healthy attempt

phew! it’s been a whirlwind of engagement sessions lately, huh? well, it’s not letting up this week, and we love that! for today we have anna and ray who have officially made it to our gallery page, check them out!

i’m sure like many of you, matt and i desire to eat relatively healthy. i say relatively because our life here in atlanta certainly doesn’t come without it’s wonderful temptations to throw health aside. gotta love atl.! :) this being said, we at least start off with a nutritious and healthy breakfast each morning, granola. we add yogurt and sometimes fruit and it’s just unbeatable. we were introduced to granola when we worked at a summer camp up in asheville, nc. we were spoiled that summer by the homemade goodness and we spent the next few years searching for a comparable granola…to no avail! the search ended this past august when my obsession with cooking took hold, i became determined to find my own granola recipe. trust me friends, i’ve experimented with the first two pages of recipes that come up when you google ‘granola recipe!’ matt, being endlessly supportive, never complained when it came out like granite or tasted salty. ;) so with matt’s encouragement i did something i’ve never done before or since; i wrote a recipe! it was a feat for sure, and even though it’s ever-changing i’m just proud it exists! so off i go to replenish our personal supply, feel free to join me if you like!

‘mix granola

3 cups oats
¼ cup chopped walnuts*
¼ cup crocanti of soja almond**
¼ cup ground flax seed
¼ cup honey
¼ cup oil
¼ cup water
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp cardamom
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
1 tbsp white sugar
1 egg

toss oats, sesame seeds, almond crisps, ground flax seed, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, salt, and white sugar

whisk honey, oil, water, brown sugar, vanilla, and egg

pour liquid slowly, stirring at the same time until incorporated. press lightly into a nonstick casserole dish (keep about 1.5 inches thick), bake 1.5 hours at 275. after an hour, turn oven off, leaving the granola to cool (and harden), remove and break up. serve with vanilla yogurt or milk, with fruit and/or honey, or just plain! enjoy!

* almonds and sesame seeds are yummy too!

** no idea what this is. hhaha, i get it here.

disclaimer: we have a weird oven! bake time may be different for you. also, this makes crunchy granola, bake less for a chewier batch.

let me know how it goes! :)