A rainy Sunday is the perfect day to meal prep for the week. Today we are making one of our favorite breakfast recipes, Chocolate - Goji Granola. It comes together quickly, with less than 10 ingredients, and makes your whole house smell so yummy! We store it in a glass jar (like the one above) and serve it with any homemade plant milk, including our sweet walnut milk, and top with some slices of bananas
All you need is:
- organic rolled oats
- mixed nuts of choice (walnuts, pecans, cashews, etc.)
- seeds of choice (pumpkin, sunflower, etc.)
- coconut flakes
- cacao nibs
- cinnamon (optional)
- coconut oil
- pure maple syrup
- sea salt
To make the most of this recipe, use clean ingredients, starting with the oats. We recommend using organic oats because common brands (including Quaker) oats have been found to contain some of the highest amounts of glyphosate (pesticide used in Round Up) among the many foods tested by www.responsibletechnology.org. This and other fertilizers are known carcinogens and also believed to lead to other health problems, including digestive dysfunction. The brand recommended here tested with 0 glyphosate, https://www.responsibletechnology.org/irt-glyphosate-database/ according to ewg.org
Ceylon cinnamon is preferable to Cassia or other varieties because it contains lower amounts of coumarin, which can be toxic for the liver if consumed regularly.
To melt coconut oil, I simply measure it into an oven-proof dish and place in the oven while it heats. keep an eye on it and take it out when it melts - it doesn't take long! Make sure the maple syrup is not cold and preferably warm or at least at room temperature. If it's too cold, it will cause the coconut oil to harden when you mix the two!
This really is so easy and makes a lot of healthy meals and snacks for the week...we hope you'll give it a try!
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