Annie Z. told me about a breakfast she had in Arizona that involved multigrain hot cereal, brown sugar, yogurt, fruit, and granola. I had all of these things in my kitchen, I just never thought to put them together. It was pure genius -- so much more than the sum of its parts.I don't know if this is anything like the original, but my version kicks Cheerios' butt any day. Trust me; we've eaten this every day this week and we are still looking forward to more!
It doesn't really take a lot of time, just a little prior preparation.If you made the multigrain bread from last month, you'll have 7-grain hot cereal mix ready to go. Make that according to the instructions on the package. While that's cooking (either in the microwave or on the stove), get your fruit ready. Today I used a mix of frozen berries and fresh strawberries. Frozen berries are super convenient -- pour them into a bowl and microwave for a minute to thaw. Now, gather up the other toppings. I make my own yogurt and granola (kick-ass recipe below), but you can just buy yours. The only other thing you'll need is brown sugar or maple syrup, if you prefer.
Assembling:
1. Put your cooked cereal in the bowl.
2. Sprinkle some brown sugar to taste.
3. Scoop on some yogurt.
4. Pour on the berries.
5. Top with your favorite granola (make sure it kicks ass).
Enjoy!!
Jen's Kick-ass Granola Recipe
(makes 6 Cups)
1/2 C Vegetable Oil
1/2 C Maple Syrup or Honey
1 C Wheat Germ
1/2 t Salt
1 T Vanilla Extract
3 1/2 C Old-Fashioned Oats
1 1/2 C Chopped Nuts
2 C Dried Fruit
Preheat oven to 375°. Stir oil, syrup, germ, salt, and extract in large
bowl. Add oats and nuts, and stir some more. Spread mixture on a
baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Pull the sheet out, stir, then
bake until golden, about 10 minutes more. Pour mixture into large bowl,
mix in dried fruit, and let cool.
1 comment:
Yummy! This looks almost identical to what I ate in AZ. Great job recreating my breakfast just from description. Definitely going to make the granola- it looks so easy!
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