Groatnola Plus
A supercharged twist on Dr. Greger's original Groatnola, combining mashed sweet potato, cooked buckwheat groats, flaxseeds, turmeric, pepitas, walnuts, and rolled oats, then baked low and slow until crisp. Designed for daily use as a topping for oatmeal or with berries and soy milk.
From The How Not to Age Cookbook

- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 2 h 30 min
- Total
- 2 h 50 min
- Yield
- 24 servings
- Category
- Breakfast
Nutrition (estimated)
per about 1/2 cup- Calories
- 180 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Fat
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 34 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 10 mg
Ingredients
- buckwheat groats
- cooked sweet potato
- cinnamon
- pumpkin pie spice
- ground flaxseeds
- turmeric
- pepitas
- chopped walnuts
- rolled oats
Instructions
- Line two baking sheets with parchment. Preheat oven to 250°F.
- Simmer buckwheat groats in 1½ cups water, covered, 10–15 min until soft.
- Mash cooked buckwheat with sweet potato in a large bowl; mix in cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, flaxseeds, turmeric, pepitas, and walnuts.
- Stir in rolled oats (8 cups for chunky, 12 cups for finer) until clumpy.
- Spread across both sheets and bake 2½ hours, stirring every 30 min.
- Cool completely before storing airtight — keeps 1–2 weeks at room temp or longer frozen.
Active Compounds
Nutrients and bioactive compounds delivered by this recipe's ingredients.
From: Buckwheat Groats
From: Buckwheat Groats
From: Sweet Potatoes
From: Turmeric
From: Walnuts
From: Walnuts
From: Walnuts
From: Oats
May Support
Health conditions and aging processes this recipe's compounds may influence, based on the source research.
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