Sugar free granola with nuts and pineapple

Ingredients

• 150 g quinoa

• 50 g almonds

• 50 g oats

• 40 g flaxseed, ground

• 30 g sunflower seeds

• 1/2 teaspoon(s) flaxseed, whole

• 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon, ground

• 80 g pineapple, fresh, cut into cubes

To serve (optional)

• 400 g strained yogurt, 0%

• 80 g pineapple, slices

• 10 g blueberries

• 10 g blackberries

Method

• Preheat oven to 180* C (350* F) Fan.

• Place a pot over medium heat and let it get very hot.

• When it starts to smoke, add the quinoa. Cover the pot with the lid and remove from heat.

• The quinoa will turn golden brown and start to pop like popcorn.

• When all of the quinoa turns golden brown, transfer to a bowl.

• In a food processor, coarsely grind the almonds and add to the quinoa.

• Add the oats, ground flax seeds, sunflower seeds, whole flax seeds and cinnamon.

• Stir all of the ingredients with a spoon.

• In a food processor, add the slices of pineapple and beat until pureed.

• Add it to the mixture and mix.

• Divide the mixture between 2 baking pans that have been lined with parchment paper.

• Make sure to spread it in as thin a layer as possible so that it can bake evenly.

• Place both baking pans in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, until the mixture turns a light golden brown.

• When ready, remove from the oven and allow the granola to cool on a wire rack.

• Store the granola in a well-sealed jar.

• Serve with yogurt or milk, pineapple slices and any other fruit you like.

Source: Akis Petretzikis