Chewy and Crunchy Granola
Yesterday I ate:
– Big bowl of granola mixed with puffed wheat and topped with unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze, 1/2 sliced banana and a few sliced strawberries (okay, I lie. This was more like 1 normal sized bowl and then a small bowl following it. What can I say? It was a tasty meal!)
– 2 apples and a small bowl of homemade chili with a little wedge of tomato and basil focaccia bread
– 1 almond butter ball and a slice of gingerbread
– 1/2 banana with peanut butter and a few frozen strawberries
– Fresh farmer’s market carrots and celery with hummus, 4 slices of Yves “turkey” smeared with mustard and wrapped around asparagus stalks, and half a raw green pepper used as a scoop for some of that quinoa/bean/veggie dish which is STILL kicking around my fridge. I made enough of it to feed an army, apparently.
– Half a bottle of Yellowtail Cab Sauv (this was fuel for a top-to-bottom clean of the apartment)
Granola Recipe
Originally I wanted to use this recipe as an article for my column at The Uniter, but then I realized that granola is one of those recipes that seems to be just about everywhere and it wouldn’t be very exciting for the paper. So I’m posting it here instead! This is my really tasty Chewy and Crunchy Granola recipe:
Combine 1 1/2 cups oats, 2 tbsp sunflower oil, 3 tbsp brown rice syrup, generous shake of cinnamon, 1 tbsp each wheat germ and flaxseed meal, and 1/2 tbsp almond butter. I baked it in a 300 degrees F oven (much lower temperature than the original recipe called for) for only 20 minutes, flipping it partway through. So. Good. Definitely give this granola a try. It’s chewy and crunchy.
Next time I think I’ll try using 1 1/2 tbsp of oil and 1 tbsp of almond butter instead; I also want to try adding sunflower and sesame seeds to the mix. You could easily add more wheat germ and flax because it’s not noticeable at all with only a tbsp each.
Sagan,
Mmm…the granola sounds delicious. Well…and the Yellowtail…that sounds pretty alright too! You’re doing great, keep it up!
I’m always looking for good granola bar recipes! These sound really, really good. Thanks, Sagan!
Thanks for the granola recipe! It sounds great! I’ll definitely give it a try!
I’ve always wanted to try to make granola…now I have a recipe! 🙂
The granola sounds great! I’ve been making my granola for about two years now and have yet to get sick of it. Isn’t granola just the PERFECT snack?!
I hope to try that recipe soon. It’s funny because I plan on buying some wheat germ later. 😉
Ooooh! Sounds DELISH! I love chewy AND crunchy things.
Always looking for new wasy to make granola. This recipe sounds great. I definitely have to try it!