After so many cloudy days, I was starting to feel like I would never be able to solar cook again! It’s so frustrating to have all your cooking and baking planned only to find out that it won’t work.
Never fear though. I noticed that the clouds tended to stay away until lunchtime, so I decided to try a new cereal recipe. It’s from Brendan Brazier’s Thrive book, and while he calls it cereal, I might call it granola.
Apple Almond Cereal
1/2 diced apple
1 cup oats
1/2 cup diced almonds
1/2 cup ground flax
1/2 cup hemp powder
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
1/4 cup honey
2 Tbsp water
Mix all ingredients together well. Solar cook for about an hour on a flat tray.
Serve like granola. Keep the extra in the refrigerator in a sealed container.
Rating: okay. The hemp gives it a different texture then I am used to eating. It’s not bad, but I’m not sure it’s worth the hour in the morning. Maybe it will make a good trail mix? The seeds are chokable for my little guys too, so if I do make this again, I will probably put it in the food processor first.
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