Buckwheat Coco Puffs ~ Raw Food Breakfast Recipe

I love soaked and dehydrated buckwheat groats. They get crisp and puffy and light, like the puffed rice  remember in chocolate Crunch bars. Maybe that’s why I always associate them with chocolate! Anyway, this makes a great and fun breakfast that will give you energy and keep you full all morning.

ingredients

 

 

 

 

 

 

directions

1. Rinse one cup buckwheat groats and then soak in about two cups water for
   5-6 hours or overnight. Rinse the buckwheat groats well. There will be
   a gooey or gelatinous coating on the groats and and they will need to
   be rinsed several times. 
2. Once rinsed, drain well and pat with a towel
   to remove most of the water.In a food processor with the S blade, add the banana, cocoa or cacao
   powder, vanilla and salt. 
3. Process for a minute or two until very creamy. 
4. Fold into the buckwheat groats. 
5. Then spread the mixture in clusters
   about 1/4 inch thick on the teflex or plastic sheets in a dehydrator.
   Dehydrate for about 4 hours, then turn over and dehydrate for another
   2-3 hours, until the clusters are dry but pliable. 
6. They don’t seem to
   get brittle dry, but stay a little bit pliable. 
7. Break up into smaller
   clumps. These can then be stored in an airtight container at room
   temperature for 3-4 days. Serve with 1/2 cup almond milk.