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Sour Cream & Onion Hemp Millet Crunch Snack/Granola. Gluten-free Vegan Recipe

This sour cream onion granola is a fun snack. crunchy savory hemp millet clusters. Use as snack or top soups…

  • Ready 25 minutes
  • Serves 4
  • Prep 10 minutes
  • Cook 15 minutes
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Sour Cream & Onion Hemp Millet Crunch Snack/Granola. Gluten-free Vegan Recipe

Savory Sour Cream Onion Granola Snack!

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To make bars, you will need additional almond butter, maple and soured non dairy milk. The bars might still be a bit crumbly.

Recipe

Sour Cream & Onion Hemp Millet Crunch Snack/Granola. Gluten-free Vegan Recipe

This sour cream onion granola is a fun snack. crunchy savory hemp millet clusters. Use as snack or top soups and salads. Gluten-free Vegan Recipe.

  • Serves 4
  • Prep 10 minutes
  • Cook 15 minutes
  • Total 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp non dairy milk
  • 1 tsp white vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
  • 1.5 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 3 to 4 Tbsp almond butter (or other nut butter/seed butter)
  • 1.5 Tbsp maple syrup (or coconut nectar)
  • 2 tsp flax seed meal
  • 1.5 to 2 tsp onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion flakes
  • 3/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 to 1/4 tsp kala namak (indian black salt. this adds more sour to the granola. add more onion powder to taste if you want to omit this)
  • a very generous dash of black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp dried dill (or 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh dill)
  • 1/2 tsp dried parsley
  • 1/2 cup puffed millet (or other puffed grains)
  • 1/2 cup Oats
  • 2 Tbsp ground oats
  • 1/4 cup shelled hemp seeds
  • onion powder (dill and salt for sprinkling)

Instructions

  1. 1

    In a bowl, mix the non dairy milk, vinegar and let sit to curdle.

  2. 2

    In a pan, melt the coconut oil on medium-low heat. Add the almond butter and mix until smooth. Add the maple, flax and curdled non dairy milk and mix well. Add all the spices till parsley and mix in. the mixture should be hot at this point. If not, then let it heat up for a minute.

  3. 3

    Add in the puffed millet, oats, hemp seeds and mix well.

  4. 4

    Press the mixture in a parchment lined bread pan (9 by 5 inch or similar). Bake at pre-heated 340 degrees F / 170ºc for 10 to 12 minutes.

  5. 5

    Let cool completely, then remove from pan. Sprinkle onion powder, dill, salt to taste and toss. and store in an airtight container.

Notes

To make bars, you will need additional almond butter, maple and soured non dairy milk. The bars might still be a bit crumbly. Nutritional values based on one serving

Nutrition

  • Calories384 kcal
  • Carbohydrates39 g
  • Protein13 g
  • Fat20 g
  • Saturated Fat1 g
  • Sodium156 mg
  • Potassium283 mg
  • Fiber6 g
  • Sugar5 g
  • Vitamin A80 IU
  • Vitamin C1.2 mg
  • Calcium92 mg
  • Iron3.8 mg