I CANNOT express how grateful I am for this little goodies box! Two sick kids, 40 minutes sleep since midnight and I am (literally right now) living on caffeine and my crunchy lupin granola! My eyes are hanging out of my head but (I think) I’m still functioning.
I’m always on the look out for healthy snacks. And quick snacks (for the above reason)!
I find when I wait too long to eat, I end up gorging on whatever is closest to me in the pantry – usually dark chocolate (it’s good for you right?). So I really find organisation to be key – and this helped me so much when I had gestational diabetes. I would eat, wait two hours, take my sugar levels, eat again, and so the cycle went. Having snacks like this helped me so much!
Also, I love great texture in food, which is why I have always loved granola. But the supermarket stuff you buy is packed with sugar! Packed! (Like 17+g per 100g). So I have put together my own version, and yes! based on lupins. And I’m loving it!
The great thing is, it is so versatile.
You can top your porridge with it or your overnight lupin-oats:
You can add it with some greek yoghurt and fruit:
You can even use it as a bit of unique and thoughtful gift – Happy Father’s Day (excuse the rubber band, the kids are finally asleep and I wasn’t going to wake them to purchase some string!):
Or, you can do what my brother did: when offered to sample my latest lupin win, he proceeded to eat the whole lot as they’re just so moorish! Just like beer nuts:
Crunchy Lupin Granola
3 tbsp oats
3 tbsp almonds, chopped (can use any nuts)
3 tbsp seeds (I used pumpkin and sunflower seeds)
3 tbsp lupin kibble
1 tbsp butter (or coconut oil), melted
1-2 tbsp rice malt syrup (exclude for diabetic version)
Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees.
Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl.
Melt the butter and rice malt syrup.
Combine butter mixture to the dry mixture.
Stir well. Place on baking try.
Cook for 5 minutes, stir mixture.
Cook for another 5 minutes or until golden brown.
Diabetic Variation: don’t add the rice malt syrup. Most diabetic people are used to things not tasting sweet anyway. If you need it to be sweet, add a drop of liquid stevia to the melted butter.