Homemade Granola

Homemade Granola Recipe

Delicious, healthy homemade granola is great as an on the go snack or part of a yogurt parfait.CourseBreakfastCuisineAmericanPrep Time15 minutesCook Time30 minutesTotal Time45 minutesServings10 1/2 cup servingsCalories224kcalAuthorLeigh Anne Wilkes

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp butter
• 1/3 C maple syrup
• 3 Tbsp oil
• 1/4 C light brown sugar packed
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp of salt
• 2 C of old fashioned rolled oats
• 1 C of another grain or seed such as sunflower seeds sesame seeds, coconut flakes etc. or just use more oats
• 1/4 C flax seed meal
• 1 C nuts I like raw slivered almonds
• 1 C of dried fruit cranberries, cherries, blueberries, apricots, etc.

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Butter or grease a large rimmed baking sheet
• In a bowl combine butter, maple syrup, oil and brown sugar and microwave for 30 seconds.
• Add in cinnamon and salt and stir until smooth.
• Add the oats and other grains or seeds, nuts and flaxseed meal and stir until coated.
• Spread on cookie sheet and bake in oven for 30-40 minutes until it is golden brown.
• Stir occasionally during the baking time.
• Let cool completely and then add in dried fruit.

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Malted Milk Ball Bunny Brittle

Yummy Easter brittle made with malted milk ball eggs.CourseDessertCuisineAmericanPrep Time15 minutesCook Time25 minutesCool15 minutesTotal Time55 minutesServings12 servingsCalories403kcalAuthorLeigh Anne Wilkes

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup malt powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips
• 1 cup malted milk ball eggs smashed
• 2 oz. white chocolate melted to drizzle
• 1/2 cup malted milk ball to sprinkle on top

Instructions

• Mix together butter, vanilla, and sugars and beat until blended.
• Add in flour, salt, malted milk powder chocolate chips and 1 C crushed malted milk balls.
• Press into an ungreased 15 x 10 jelly roll style cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and crisp.
• Cool.
• If it is not crisp enough return the oven for another 5 minutes.
• Drizzle with 2 oz. of white chocolate and sprinkle with 1/2 C chopped malted milk balls
• After cool and chocolate is set, break into pieces.

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