@Jude - there are three I regularly use , the first is " Grainless Granola" from Dr. William Davis " Wheat Belly Cookbook " :-
150g raw cashew pieces
115g pumpkin seeds
100gflaked almonds
2tbsp flaxseeds ( linseeds) or chia seeds ( I buy milled golden linseeds from Aldi , or bulk buy chia seeds from Amazon, MUCH cheaper ! Thanks
@donnellysdogs for that tip
)
75g coconut flakes ( or desiccated coconut )
2tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp light olive, coconut, or walnut oil
Sweetner of choice equivalent to 100g of sugar, or to taste. Original recipe uses sugar free hazelnut syrup, but I've been unable to find this
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4
In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients, then add the sweetner and oil and mix well.
Spread the mixture on a baking tray 1cm deep, and bake for 20 mins or until golden, stirring once .
This recipe serves 8 . A half cup serving of 56g 11g carb or 6.9g made with chia seeds.
Breakfast Nut Mix - ( From Wheat Belly 30 minute Cookbook , same author )
Half cup coconut milk
2tbsp coconut oil ( or butter, my modification )
1tsp vanilla extract
Half tsp almond essence
2 cups sunflower seeds
2 cups pumpkin seeds
1 cup chopped pecans ( or cashews, my modification. I buy broken pecans and cShews, cheaper!)
1 cup flaked almonds
2 cups coconut flakes ( or desiccated coconut, my..yadda yadda
)
Sweetener to taste
Preheat oven to same temp as previous recipe.
In a small bowl, combine the coconut milk, oil, and vanilla and almond essences. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Stir in the coconut milk mixture.
Spread the mixture on a baking tray and bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring once .
60g serving is 6.5g carb
Irritatingly, the above recipe uses cups for measurement . I cup = 120g. The original recipe uses a quarter of a cup of raisins for sweetness, but raisins are little sugar bombs and if used, push the carbs up to 11g carb per 60g serving.
Crunchy Granola ( From Rose Elliot's Vegetarian Low Carb Diet)
85g linseeds
85g ground linseeds
55g desiccated coconut
55g pumpkin seeds
55g flaked almonds
Half tsp ground cinnamon ( optional)
Mix the lot up, and store in a sealed container
55g serving =4.7g carbs .
Don't forget to add any carbs used in milk etc. All need to be stored in an airtight container to keep their crispiness .
Signy