Clementine Marmalade Granola, GF

Gluten Free Clementine Marmalade Granola

Ingredients

3 cups gluten free oats

1/4 cup sesame seeds

3 Tbs ground flax seed

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup honey

Generous sprinkling of cinnamon

1/4 clementine marmalade from Sweet Lady Cook 

(I'm sure any orange marmalade would work just fine)

2 packets stevia

1/2 cup golden raisins

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a large bowl, combine oats, sesame seeds, ground flax seeds, and cinnamon (to taste.)

Gently stir to incorporate ingredients evenly.

In a medium bowl, mix together honey, olive oil, marmalade and stevia. 

Pour your wet ingredients into the dry and mix well to evenly coat the oat mixture.

Transfer mixture to a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet. Spread out evenly.

Bake for 30-35 minutes stirring about every 10 minutes or so. 

Remove from oven and add raisins.

Let cool completely before transferring to container... or bowl if you want to snack immediately.

Gluten Free Granola

 

Yesterday was a sad day, but being in the kitchen cooking helps me take my mind off things for a bit and always makes me much happier. Before I started on dinner, I made a batch of granola. I've been craving it so much lately. The gluten free varieties are quite pricey so I thought I would make my own. I haven't had the best experience making granola in the past but I had faith that this time I would make it work. I researched for a recipe online and came across this one from David Lebovitz. I like this recipe because it calls for applesauce in place of most of the oil. Like any recipe I attempt to make, I always tweak it a bit. I also cut the quantities in half.

 

Gluten Free Granola

2.5 cups gluten free oats

1 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup hemp seeds

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup coconut sugar

1/2 cup +1/8 cup unsweetened apple sauce

 1/4 cup honey

1 tablespoon grapeseed oil

1 tablespoon yacon syrup

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 300F

- In a bowl, mix together all dry ingredients.

- Warm the applesauce in a saucepan and add the remaining wet ingredients.

- Mix the applesauce mixture in with the dry ingredients until evenly distributed.

- Spread the granola out evenly on a baking sheet.

- Bake for about 45 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until the granola is a deep golden brown.

This batch came out great. I kept sneaking nibbles after dinner last night. I did have some for breakfast this morning with almond milk, chopped strawberries and some sprouted pumpkin seeds.

Sun Tacos

 Tuesday night, I spent the evening with one of my best friends. She lives down in Santa Barbara so we have to plan our hangout time around our work schedules. We used to be roommates and cook dinner together all the time. It was so much fun to be able to do that again. Having both worked in the deli at New Frontiers, we loved eating the Sun Tacos. I've totally been obsessed with them lately and have been making different variations. We decided to make our own version for dinner. 

 To accompany our tacos, we made a salad with red bell peppers, carrots, and sprouted pumpkin seeds.

Our version of Sun Tacos

Spread a thin layer of yellow miso on a corn tortilla... we each made two.

Top with sunflower seeds and Daiya Mozzerella Cheese. This is by far the best vegan cheese I have ever had. When melted, it actually tastes like real cheese. 

Place in the oven at 350° until cheese is melted.

Top with broccoli sprouts, avocado, onion, carrots and red bell pepper.

Breakfast the next morning after an early spin class.

Greek yogurt with sprouted pumpkin seeds and homemade granola made by Kayla's roommate. It was so yummy!

I told you I was obsessed with these tacos. For dinner last night I made them with zucchini, pumpkin seeds, sage cheddar cheese, green bell pepper, onion, and carrots.