Apple-Cranberry-Ginger “Living” Granola

This “living” granola is highly nutritious while also being outrageously delicious, given its unique preparation. Let it gently energize and nourish you through your active day. Enjoy it as a snack on-the-go, in a parfait with coconut yogurt and berries, over a smoothie bowl, or like cereal with soy, almond or oat milk. Kids love it too!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups raw buckwheat groats, soaked 6-8 hours in pure water and drained (See Why Soak Nuts & Seeds?)
• 2 crisp Fuji or Pink Lady apples, cored, seeded, and diced
• 1 cup raw sunflowers seeds, soaked 6-8 hours in pure water and drained (See Why Soak Nuts & Seeds?)
• 1 cup raw walnut pieces, soaked 6-8 hours in pure water and drained (See Why Soak Nuts & Seeds?)
• 1/2 an apple, cored, seeded and roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup raw organic coconut flakes
• 1/2 cup raw hempseeds
• 1/2 cup raw organic cranberries or raisins
• 6-8 raw dates, pitted. Soak for 30-60 minutes. Reserve soaking water.
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Pink Himalayan salt

Directions:

After soaking buckwheat, nuts, and seeds in separate glass bowls, rinse them well and drain. Combine them all together in a large glass bowl.

Meanwhile, in a high-speed blender, place the soaked dates, ginger, vanilla, chopped apple, cinnamon, and salt. Use the reserved date soaking water from the dates to blend to a creamy, sauce-like consistency.

Next, add this “sauce” to the bowl of granola ingredients and combine well. Spread your mixture on a Teflex sheet and place in your dehydrator at 110 degrees overnight.

Flip the granola onto another Teflex sheet for even drying and dehydrate for another 8 hours, or until crunchy enough for your preference.

Finally, add the hempseeds, cranberries, and coconut to your finished granola and combine well. Enjoy this gorgeous, healthy treat!