Let us first say that this recipe should come with a disclaimer.
CAUTION: The salty, sweet, buttery, crunchiness of this snack can be impossible to resist. Once you start snacking, you may not be able to stop. You’ve been warned.
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We’ve talked a lot lately about oats and yogurt, so we thought this would be a great time to post one of our favorite recipes, homemade granola. We like to make this about every other week or so. It’s great to have on hand because it’s wholesome, uses really great ingredients, and is so versatile. Most of the time we just use it to sprinkle on our greek yogurt, but it’s also great for quick, healthy weeknight desserts. Just grill up some nectarines or peaches, top with the granola and vanilla yogurt. Or cook some apples in a skillet with cinnamon and a little sugar, top with granola and a scoop of ice cream. Or microwave some blackberries and granola until warm….you get the idea! You can break the pieces as big or little as you want so we leave some that are more like bars to grab when we’re in a hurry. I know there are tons of granola recipes out there. Some may be lower in fat or calories. We’re well aware that this still has butter and brown sugar, but once we made this recipe we couldn’t stop! We figure that butter is still real food and that counts for something. Hey, everybody needs a little fat in their diets, right? At least it’s not partially hydrogenated vegetable oil and high fructose corn syrup.
One morning as Marley was watching cartoons on Disney Channel, she declared very loudly, “My favorite show is on! My favorite show is on!” It’s a fun little cartoon cooking show called Tasty time with ZeFronk. In this particular episode he prepared a treat with banana, cocoa powder and coconut. Marley was really excited about the recipe and watched the cartoon three times in a row. Though she thought the coconut was shredded mozzarella, she still wanted to make the tasty treat right away. This has become one of her favorite snacks.
