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Breakfast Cereal: Easy Grain-Free Overnight “Raw Granola”

04 Sunday Sep 2011

Posted by jenniferkidoing in Blog

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almond milk, almonds, breakfast, cashews, grain free granola, granola cereal, healthy snack, jennifer cornbleet, my new roots, raw food made easy, raw for dessert, raw granola, real food matters, sunflower seeds, walnuts

I had the privilege of attending a raw food teleclass last week, hosted by Jenny Cornbleet, author of Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People and Raw for Dessert.  During the teleclass, Jenny discussed setting up a raw foods kitchen, gave ideas for meals, and took questions from the audience.

One of the breakfast ideas she shared was for raw granola.  When she described the process, it seemed really easy – not like the other raw granolas I’ve seen in other raw cookbooks that require many ingredients, overnight soaking and a day of dehydrating.

After class, I decided to give it a try so I gathered some nuts to soak overnight.  The next morning I processed the soaked nuts with some dates, sea salt and cinnamon.  Total time required was at most 7 minutes, including my effort to soak the nuts.

The results were fabulous! The texture was wonderful – soft, yet not mushy nuts. The dates added just the right hint of sweetness.

I am always looking for easy and nutritious breakfast options and this was a winner, along with my recent chia hemp breakfast pudding.

I love this recipe for breakfast rotation because:

  • Nuts contain protein which is important for a high-powered start to the day
  • The cereal is grain free, which is a nice change from typical granola cereals or oatmeal
  • There is no added sweetener.  Dates, a natural whole foods sweetener, provide just the right amount of sweetness.
  • All of the ingredients are whole foods
  • It’s highly adaptable based on your pantry and your tastes

Since I had such good results with this cereal, I contacted Jenny to see if she would allow me to repost her recipe on kidoing! for all of you.  She said yes (thanks Jenny!), so here you go!

before almond milk was added (slightly fuzzy, but you can still see the beauty of the soft, chopped nuts)

Jenny Cornbleet’s Granola (from Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People)

Yield:  1 cup; 2 servings

  • 1/4 cup soaked raw almonds
  • 1/4 cup soaked raw sunflower seeds
  • 1/4 cup soaked raw walnuts
  • 4 pitted medjool dates, chopped and unsoaked
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • dash salt
  • 1/2 cup sliced fruit (optional)
  • 1/2 cup almond milk

Place the almonds, sunflower seeds, and walnuts in a food processor fitted with the S blade and pulse briefly, just until coarsely chopped.  Add the dates, cinnamon, and salt and process briefly to mix.  Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.  Granola will keep for up to two days.  When ready to serve, transfer to a small bowl and combine with the fruit.  Serve immediately with the almond milk.

My notes:  You may also want to sprinkle ground flax, oat bran or wheat bran for extra fiber.  Chopped dried fruit, goji berries, pomegranate seeds, or cacao nibs would be great on top.

Don’t have these nuts? Don’t worry! My first raw granola was made of sunflower seeds, almonds and cashews (instead of walnuts).

Don’t know how to soak nuts? Soaking overnight is easy.  Just pour the nuts into a bowl and cover with filtered water.  I usually put a cloth napkin or lid on the bowl.  In the morning, drain, rinse and carry on with the recipe.

Looking to make your own homemade almond milk? We make our own almond milk exactly to our liking, with no added ingredients.  Here are two great tutorials on how to make your own.

  • Real Food Matters
  • My New Roots (short video)

In the height of the back to school season, perhaps this will end up in your rotation of healthy breakfasts, too?

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Raw Brownies: 5 Minutes and Ready to Eat

03 Wednesday Aug 2011

Posted by jenniferkidoing in Blog

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We eat a LOT of vegetables around here.  Most days they fill our plates.  But, we also eat a lot of chocolate (if only you could see my smile as I type the word “chocolate”)…

…in chocolate smoothies, chocolate avocado pudding, chocolate chia pudding, chocolate banana “ice cream”, dark chocolate squares dipped in nut butter – and one of my all time favorites:  Raw Chocolate Brownies.

I made these raw brownies (scroll down the list of lovely raw food recipes to find the brownie recipe) yesterday while we had some friends over and everyone loved them!

Like you, I am always looking for fast and easy recipes that taste good and are nutritious.  These fit the bill, so – quick – raid the pantry or grab your grocery list and write down these ingredients:

  • Raw Walnuts (second highest food in omega 3 fatty acids!)
  • Raw Cacao (any cocoa powder will do, but I love this brand which is raw)
  • Dates (I use and recommend medjool because they are soft and process nicely, but you can use whatever you can find)
  • Sea Salt
  • Vanilla

It took me about 5 minutes to whip these up.  Once pressed into the pan they are ready to eat (slightly warm from the friction in the food processor – mmmm), or you can refrigerate or freeze them for a firmer texture.  And, don’t worry if you don’t like walnuts because any bitter walnut flavor is undetectable in this brownie.  (If you prefer, you may omit adding the chopped walnut pieces at the end.)

This brownie recipe comes from the book Raw Food Made Easy by Jennifer “Jenny” Cornbleet.  If you haven’t checked out the book or her web site, I highly recommend them.  Jenny really does make raw food easy to prepare and super tasty.  I have also made the zucchini hummus and not-tuna pate from this book.  Both were delicious, but the not-tuna pate was strikingly similar in texture to tuna salad and was a delicious component in our “dips” dinner on a hot summer day.

Have you ever had “raw” brownies? If you try the recipe, please come back to tell me how you liked it!

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