I’ve been a recipe brainstorming machine lately, trying to come up with the perfect mango recipe for the National Mango Board‘s newest mango cookbook. I thought of the perfect cocktail. I consulted with my favorite bartender. And then…
I found out they were eliminating the cocktail section of the book. I was with a brand new bottle of gin and I was bummed. Things could have been worse. But I quickly morphed my mango green tea cocktail into a dessert.
I whipped up some mango mousse, added green tea simple syrup {which tasted divine}, and took a bite of the most disappointing dessert ever. I put my creation in the fridge and went about my day.
When I returned home I went straight to the fridge {as I often do} and was hungry enough to take a bite of the mousse. I had a lightbulb moment. This wasn’t a good dessert because it wasn’t sweet enough, strong enough. But it had the potential to be an awesome breakfast.
I whipped up some mousse sans green tea syrup. I whipped up some homemade granola. I came to the realization homemade granola knocks the socks off of store bought granola. And I successfully combined the granola with the mousse to make a super yum mango mousse breakfast parfait!
Homemade Granola
By Published: April 4, 2014
I've been a recipe brainstorming machine lately, trying to come up with the perfect mango recipe for the National Mango Board's …
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1/2 cup coconut chips
- 2 tablespoons quinoa uncooked
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees and line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix all of the ingredients except for the oil and syrup.
- Add the oil and syrup and stir until all of the ingredients are coated.
- Spread granola on the parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 45 minutes.
- Let cool before serving or storing.
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Thanks I love granola and have all ingredients except coconut chips will use flakes . I appreciate the share. You rock.
I hope you loved it! 🙂