Tasty Meal With Vegan Granola

By Janet Thomas


Strict veganism or vegan for want of another description is someone that abstains from eating or making use of any animal and by product. However, one can still enjoy Vegan granola which is a versatile product enjoyed by many vegans. It is a popular sort after snack and can be either be bought off the shelf or made by oneself in the home kitchen.

It is a great filler upper no matter which rules or philosophies you follow. However, with strict vegetarians, no dairy products are used in its consumption such as milk or yogurt. Never mind that it is a hearty and crunchy munchy meal enjoyed by all.

Vegans take using this product and other animal based products a step further. They will not use any animal based products as they also believe that this is not a sustainable practice. Other products that are shied away from are leather shoes, bags, clothing such as belts and many more.

It is a great and tasty meal among strict vegetarians as it offers so much roughage and protein as it is made with nuts such as almonds and others. Fruit is added too and this can be dried fruit or fresh fruit. Some even add fruit juices to be used instead of milk a common dairy product which is avoided.

It is an easy task to make and it's basic constituents have not been changed for many years. Rolled oats, almonds and other seeds have been known to be used and these are baked in an oven together with a non animal extract of oil such as sunflower oil. Other seeds are sometimes added such as sesame and sunflower seeds.

A common other ingredient is dried fruit depending on preference. Some use dates, raisins, sultanas, dried peaches, dried pears and whatever there is to be used. Add all the ingredients to an electric mixer and chop them up into bits but being careful not to chop them up too finely. Once the chopping part has been completed, add honey or maple syrup or even use fructose mixed with a little water, then bake in oven for a short while while avoiding burning the mixture as sugar based products tend to burn easily.

It is a terrific meal. It can be eaten at anytime of the day. In place of milk, others substitutes can be used such as rice milk, soya or even coconut milk.

It is a fun exercise and the kids can be involved too in its preparation. It is often confused with muesli which is a very similar product but not the same. Muesli is not baked but eaten in its raw state. Granola or granula as it was called has been around for over a hundred years and was first named back in eighteen sixty three by a man known as James Caleb Jackson in a town called Dansville, New York. It remains to this day a healthy alternative no matter what the time of day is and is enjoyed since then by people all over the world.




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