I remember clearly the very date and time I experienced my first granola. I was seventeen years old, I was standing in the free Hog Farm breakfast line at the Woodstock music festival on Sunday, August 17th 1969. Wavy Gravy had just announced his most famous line “What we have in mind is breakfast in bed for 400,000”. With $3000, the Hog Farm members had purchased 1200 pounds of rolled oats, 200 pounds of wheat germ and truck loads of currants, almonds, dried apricots and honey.
This historic event made ‘Sunshine Happy Hippie Granola’ famous. Today, 10 kinds of granola sit in bins in every Coop and Whole Foods across the nation.
Because the rolled oats in granola are first pre-cooked, dried, then steamed, and because the whole affair is then baked in the oven for 30 min at 350 degrees, raw food enthusiasts have up-graded granola.
We have invented ways to re-construct this national favorite food while keeping all the vitamins and minerals intact as well as 100% of the enzymes, protein and antioxidants, making it a true Super Food. We eat ours with home made vegan, dairy free raw almond milk or as a snack while hiking and biking.
Here’s are favorite recipe. Made in the dehydrator at 115 degrees. Everything is soaked overnight to begin the sprouting process, making it more nutritious and easier to digest.
Our Green Planet Raw Granola Recipe
- 1 cup buckwheat groats (this is a protein rich wheat-free flower seed)
- ½ cup raw macadamia nuts
- ½ cup raw almonds
- ½ cup raw cashews
- ½ cup coconut flakes
Syrup Recipe
- 9 dates
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup raw honey
- ¼ fresh lemon juice
- zest of two lemons
Using quart Ball jars, soak the buckwheat groats, macadamia nuts, almonds, cashews and dates overnight.
Drain all the nuts and add to a table top food processor, pulse until all the nuts are broken, but not finely chopped. Drain the buckwheat groats, and add nuts, groats and coconut to a large mixing bowl.
In a small table top food processor, combine the dates, honey, lemon juice and maple syrup and pulse till everything is well mixed. Take this liquid and pour it over your dry ingredients. Fold everything in together, and spread thinly on dehydrator trays. Dehydrate at 115 degrees for 24 hours, or until your granola is crispy. Store in a glass jar with a tight top. Nibble when you need something crunchy that’s truly healthy.