Granola Pancakes with fruit topping

Barry added granola to our homemade pancake mix this morning.  We topped the cakes with a dollop of vanilla yogurt, chopped bananas, a little more granola for added crunch and maple syrup. YUM!
Recipes follow for either 6 or 18 pancakes . . .

Granola Pancakes with fruit topping 

6 cakes                                   

1 cup Baking Mix                                                

1/4 cup milk                                                            

1 egg

1/4 cup granola (homemade or store-bought)       

18 cakes

3 cups Baking Mix 

2/3 cup milk

1 egg
1/2 cup granola (homemade or store-bought)

Toppings
Vanilla yogurt
Chopped bananas, or fresh fruit or choice
Additional granola (homemade or store-bought)
Maple syrup

                                                           

1.  Stir the milk and egg into the Mix until blended; stir in granola.

2.  Bake on hot griddle or in waffle iron.

3.  Top with vanilla yogurt, chopped bananas, a little more granola for added crunch and maple syrup.

Recipe without photos . . .

Granola Pancakes with fruit topping 

6 cakes                                   

1 cup Baking Mix                                                

1/4 cup milk                                                            

1 egg
1/4 cup granola (homemade or store-bought)        

   

18 cakes

3 cups Baking Mix 

2/3 cup milk

1 egg
1/2 cup granola (homemade or store-bought)

Toppings
Vanilla yogurt
Chopped bananas, or fresh fruit or choice
Additional granola (homemade or store-bought)
Maple syrup

                                                           

1.  Stir the milk and egg into the Mix until blended; stir in granola.

2.  Bake on hot griddle or in waffle iron.
3.  Top with vanilla yogurt, chopped bananas, a little more granola for added crunch and maple syrup.

Dark Chocolate Strawberry VALENTINE Pops!

Just in time for Valentine's Day -- a healthy treat! 

Dark Chocolate Strawberry VALENTINE Pops

Note about amounts – 3 (16 oz.) pkgs. of strawberries yielded 75 pieces of fruit; it took 2 (12 oz.) pkgs. of dark chocolate chips & most of a 28 oz. box of granola with nuts to coat the strawberries

Large fresh strawberries  

Thin flat popsicle sticks

Dark chocolate chips

Granola with nuts – place in a plastic bag and crush large clumps if needed

Wax paper (on hand)

Valentine-themed cupcake liners 

1. Remove greenery from strawberry top; insert popsicle stick in pointed end of strawberry.
   
   
   
   
2. Temper chocolate (Stove-top Method: Place ¾ of the chocolate chips in a double boiler. Heat on low until about melted. Remove from heat and stir in additional chips. Microwave Method: Place ¾  the chocolate in a 4-quart glass bowl. Microwave on high for 30 seconds, and then stir with a clean spatula. Repeat 2 more times. Microwave on high for 15 seconds, and then stir in additional chips.)
   
3. Dip about ½ to 1” of the wide end of strawberry in tempered chocolate and then in a bowl of granola; place on wax paper and allow to set.
   
4. Transfer each Fresh Strawberry Pops to a Valentine-theme cupcake liner.
   

Recipe without the photos . . .

Dark Chocolate Strawberry VALENTINE Pops 

Note about amounts – 3 (16 oz.) pkgs. of strawberries yielded 75 pieces of fruit; it took 2 (12 oz.) pkgs. of dark chocolate chips & most of a 28 oz. box of granola with nuts to coat the strawberries

Large fresh strawberries  

Thin flat popsicle sticks 

Dark chocolate chips 

Granola with nuts – place in a plastic bag and crush large clumps if needed

Wax paper (on hand)

Valentine-themed cupcake liners 

1. Remove greenery from strawberry top; insert popsicle stick in pointed end of strawberry.
2. Temper chocolate (Stove-top Method: Place ¾ of the chocolate chips in a double boiler. Heat on low until about melted. Remove from heat and stir in additional chips. Microwave Method: Place ¾  the chocolate in a 4-quart glass bowl. Microwave on high for 30 seconds, and then stir with a clean spatula. Repeat 2 more times. Microwave on high for 15 seconds, and then stir in additional chips.)
3. Dip about ½ to 1” of the wide end of strawberry in tempered chocolate and then in a bowl of granola; place on wax paper and allow to set.
4. Transfer each Fresh Strawberry Pops to a Valentine-theme cupcake liner.