Homemade Granola

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Homemade Granola

Homemade granola is one of those staples that you keep in your pantry and add to everything.  You can put it on oatmeal, ice cream and yogurt.  Last year, I gave it to the women in my family in small mason jars and everyone loved it. 

 

Ingredients
2 Cups Oats
1 Cup Sweetened Coconut Flakes
½ Cup Canola Oil
3 TBSP Honey
1 tsp Vanilla
1 tsp Cinnamon
½ Cup Walnuts – Chopped
½ Cup Almonds – Chopped
1/4 Cup Wheat Germ (Optional)
¼ Cup Sunflower Seeds
½ tsp  Salt
2 Cups Dried Fruit – any combination of raisins, cherries, dates, apricots

 

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350º.  Mix all the ingredients except the dried fruit.  Put on sheet pan in a single layer.  Turn every 10 minutes.   Cook 20-30 minutes , until golden brown.   ***This will burn easily, check it frequently***

Baked Egg Muffins

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These are great to make at the beginning of the week, then take out one a day for breakfast.  This is also a great choice for a crowd.  I made these for breakfast for twelve and they were a life saver.
Ingredients
Eggs
Cooking Spray
Milk
Salt & Pepper
Directions
Preheat oven to 350º.
Spray a muffin pay with cooking spray.
Whisk one egg with 1 tablespoon together and add to each muffin cup.  Bake for 20 minutes.

Fruit, Granola and Yogurt Parfait

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Breakfast Parfait

 

 

I had my first breakfast parfait in a restaurant in Washington, DC.  It was so good, I had to make it.  This is a great way to start the day.  Berries, yogurt and granola, what else do you need?

Ingredients
Berries – Combination of blueberries, blackberries,  strawberries and raspberries
Granola – See Homemade Granola Recipe
Yogurt – Regular or Greek
Honey – Optional

 

 

Instructions

In a parfait glass, layer yogurt, berries and granola until you reach the top of the glass.  Drizzle some honey over the last layer and sprinkle with additional granola.

Strawberry and Walnut Pancackes

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Pancakes with Strawberry Sauce

 Pancakes are great for breakfast any day, but put this strawberry sauce on them and they are truly something special.   The sauce is so flavorful and thick, its great.  
 

 

Ingredients
1 ½ Cups Flour
3 TBSP Sugar
1 ½ tsp Baking Powder
½ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Vanilla
1 Cup plut 2 TBSP Milk
4 TBSP Melted Butter
1 Egg
1 Cup Sliced Strawberies
1 Cup Chopped Walnuts

 

 

Instructions

Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda together.  In a separate bowl, whisk the vanilla, milk, butter and egg.  Combine both mixtures.  Add the strawberries and walnuts.  Mix gently.  There may be lumps, which is ok.  

Brush the griddle with butter.  Use ¼ Cup batter for each pancake.   Cook over med/low until the underside is golden, about 4 minutes.  Flip over, cook until the other side is golden, about 2 minutes.

Top with warm Strawberry sauce (recipe below) and additional walnuts.

 

Strawberry Sauce
1 LB Strawberries
¼ C Sugar
¼ C Water
½ Lemon

In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients together.  Cook over medium heat for 20 minutes.  Sauce will be thick.
Serve warm or cold.

Mini Frittata

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Mini Fritata

Wow are these good.  If you are hosting brunch, these should definitely be on your buffet table.  They are also great for those busy school mornings.    You can bake them ahead of time and warm them up when you want to eat them. 

 

Ingredients
6 Extra Large Eggs
1 LB Breakfast Sausage
1 Cup Cheddar Cheese – Shredded
¼ Cup Half & Half
½ Cup Chopped Spinach, squeezed dry
Cooking Spray
Salt and Pepper

 

Instructions
 Preheat oven to 375º.
Spray a mini muffin pan with cooking spray making sure you get into all the cups.
Cook the sausage in a frying pan until completely done.  Drain on a paper towel to absorb all the grease.   In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs and half & half, salt and pepper.  Put 1 tablespoon of the egg/milk mixture into each mini muffin cup.  Divide the sausage, the spinach and the cheese equally into all the muffin cups.Bake for 30-35 minutes

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