Invent Your Own Granola!

Granola is a great recipe for experimentation! You can adjust so much about it. All granola has the following:

• oats
• a type of fat (butter or oil)
• a type of sweetener

Other than this, though, the flavors are fair game! So grab a bowl, and think of all the things that could POSSIBLY go into granola, and add one of them at a time, tasting the mixture as you go.

The recipe below is the oatmeal recipe we worked out at Taste Quest Headquarters, but think of this as just a launch point for your signature recipe.

Some reasons we made our recipe the way we did…

1. Many spices contain high levels of nutrients that are good for our bodies. Cinnamon can lower our blood sugar level, provide antioxidants, and help with inflammation. Turmeric is a good source of iron and antioxidants, and can also help with inflammation. Ginger can help fight nausea and reduce inflammation.
2. We used natural sweeteners because they don’t spike our blood sugar level quite as much as white sugar. The fancy term for this is called a lower glycemic index. That said, the differences are small, so use regular sugar if that is what you have.