I used to eat breakfast religiously when I first started
losing weight last year, but since starting Keto, my ability to wake up in time
for Breakfast has dwindled and trying to think of a low carb Breakfast that
doesn't consist of eggs is difficult. This morning I woke at 9am - a decent
time for me, and by 10am I was starting to get hungry - like I said I don't
usually have Breakfast so I had no idea what to make, and eggs were a no go
because I plan on making a Crustless Vegetable Quiche later on this evening, so
I pondered for some time and then took to the iPad app ' Ketodiet Basic App' - I
mentioned this in a previous post for the Fatbombs - I scrolled through their
Breakfast recipes idly not expecting to find anything pescatarian/vegetarian
friendly when I came across the 'Homemade Chocolate Granola' recipe. I scoured
through the ingredients and instructions wondering whether it was simple enough
to make at 10 in the morning, but since I had the majority of the ingredients I
decided to make the Chocolate Granola - so off to the kitchen I toddled with my
iPad in hand and started bringing this recipe to life.
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| Homemade Chocolate Granola |
Now I have never tried Granola before, not Keto
Granola, or any other type of Granola, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect as
an end result, which is why I was so dubious about making it - I'm British and
we hate throwing away food and wasting money - However, I will say that the
Chocolate Granola was not bad. I mean it wasn't awesome - I must make some more
next week awesome, but it was edible and that was good enough for me. It also
smelled pretty damn incredible when it was cooking - yes you have to bake it
for 20-25 minutes, so you need to own an oven - I used my Halogen Wave Oven, as
it was easier and more convenient than pulling all the tins and trays out of
the of the conventional oven - Don't you just hate that?
By using the Halogen oven I did need to bake the
Granola in two separate batches because this does make ALOT of Granola, but
that was easily done while I was enjoying my nice, fresh bowl of Chocolate
Granola with Almond Milk.
You do need quite a bit of ingredients for this
recipe - mostly nuts, which meant that I had to substitute some of the
ingredients and fiddle with the cup measurements - I hate cups - which
could be the reason why the first batch of Chocolate Granola turned out dry. However,
I think the lack of wet ingredients is what made the first batch dry, but more
on that later.
Now for the the recipe
Yield - 6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Desiccated Coconut
- 1 Cup Chopped Mixed Nuts - These substituted the 1/2 cup of Pecans
and Walnuts, which the recipe required.
- 1/2 Cup Almonds - I used sliced almonds and a few whole, which I
chopped in the blender.
- 2 Tbsp Cocoa Powder - I used Green & Blacks Organic cocoa
powder
- 2 Scoops of Chocolate or plain Protein Powder.
- 1/4 Cup Organic Coconut Oil
- 1 Large Egg White.
- Sweetener - You really will need this - I forgot to add it.
- 1/4 Tsp Himalayan Salt
Ingredients
- Measure out all the dry ingredients and add to a large mixing bowl.
- Melt the coconut oil if it’s too hard and separate the yolk from the egg white.
- (You can save the egg yolk for your Bulletproof Coffee, or
some Homemade Mayonnaise)
- Mix all the ingredients and make sure everything is combined
thoroughly. (If the mixture still looks dry - which mine did - add some
water, or more coconut oil, or egg white - I added some water and the 2nd batch was perfect)
- Spread on to a greaseproof baking tray and bake for 20-25mins
at 300°F 150°C
You can serve this with any cream of your choice, milk, or almond
milk.
Macro
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| Macro for 1 Cup Serving |
Enjoy
xoxo
KetoStyle
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