Over the past year I have eaten a fairly common vegan diet of beans, greens and grains. I live for beans. Quinoa and farro make me swoon. And you know I love kale.
As I started eating higher raw I was faced with a dilemma. How could I consume raw beans and grains? Sprouting! I started with lentils, then moved on to quinoa and azuki beans.
Beet-Lentil Burger (Raw)
Sprouted Quinoa-Green Smoothie Breakfast Bowl (Raw)
Asian-Azuki Bean Humus (Mostly Raw)
This week I tried my hand at sprouting chickpeas and buckwheat groats. I have been using a really great web resource, Sprout People, to determine how, and how long, to sprout. The chickpeas will take a few more days but the buckwheat groats sprouted perfectly in 36 hours.
I decided I wanted to make raw granola with the sprouted buckwheat. 
JL’s Candy-Coated Buckwheat Granola (Raw)
Makes 4 cupsINGREDIENTS
*2 cups sprouted buckwheat groats, rinsed and drained (2/3 dry, sprouted for 36 = 2 cups sprouted)
*2 T sesame seeds
*1/4 cup each (raw):
sunflower seeds
cashews, chopped
walnuts, chopped
almond slivers
*1 apple, diced
*3 medjool dates, pitted and diced
*1/2 cup filtered water
*2 T raw, dehydrated, unsweetened coconut flakesMETHOD
In a large bowl mix sprouted buckwheat, nuts and seeds. Place apple, dates and 1/4 cup water in a blender. Blend to a puree consistency. Add the remaining water and coconut flakes and continue blending to desired consistency. Pour the puree over the buckwheat, seeds and nuts and mix well
Spread the mixture on one Excalibur ParaFlexx sheet. Dehydrate on 105F for 24 hours (at 10 -12 hours flip over onto the tray screen and remove the ParaFlexx sheet).
Candy? Nope, not at all. When I was mixing the granola with the sugary apple-date-coconut puree it just had that shiny, sweet, confection-like look. The granola isn’t overly sweet at all. But I do want to eat it like candy.
Have you sprouted a grain? Or made your own granola?
24 thoughts on “Candy-Coated Buckwheat Granola (Raw)”
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Ooooo, I love all of the different nuts in this granola! And sprouting the buckwheat is just genius!
Thank you! And the buckwheat is pretty nutty tasting, too. I really liked it!
That looks so good!
Thanks! I’m so glad I tried it!
Can’t wait to try this one, JL! I’m drooling as I type. 😀 The other recipes you listed are right up my alley. Thanks for sharing. Gotta go, my taste buds are picketing!!! Have a Fan-tabulous Friday!
I’m going to try your chips this weekend!
Oh that sounds great. I don’t like sugary sweet granola, so this really sounds good. I’ve never sprouted anything (on purpose) or made granola. I did do a granola bar, but not quite the same as crunchy granola.
LOL about sprouting on purpose .. I know what you mean! The crunch was awesome in this batch!
I am intrigued! I always keep homemade granola on hand and I love sprouted foods – I like the idea of combining them! I used to sprout just about everything that I could think of, but somehow I fell out of the habit. I think I need to pick up the habit again. This granola looks so good!
I’m gone a bit sprout nuts lately. Just ordered a kit from Sprout People with a hemp bag and a variety of seeds. Lots of experimenting ahead 😉
oh – that looks good! I’m glad your buckwheat sprouts went well. I will need to try this soon.
Thanks, Amy! And my chickpeas should be ready tonight!
Sprouting is so much fun, I’m finally trying buckwheat and need to try more recipes with sprouted beans. This granola recipe looks fabulous, but I need to restock on some nuts before trying it. 🙂
Ha! It was a lot of nuts! I didn’t want fruit chunks (not sure why) so I just started grabbing my mason jars of nuts!
Oh I like this a lot! I love that you’ve included sesame seeds…yes! And that puree sounds really good!
Thank you, Kate!
I love buckwheat granola. As soon as I arrived home from my 5 weeks away I set up my buckwheat to sprout. Your recipes looks delicious.
Thank you, Lisa. And welcome home! I’ve missed you!
Yum! This looks and sounds fantastic! I often make my own granola, and this would be great to mix things up once in a while. Thanks!
Thank you! I hope you try it!
Wow, this looks super yummy. I had a bad kasha experience recently, so I’m not sure if I want to try it anytime soon, but I do like the look of this recipe!
LOL — isn’t it funny what a bad experience can do to you? I can eat cooked beet leaves right now because of a bad experience!
That granola looks delicious!! I’ve been interested in learning how to sprout, too, so thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks, Megan! I’m really having fun with the sprouting!