Peanut butter chocolate chip granola

Yesterday I made granola for my sons 3rd birthday party. It was a hit so I thought I would pass on the recipe! I use organic ingredients but you can use regular.




Ingredients:

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup oil (sunflower or coconut oil is best, but you can use any) 

1/4 cup honey

4 cups old fashioned rolled oats

1 1/2 Tsp vanilla 

1/2 Tsp sea salt

1/2 cup organic raisins

1/2 cup organic dark chocolate chips

1/2 Tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup organic peanut butter

1/2 cup organic peanut butter chips

1 cup organic chocolate rice crispy cereal (I use koala crunch cereal from sprouts, they have chocolate or regular and its all natural ingredients) 

Directions:

Mix rice cereal, oats, raisins and salt in a large bowl, set to side.

In a saucepan add peanut butter, cinnamon, honey,brown sugar and oil and heat until melted and creamy, turn off heat, add vinilla extract and give it a good stir.

Now pour liquid mixture over oat mixture and stir with a spatula until mixed well and coats all the oats. Spread out on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about 15mins, stirring occasionally. Take out of oven and let cool COMPLETELY.

Now (after its cooled) add the chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. You can also add almonds or any other kind of nut(I would add the nuts before you cook it). I've also added sunflower seeds to mine and it tasted great! 

Enjoy! 

Cinnamon Raisin Granola Cookies

Cinnamon Raisin Granola Cookies

2 sticks Butter (salted) Softened

1/2 cup Sugar

1-1/2 cup Brown Sugar

2 whole Eggs

1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract

1-1/2 cup All-purpose Flour

1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

2 Tsp cinnamon 

1 teaspoons Sea Salt

1-1/2 cup rolled oats

1 cup organic California raisins 

1/2 cups  organic Chocolate Chips (I used mini organic semi-sweet)

2 cups organic Krispy rice cereal (or Rice Krispies)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter with sugars until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla and mix until blended.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and kosher salt. Add to mixing bowl and mix till combined. 

After that, add in remaining ingredients in whatever quantity you prefer. Add more chocolate chips and raisins if you want, or you can add nuts if you would like(mine are nut free)

last add Krispy rice cereal(rice Krispies) mixing until just combined.

scoop balls of dough onto a cookie sheet. Bake until golden brown, then allow to cool on a rack.

Enjoy!

Freezer tip!

After you make your dough, save some for the freezer! Line a baking sheet with wax paper, scoop balls out onto pan and place another sheet of wax paper over top. Put into freezer until frozen, then pop them out into ziplock bags and save for another day! When you are ready to bake them, just place the frozen cookie dough onto a baking sheet and bake at 375 until golden brown :) 

Crockpot cheesy chicken & rice

This is my crockpot version of chicken and rice casserole. We love this and it re-heats well for leftovers! Enjoy :)




Ingredients:
1 1/2  California organic jasmine rice(this is the best rice, but you can use brown rice or regular minute rice if you want) follow directions on package for cooking rice.
3-4 boneless skinless chicken breast(or 6-7 tenderloins)
Dash of seasoning for chicken (I used mrs.dash garlic and herb)
1 cup organic low sodium chicken broth
1 batch of my home made cream of chicken (see earlier post for recipe) or 2 cans of cream of chicken if you don't want to make home made, but it tastes much better with the home made!
2% milk (or fat free)
2 cups frozen broccoli florets(or 1 bag)
1-2 cups shredded cheddar cheese


Directions:
Place chicken in crockpot and sprinkle with seasoning
Add 1 cup broth, cream of chicken and broccoli and cook on low heat for 6-8 hours depending on how thick your chicken is)


When chicken is cooked pull it apart and shred or dice it into junks. Return to the crockpot.

30mins prior to serving make your rice, add your cooked rice to the crockpot and stir until blended. Add a dash of milk if its too thick and stir. Add cheese stir, let it set 15 mins or until cheese is melted.

I serve mine with biscuits and green beans! You can add salt and pepper to taste if needed.