if you saw

If you saw a granola package with the following nutrition facts, what would you think?



Assume you know the following:

• the granola is made with all real food
• no oil is included
• it is sweetened with honey & maple syrup
• contains almond butter & peanut butter (homemade, minimal ingredients)
• has a good amount of nuts/seeds

The one thing that I have a hard time with when creating recipes is knowing if they have a good nutrition profile. I know the food is good as I prepare and eat it, but then get lost if I compile all the details.

What does a "perfect" granola's nutrient profile look like?

granola (repost)

YOU GUYS - blogger lost my original "granola" post plus all of your comments. AUGH! If you have an awesome flavaaa comment again!


So I think I have struck gold with a granola recipe that I created last weekend.

Per usual, I began with a basic idea/recipe in my head and then started adding things as I thought of them.

Intuitive cooking is a good term for describing my madness in the kitchen.

Anywho, this granola was AMAZING. Think of your cute Grandma's warm, right-out-of-the-oven oatmeal raisin cookie --- in granola form. Like I said, amazing.

The recipe is healthy, contains no oil, butter or anything of the like. Yet it is crunchy, has some bigger chunks, holds up well and stays crunchy in a bowl of almond milk, and is simply irresistible.

The day after I made the first batch, I brought some up to our friends John and Diana to try. And within three minutes we were brainstorming a name for a granola company, logo and John was crunching numbers for me. :)

Kidding.

Sort of.

The instant I got home, I whipped up another batch, with some variations of course, just to make sure the first go round wasn't a fluke.

Nope.

Okay, one more try (different flavor again).

Amazing.

I have three nearly empty containers of granola sitting on top of my fridge. Nic and I have decided that they represent a bright future. Ha. Wouldn't that be cool though?

Anyway, I am chomping at the bit to make up some different flavor combos.  So far I have made:

1. Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
2. Banana Bread (seriously tastes just like banana bread!!)
3. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip 

And I am planning on making:

1. Carrot Cake
2. Some sort of espresso/mocha granola
3. Peanut Butter Cookie
4. Chocolate Chip Cookie
5.  White Chocolate Cranberry Crunch
6. S'Mores

*Edited to add YOUR flavor ideas that I will make:

1. White Chocolate Macadamia Nut
2. Chocolate Coconut with a Caramel Drizzle 

If you are still reading this post about granola...what type of flavor would you like me to test out? Who knows, if you come up with a combo that really intrigues me, I might send you a few to taste test!

Who knows, if my dream comes true, you might be able to say you helped to shape the future of XYZ Granola! :)