Toasted Sesame & Spiced Oat Granola

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Written By By Virginia

What if you combine two of the world's yummiest ingredients, oats and sesame seeds, into one scrumptious granola? Would that have to be a super delicious breakfast, packed full of protein? Yep, we suspected it might ... so we got busy in the kitchen ... and the result is one of the tastiest, filling granolas we've tried. See what you think....

 

TOASTED SESAME & SPICED OAT GRANOLA //
SUGAR-FREE, WHOLE-FOODS, BREAKFAST

sesame seed granola recipe
 

Like most seeds, sesames are a rich source of protein. In fact, they are 25% protein - which is impressive. They are a good source of Omega 6 and anti-oxidants (sesamin, sesamolin & sesamol) - which are the good oils. That also makes them filling - a good thing for a breakfast food.

Oats are one of our favourite grains, because not only do they taste yum, they help to bind other ingredients in cooking, thanks to their beta-glucan (a soluble fibre which helps to lower cholesterol, but also gives a creamy mouth-feel).  They are high in protein (17%) and fibre (11%), so they're one of the good guys of the breakfast world. 

 
 
sugar free sesame seed granola recipe

Let us know what you think in the comments below. Do you make your own granola, and if so, what do you put in it?

 
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By Virginia

As the "mother" half of the Future King & Queen mother-daughter duo, Virginia is a Melbourne based designer who firmly believes that living kindly is a series of daily choices that we can each make in order to touch the earth more lightly. At the age of 11, she wrote a passionate English essay about the practice of animal testing in the cosmetics industry, as part of a school assignment - and as an adult, has strived to encourage her 3 children to become compassionate, thinking young adults who care for both others around them and the world in which they live.

Virginia has been vegan for more than 2 years, after attending a talk by Phillip Wollen (OAM) when all the lightbulbs suddenly went on! Here was a way to live that touched the earth more lightly, didn't involve harm to animals, and opened the door to a much more healthy lifestyle. 

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