Who needs Coco Crispies when you can have these delicious Cacao Crispies made from buckwheat groats? Buckwheat lowers blood glucose and insulin responses, softening the bodies reaction to that natural sweetener maple. Read more about buckwheat’s health benefits here. You could use raw honey as the sweetener instead, but I have a one year old son that I suspected might want to try these tasty treats, so I opted for maple. Top Cacao Crispies with fresh nut milk or enjoy them as a crunchy chocolate snack.
Raw Cacao Crispies
Cacao Crispies
1 cup organic oat groats (soaked overnight, drained & rinsed)
2 tablespoon raw cacao powder
1 tablespoon maple, or raw honey
In a mixing bowl combine maple or honey with cacao powder. Toss freshly rinsed oat groats in the mixture. Transfer to an Excaliber dehydrator sheet with a Teflex liner. Dehydrate two hours, flip & dehydrate until crispy. Store in an airtight container. This makes a small batch which is great to test the flavor to see if you enjoy them. If they are a hit in your house, you can make much larger batches because the store well. Be sure to use a container with a strong seal to keep the air out.
This looks great! I’ve been actually looking to find better breakfast options for myself (I’ve been looking into incorporating raw food in my diet). This is the first time I’ve heard of buckwheat groats, but I I’m intrigued and I’ll have to go search for this in my city