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Simple Probiotic Oat Granola

A quick, simple probiotic cinnamon and oats granola that is a favorite in our home. This is for a small batch but feel free to double it. I almost always do, depending on how much culturing liquid I have available.
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 12 hrs
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American, European
Servings 6 cups

Equipment

  • Large Bowl
  • Wooden spoon
  • Breville Smart Oven Air, dehydrator or oven

Ingredients
  

For Pre-Ferment:

  • 2 cups organic jumbo whole or steel cut oats
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup or raw honey
  • 1-2 tbsp blackstrap molasses optional
  • 2-3 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp pink salt
  • 1 cup culturing liquid I have used ginger beer, milk kefir, coconut kefir, whey from either and water kefir with varying but equally nice results. Kombucha will work as well.

For Post Ferment:

  • 1/2 cup coconut oil melted, avocado oil or refined coconut oil if you don’t want a flavor. (Optional)
  • 1/8 tsp pure monkfruit powder optional

Instructions
 

  • Combine oats, cinnamon, pink salt, maple syrup and culturing liquid of choice in a large bowl.
  • Stir several times in the first 1-2 hours to keep it from clumping.
  • Leave covered for 12 hours or overnight.
  • In the morning, add the oil and any back-sweetener you like. I prefer to use pure monkfruit powder, if anything. Much of the sugars will have been consumed by the culture but it will still be sweet.
  • Lay out on a large parchment in a perforated baking sheet (you can use a normal baking sheet but it will take mug longer to dry). I use the fryer basket for my Breville Air Oven.
  • If you want it for bars you will need to pre-cut it now. Or a few hours into drying or it will get too crispy and crumble.
  • Dehydrate at 150°F-160°F for 8-12 hours. If it doesn't breathe as in a standard baking sheet it can take up to 24 hours and you'll need to break it up and flip or "toss" it. If your oven only goes as low as 170°F then you can still effectively dry it but it will kill off quite a lot of the probiotics. Still yummy though!
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Keyword cultured food, granola, probiotic