Tag: breakfast

Homemade Granola

We’ve recently been on a big yogurt and granola kick in this house, probably because the warm weather means buying more fresh berries. So when we ran out of granola a week into our grocery cycle, but still had plenty of yogurt left, I decided to make some homemade granola!

I used to make homemade granola a lot when I lived on my own, in particular a random peanut butter granola recipe I found. But I decided to make a classic honey and almond recipe for the 3 of us since that’s what we’d been buying plus we have a Costco bottle of honey. The recipe I found is super customizable and easy to adjust: I’m not a big dried fruit fan so didn’t add any, but you could very easily add raisins, dried cranberries, dried cherries, dried blueberries, or anything else you like. The recipe also calls for almonds in particular but what we had were some individual packets of assorted roasted nuts? So I just used a bunch of those! No need to buy a big expensive bag of nuts if you don’t have to. But you could still do truly any nut you like. The recipe also specifies that the key to this granola is that it’s equal parts oil and honey. Which means you could easily decrease the honey if you want something that’s less sweet, just made sure you decrease the oil too.

So here’s a super easy granola recipe! Perfect for when you run out of granola or just want to use up some oats. Bonus points for being an excellent snack that I will be bringing on my camping trip next week.

Easy Homemade Granola

Time: 35 minutes

Makes: 5 cups of granola

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup neutral oil (vegetable oil, coconut oil, etc.)
  • 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 cup sliced almonds (or any other nut of choice)
  • 1 cup raisins or other dried chopped fruit (or leave out)

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven tp 300°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with nonstick spray
  2. Whisk together the oil, honey, cinnamon, and salt until well combined.
  3. Add the oats and nuts ad stir to coat.
  4. Spread the mixture out onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through. The granola is ready when it’s golden brown and the almonds have toasted. It will still feel wet coming out of the oven, but will harden as it cools.
  5. Add the fruit, tamp down, and cool. Store in an airtight container

Homemade Doughnuts

Like I said on Tuesday, I spent two weeks out at my parents’ house for Thanksgiving. And since classes were basically done, and we’d been watching a lot of Great British Bake Off, we did a LOT of baking with our downtime. I shared the chocolate babka we made already, and today I’m bringing you my Great Grandma Ryder’s homemade deep-fried doughnuts.

I haven’t made homemade doughnuts since the last time my family made them, which was when I was maybe 5 or 6? Picture evidence below lol. So I was excited to make them again as a grownup! They were actually way easier than I was expecting, and it was super fun to spend a morning making doughnuts for my fam for breakfast.

While this does require a significant amount of oil for deep frying, and a candy thermometer is particularly helpful for monitoring the temp, past that these are quite easy! Just mix up the dough, roll them out, cut them (tip, if you don’t have a doughnut cutter just use a glass or mug!), and fry! We tossed some in cinnamon sugar, some in powdered sugar, and also dipped a few in melted chocolate.

Another more time consuming recipe, but a super fun way to pass some time over break!

Great Grandma Ryder’s Homemade Doughnuts

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tbs melted shortening
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 1/2-5 cups flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • Confectioner’s sugar, cinnamon sugar, melted chocolate for topping

Instructions

  1. Beat the eggs; add sugar and melted shortening; add milk. Sift dry ingredients and add to liquid mixture to make a soft dough
  2. Roll dough out to 12 inch thickness on floured surface. Cut with small doughnut cutter (or whatever you have!)
  3. Head lard or vegetable oil in deep pot until 375°F (or hot enough to brown a 1 inch cube of bread in 60 seconds, otherwise doughnuts will absorb grease)
  4. Fry doughnuts until golden brown. You will have to turn doughnuts, but holes will flip on their own.
  5. Drain on unglazed paper (like parchment paper or paper towel) and sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar, toss in cinnamon sugar, or dip in chocolate sauce while still warm.

One Bowl Baked Oatmeal

I love oatmeal. I know a lot of people don’t, usually because it’s bland or a weird texture. But today I’m bringing you an oatmeal dish that anyone can enjoy! It’s warm, filling, and tastes like the best and softest oatmeal cookie. But healthy! AND it comes together in one bowl and bakes in 30-45 minutes.

I found this recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction and it was just so good I had to share it. I doubled the recipe to fit in my 9×13 pan and it set me up for more than 2 weeks of breakfast! I just microwaved a square for about 45 seconds with a little bit of milk to make it creamy and it was amazing. Also great topped with some chopped nuts! And it freezes really well, so it makes a great breakfast meal prep! Ideal for when you don’t have much time in the morning.

Definitely check out Sally’s blog, she’s got some amazing baked goods and I can’t wait to try out some more of her recipes. But for now, definitely try her baked oatmeal!

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/baked-oatmeal/

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Spread

I’m a big fan of breakfasts and snacks that are fast and easy. Especially during the week when it’s so hard to get out of bed. So today I’m sharing a recipe that doubles as a simple breakfast, and a delicious and filling snack!

Anyone who knows me knows I love peanut butter. A lot. And one of my favorite snacks is just some apple slices and peanut butter. But awhile ago I was on the hunt for a snack that would be a bit more filling, and after looking at some different protein bar and ball recipes I came up with this!

It’s so easy, and it’s only two ingredients! This spread is delicious on an apple, eaten with a banana, or even on its own. Sometimes I even mix some dark chocolate chips in for a tasty (but healthy) after dinner treat.

Feel free to use any nut butter you like, and you can even add other mix ins! Whole nuts for some crunch, dried fruit for some sweetness, or even some peanut M&Ms (my favorite :))

Let me know below what some of your favorite snacks are! I’m thinking of doing a post of my go-to’s.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Spread

Cook time: 2 minutes

Serves: 1

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup of rolled oats
  • 2 tablespoons of peanut butter (or other nut butter of choice)
  • 1-2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips or other mix-ins of choice (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, mix together rolled oats and nut butter until oats moistened and a paste-like texture forms. Add more nut butter if necessary
  2. Stir in desired mix-ins
  3. Serve atop a halved apple, with a banana, or on its own!

Easy Breakfast Taco

I love breakfast. I very strongly believe that there is no problem that can’t be solved by breakfast food. One of my favorite easy breakfasts to make, especially during the school year, is this simple breakfast taco.

The beauty of the breakfast taco is its ease and its versatility. Most recently, I made my breakfast taco with avocado, tomatoes, egg, and cheese. But you can add anything you want! Breakfast meats, potatoes, beans, peppers, onions; it all depends on what you have in your fridge.

Below is the recipe for the tacos I made most recently, but feel free to add or take away anything! And let me know below what your go-to breakfast is at the moment!

Easy Breakfast Taco

Cook time: About 15 minutes

Serves: 1-2 (I usually only eat one but it depends on your appetite in the morning)

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Ingredients

1/4 avocado

2 eggs

1/2 cup cheese, shredded (cheddar or Colby jack are ideal)

2 small corn or flour tortillas

6 cherry tomatoes, halved

Butter

Instructions

  1. In about one tablespoon butter, crack both eggs, season with salt and pepper, and cook on medium heat to desired doneness (I prefer over medium).
  2. While the eggs are cooking, sprinkle 1/4 cup cheese on each tortilla and microwave about 40 seconds to melt.
  3. Slice the avocado into 6 segments.
  4. Place 3 slices of avocado and 6 tomato halves on each cheesy tortilla, and season with salt and pepper.
  5. Place one egg on each tortilla and serve.
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