Recipe Ideas using granola

•  Enjoy as a hot cereal, gently cooking with milk or half and half.

•  Use as a topping on ice cream.

•  Mix with yogurt and fruit.

•  Add to fruit salad to provide crunchy texture.

•  Mix with nut butters and enjoy with apples or celery.

•  Use granola (or 100% Organic Muesli) as a topping for apple crisp or coffee cake.      Simply mix with melted butter and sweetener to form a wet and crumbly mixture.

Recipe Ideas using trail mixes and flavored nuts

•  Tex Mex and our savory nuts are great with salads.

•  Our fruit and nut mixes add welcome texture to yogurt and ice cream.

•  Use one half to one cup of any fruit and nut trail mix in your favorite cookie recipe.

•  Chop Honey Roasted Almonds and use in cereals; add to crumbly topping for
    apple crisp or coffee cake.

Apple Betty Recipe

3 apples

1/2 cup bread crumbs

1 cup 100% Organic Muesli™

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup melted butter

1/2 cup milk OR water

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Slice or chops apples.
• Mix together bread crumbs, muesli,
  cinnamon and sugar, then add apples.
•Add butter and milk and toss well.
• Spread into an oiled baking dish
  (about 9x9 inches).
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes.
  Serve hot or cold.

Delicious Banana Bread Recipe

About 2 cups ripe bananas

1/2 cup butter, softened

½ cup honey or maple syrup

2 eggs

1/2 cup yogurt

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups your favorite NENB granola

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

• Preheat oven to 350°. 
• Oil a large bread pan.
• Mash bananas well. 
• Cream together butter and sweetener.
• Add eggs and beat until mixed.
• Add yogurt, vanilla, and bananas and
  mix well. Stir in granola. 
• In a separate bowl mix all other
  dry ingredients. 
• Combine all and mix well. 
• Bake for 50 to 55 minutes.

Raspberry-Filled Granola Bars Recipe

3/4 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 cups Outrageous Raspberry™
   Low Fat Granola

1 cup raspberry preserves

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Cream together butter and sugar.
• In a separate bowl pre-mix flour and
  baking powder. 
• Add granola and mix.
• Add dry mixture to butter and sugar,
  mixing together to form a crumbly
  consistency.
• Pat 2/3 of the mixture into a baking pan
  (about 13x9 inches). 
• Spread preserves onto mix, and cover
  preserves with the remaining mixture. 
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. 
• Cool pan on an elevated rack to allow
  air flow. Cut into bars or squares.

Chocolate Granola Squares

1 12 oz. package of chocolate chips
    or about 2 cups chips

2 cups your favorite NENB granola

• Slowly melt chocolate in a medium pan,
  stirring gently. When smooth, stir in
  all granola except a few tablespoons for   topping. 
• Pour into an oiled dish about 9 x 5
  inches. Spread evenly and sprinkle with   remaining granola for topping. 
• Cool to room temperature, then
  refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes.
• Cut into squares.

Maple Drop Cookies Recipe

3/4 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup maple syrup

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/3 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 cup raisins or other dried fruit

3 cups your favorite NENB granola

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cream together butter and maple syrup. 
• Add egg and vanilla and mix well. 
• In a separate bowl mix the flour and
  baking powder well, adding fruit and
  granola.
• Combine all ingredients and mix. 
• Drop onto oiled cookie sheet,
  baking for 10 to 12 minutes.

Chicken (or Tofu) Almond Spread Recipe

2 cups diced cooked chicken,
    or 2 cups cooked cubed tofu

3/4 cup diced Tamari Almonds™
    or Smoked Roasted Almonds™

1/2 cup mayonnaise
    or creamy salad dressing

pinch of paprika

• Blend together to form a spread. 
• Use as is with chips or crackers,
  or spread on chips and broil until   lightly browned.

Good Morning! Granola Muffins Recipe

1 egg

1 cup buttermilk
    or 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup yogurt

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup melted butter or oil

1 1/4 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups your favorite NENB granola
    (any flavor, or match with
    flavored yogurt)

• Preheat oven to 400°. 
• Oil a 12 count muffin pan.
• Beat egg slightly, add buttermilk,
  sugar and butter.
• In a separate bowl, pre-mix all dry
  ingredients.
• Add dry mix to wet, stirring slightly
  until flour is just moistened.
• Fill cups 2/3 full and bake for
  20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from pan immediately.

Granola Pie Crust Recipe

2 cups of mashed your favorite
    NENB granola

1/4 cup flour

1/2 to 2/3 cup melted butter or oil

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Combine all ingredients. Use
   enough butter or oil to provide a
   consistency that can be pressed into
   a glass pie dish. 
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Banana Crunch Pancakes Recipe

1 ripe banana, mashed (about 3/4 cup)

1 1/2 cups yogurt

2 teaspoons vanilla

4 egg whites

1 cup flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup Banana Crunch™ Low Fat    granola

• Mash banana well, add yogurt and
  vanilla and mix. 
• In a separate bowl, beat egg whites
  until peaks form. 
• In a second bowl, mix all dry
  ingredients until well blended. 
• Mix wet and dry ingredients together,
  and then fold in egg whites until just
  incorporated. 
• Pour 1/3 cup scoops onto a hot oiled
  skillet, assisting as needed to form
  3 and 1/2 inch circles. Cook for about
  1 minute until bubbles appear on
  surface, flip and cook another minute. 
• Serve with favorite toppings.

Maple Organic Harvest Cookies Recipe

1/2 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup maple syrup

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla or lemon extract

1 1/3 cups plus 1 tablespoon flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cup Organic Harvest Trail Mix™

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Cream together butter and
  maple syrup.
• Add egg and extract and mix well. 
• In a separate bowl mix flour,
  baking powder and salt well.
  Stir in trail mix. 
• Add dry ingredients to wet and mix. 
• Drop onto oiled cookie sheet,
  baking 8 to 10 minutes.