Weeks ago, I saw a recipe for homemade granola bars that use buckwheat groats. I was intrigued. If you follow a gluten-free diet, buckwheat is completely allowed! Buckwheat groats look like a grain, but it is actually a fruit seed – related to sorrel and rhubarb. Who knew? I found buckwheat groats in one of the bulk bins at Earth Fare and came home eager to put them in something yummy.
Today, the kids and decided to make homemade granola. If you eat gluten-free, you are probably used to finding most of the store-bought granolas contaminated by some type of wheat product. After you make this easy granola, I promise you that you will stop searching the aisles for a gluten-free option – this is better than anything I have ever tasted and it is really simple to make.
Gluten-Free Granola With Buckwheat
This gluten-free granola is so easy to make and super delicious.
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of old fashioned oats
- 1 cup buckwheat groats
- 1 1/2 cup pecans chopped
- 1/3 cup of real maple syrup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter chopped
- bit of salt
Instructions
Directions:
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Combine oats, groats, and pecans. Set aside.
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Combine syrup, brown sugar, salt, and pieces of butter in a pyrex measuring glass. Microwave on high for about a minute. Stir to make sure that all the butter is melted.
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Pour the warm syrup over the oats, groats, and pecans. Stir to mix well.
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Spread the granola on a cookie sheet.
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Cook for 15 minutes at 325. Stir.
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Cook for another 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Let cool.
