meal to-go when I travel as there is not much choices out there for us, those, who stick to Whole Food Plant Based way of eating.
Notes
- Use your favorite plant milk with this cereal. My favorite is Planet Oat oat milk. If you never tried it, I highly recommend to do it. You'll find it in Walmart, Marc's and other grocery stores.
- While you definitely can use creamy Medjool dates, I would recommend drier sorts of dates as they chopped better in a food processor.I use Costso's bag of organic dates, t If you use Medjool dates, your granola will form clumps, but still be delicious.
- If you like your cereal sweeter, just add more dates.
- You can replace peanuts with other nuts of your choice. I tried it with a raw almonds - still delicious!
- Recipe below is given to fill 2-quart jar, which you can keep on a shelf at room temperature for about 2-3 weeks and use to make quick breakfast cereal for yourself. Healthy, quick and delicious!
- If you use unpitted dates, along with removing pits, don't forget to remove small woody thing on a top of date. Some dates sure will have it :)
Healthy Morning Granola
For about 2-quart-size jar :
- 1.5 cups of pitted dates
- 1 cup dry-roasted peanuts, unsalted
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- Place all three ingredients into food processor and pulse or blend until small crumbs. Transfer your mix into container with a lid. It will keep on a shelf at room temperature for 2-3 weeks.
For 1 serving of morning granola:
For 1 serving of morning granola:
- 3 tbsp granola mix (above)
- 3 tbsp Quick or Old Fashioned Oats
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 cup your favorite plant-based milk (Planet Oat milk)
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