I made this recipe up using the best a few recipes I found on line... And it turned out delish. Actually, I don't eat cereal for breakfast, and haven't done so for about 7 years!.... ever since I lived in Japan for 3 months, and was converted to savoury breakfasts...... which made me feel so much better, gave me more energy for the day, and helped to considerably reduce my intake of sweet food overall.... mmmmm.... dried fish, egg, rice, and pickles for breaky.... The memories are swarming back..... he he ;-) .... (go on, you should try it)...... Anyway, cereal is my go to in the afternoon when I feel like a quick and healthy snack.... When I say 'cereal', I mean the healthy type, not the type you find in a box with 15+% sugar!.....
Picture to come...
Dry Ingredients
- 2.5 cups oats, I used half and half rolled and whole oats
- 1/2 cup seeds: pumpkin, sunflower, chia, linseed, sesame
- 1.5 cups nuts: bashed almonds, walnuts and cashews
- 1/2 cup coconut thread
- 4 dates, chopped finely
Wet Ingredients
- zest 1 orange
- grated vanilla pods
- 3 soup spoons* honey or golden syrup (I used 2 honey, 1 syrup)
- 3 soup spoons* oil (I used a mix of almond and coconut)
- Pinch salt
Method
Pre heat oven to about 120 degrees. Prepare dried ingredients, and mix. Melt and mix 'wet' ingredients. Slowly pour wet into dry, whilst stirring. The put in a couple of trays (be sure to lay thinly, so that it can dry effectively). Put in oven for 1 hour**, stirring every 15 minutes. Turn the oven off, and leave over night to dry further.
* My soup spoons are small than a table spoon, but bigger than a tea spoon.
**Note that it's better to put it in the oven for longer, at a lower heat, as this dries it out better, making it more crispy, and reduces risk of burning.
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