Granola Recipes (+Nuts About Granola Giveaway)

My friend Sarah runs "Nuts About Granola", and she is very passionate about her products. Sarah makes handmade granola from all natural, local, sustainable ingredients. If you’re lucky enough to try her products, you’ll be Nuts About Granola as well.

Granola is of course delicious on its own, but I've gathered a few recipes using granola in case you feel like cooking. It can be good for breakfast as well as a healthy snack.

We'd like to share the granola love with you, so visit our 25 Days of Giveaways page  for a chance to win Sarah's Outdoor Gift Pack including:

• Organic cotton logo tee
• SIGG logo water bottle
• 1 (12-ounce) bag of Off Road Granola
• 3 (2-ounce) bags of our peanut butter blends

Good luck, everyone!

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Granola Parfait Recipe (with Jackfruit and Mangosteen)

Granola parfaits are usually made of layers of fruit, a dairy product and granola. The key is to balance the different textures of the various elements. As is true of almost any recipe, the quality of the ingredients plays a huge role in the end product. I got a bag of “Plain Jane” granola from Sarah over at Nuts About Granola (www.nutsaboutgranola.com), and it's incredible, so that part of equation was taken care of.

To contrast the peanut and cinnamon flavored granola, I gave the recipe a tropical Asian twist by using fresh mangosteens and jackfruit. They were naturally sweet so no additional sugar was necessary. Canned fruit would also work fine. I also decided to use fromage blanc in place of the more common yogurt. Fromage blanc literally translates to "white cheese". It's widely available in France and I'm lucky to be able to buy it at my local market. The consistency is similar to soft, healthier cream cheese. I sweetened it with a little stevia and honey.

Whether you want to serve it for breakfast or as a snack, this delicious treat will satisfy your sweet tooth! And if you’re curious to try Plain Jane granola for yourself, Sarah and Pham Fatale have put together a giveaway this week. Just click the like button below and you’re entered in the contest! We’ll pick the winner at random Saturday morning.

The first Nuts About Granola Giveaway has already ended and I will announce the winner later on today. Now you can participate in the second giveaway, ending Thursday, September 8^th. It takes a few seconds and you could win two packs of Granola!

Nuts About Granola Giveaway Entry Form:

Pham Fatale Giveaway Terms and Conditions: No purchase necessary. All prizes are generously donated by the company featured. Winners will be chosen at random, and odds of winning depend on the number of entrants. Pham Fatale is not responsible for late, lost, stolen, illegible or incomplete entries which will be disqualified. US Residents only please. Only one entry per person per giveaway. Prizes are not refundable or returnable. Giveaway terms subject to change.