1 1/2 cups raw buckwheat groats — soaked in water for a minimum of 1 hour, rinsed and dried completely, or quinoa puffs 1 small or 1/2 large sweet potato 1 heaping cup assorted nuts / seeds (I used 1/2 cup hazelnuts, 1/4 cup each almonds and pecans) 1/2 cup pumpkin or sunflower seeds, or a mixture of both 4 cardamom pods ground in a mortar and pestle 1/2 cup sesame tahini 1/2 cup almond butter 1/4 cup brown rice syrup 2 tablespoons honey pinch sea salt (golubkakitchen.com)