Sprouted Cocoa Pops
/
This is a pretty exciting breakfast offer! A little crunchier than your traditional cocoa pops but an awesome way to introduce an additional grain to your daily diet and it tastes amazing with banana blended oat milk! Recipe found in I Quit Sugar Simplicious recipe book.
You’ll need a bowl, sieve, muslin cloth and saucepan. Note it takes 1-3 days to sprout the buckwheat.
Makes 1 large jar.
Ingredients (when in italics available from the van)
500g buckwheat groats (£2.25)
40g cocoa powder (48p)
75g coconut oil
4 tablespoons sweetener such as rice malt syrup, maple syrup, honey
Total cost from Incredible Bulk approx £2.73
Method:
Start by preparing your buckwheat for sprouting by rinsing the buckwheat and place in large bowl with plenty of water (enough to cover) and leave to soak overnight.
Next rinse the groats well and transfer to a large sieve over a bowl and cover with cloth (or use sprouting jar or tray if you have). Leave buckwheat for 1-3 days until it starts to sprout, rinsing a few times a day.
Once you see small sprouts appear, preheat oven to 120C and line baking tray with baking paper.
Melt coconut oil in saucepan, once melted take off heat and add sweetener, mix in cocoa powder and then add sprouted groats and stir to coat evenly.
Place groats on lined baking tray, spreading in thin layer and bake for 1 hour, stir every 20 minutes or so.
Allow to cool and place in airtight jar, serve with milk of choice.
Zero Waste Tips
Buy oil and sweetener in glass jars so you can recycle or reuse when finished with.