This Puffed Amaranth Granola recipe is evenly sweetened, packed with protein and perfect for a healthier, gluten-absolutely free breakfast or snack!

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Hi friends!

I’m tremendous enthusiastic to share this Puffed Amaranth Granola recipe with you men right now mainly because it contains a new-to-me food that had been on my list to consider for what would seem like without end now: amaranth.

If you haven’t heard of amaranth ahead of, it is an historical seed that has a identical appear and nutritional benefit to quinoa. It’s gluten-absolutely free, significant in protein and fiber and total of vitamins and minerals. My friends around at Nuts.com has been selling it for a though now and when they reached out to me about hoping it I jumped at the possibility! Really do not be fooled by the name! They provide so much a lot more than nuts! Tons of nuts, seeds, dried fruit, baking items, chocolate, coffee and a lot more! If you haven’t checked out their web-site, go do so right away!

Amaranth can be cooked to make porridge-kind recipes, but what intrigued me the most was observing that it can be popped or puffed almost like popcorn! I just understood I had to give it a consider.

Puffed Amaranth Granola

The size right after puffing is not rather as amazing as popcorn, but it is kinda fun to throw some in a pan and look at it go crazy…although it does just take a bit of exercise to hold from burning it.

Luckily, I did numerous test operates and took a several notes to share with you men. Then I turned all-around and used it in a basic granola recipe that tastes great by the handful or around some yogurt!

It adds a great minimal crunch to the granola and mixes very well with the pumpkin and chia seeds I threw in there, alongside with some pecans, raisins and heaps of cinnamon. You could effortlessly swap in your beloved nuts or dried fruit if you are not a supporter of raisins or pecans….but I genuinely favored this taste combo.

Here’s the recipe and recommendations for puffing:

Puffed Amaranth Granola

This Puffed Amaranth Granola recipe is evenly sweetened, packed with protein and perfect for a healthier breakfast or snack!

Elements

• 
  
  three/four
  
  cup puffed amaranth (2-three Tbsp uncooked)
  


• 
  
  one
  
  cup rolled oats
  


• 
  
  three/four
  
  cup pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds)
  


• 
  
  three/four
  
  cup chopped pecans
  


• 
  
  2
  
  Tbsp chia seeds
  


• 
  
  one
  
  tsp cinnamon
  


• 
  
  one
  
  tsp vanilla extract
  


• 
  
  one
  
  Tbsp oil
  


• 
  
  one/three
  
  cup maple syrup
  


• 
  
  one/four
  
  cup peanut butter
  


• 
  
  three/four
  
  cup raisins
  

Guidance

Heat a saucepan around medium heat. (It can be completely ready when you sprinkle some water in the base and it sizzles and dances all-around).
Increase 1 tsp amaranth to the pan and put the lid on. It should really start popping right away. If it will not, dump it out and turn up the heat a minimal bit.
Enable sit 5 seconds, shake the pan. Repeat 2-three periods for a overall of no a lot more than twenty seconds. Take out from pan.
If it appears good and failed to burn off, repeat the procedure with one Tablespoon at a time until finally you have three/four cup puffed amaranth.

In a large bowl, combine amaranth, oats, pepitas, pecans, chia seeds and cinnamon.
In a tiny bowl combine vanilla, oil, maple syrup and peanut butter. Microwave twenty seconds and stir until finally very well mixed.
Pour soaked combination into bowl with dry components and mix until finally very well coated.
Distribute onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake at 350 levels for 15 minutes, stirring each individual 5 minutes.
Take out, permit awesome and stir in raisins.
Store in an airtight container.

by Lindsay

Recipe Notes

Come to feel absolutely free to use your beloved nut or dried fruit to switch the raisins or pecans.

Seems delicious, correct? Like I mentioned, it may just take you a pair tries to get the cling of puffing the amaranth and obtaining the correct pan heat for your stove so exercise with just a teaspoon at a time. And never worry if all of them never pop! Just like popcorn there will be some unpopped kernels.

If you’ve been indicating to consider amaranth, this is the perfect recipe to do so! And be sure to observe Nuts.com on Fb, Twitter, Instagram & Pinterest to see a lot more recipes created with their items!