Name: Maple Granola
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cups whole rolled oats ½ cup slivered almonds ½ cup dried coconut 1 tablespoon chia seeds 1 tablespoon coconut oil 2 tablespoons real maple syrup ¼ teaspoon sea salt A few drops of Maple extract

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This recipe for Maple Granola needed a fresh revamp. You may recognize it from way back in the day when I first started this blog. In fact, this was my 11^th recipe EVER on Olive and Artisan. I use it all the time. In fact, I’m using it on a recipe coming up this week so I thought, “Why not give this post a little revamp, a little make-over of sorts?”

Happy Saturday!!! I’ll be spending my weekend in the kitchen getting ready for a wedding that I’m catering. My LAST wedding of the season! You guys, I’m very excited about this. Not that I don’t enjoy/tolerate it. It’s just that it takes my focus away from other things I want to do that are more important. Such as:

Developing recipes for the blog.
Spending time with Daniel.
Decorating for Fall. No, it’s not too soon.
Self-care, i.e. painting my nails, watching a movie, and having total and complete quiet time!

Other than that, we had a garage sale yesterday in an attempt to remain minimalists. Not really, we are more of the quasi minimalist sect. Proud to be one. While I can keep a small wardrobe, minimal decor and such — you should see my prop room. I have an obsession, and it’s taking over our 3^rd bedroom. Send help. No, don’t do that, that would be the opposite of what I want. Send more Anthro…that’s what I meant to say.

So this Maple Granola? Sounds simple right? That’s because it is simple. Sometimes granola recipes, while delicious, are full of unwanted calories. This is a simple, less-caloric version. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good chunky-meets-mildly-sticky kind of granola, but that is not my kind of thing right now. Continuing with the original intended purpose of this recipe: healthy.

Plus, this version renders itself to all types of food. Ice cream for example, a big thumbs up. Even with some almond milk as a cereal, it’s pretty stellar. More suggestions coming this Tuesday on the blog!

So, while you’re intended purpose for your Saturday might have been.

Clean out the garage.
Go grocery shopping.
Pick those fresh tomatoes from your backyard.
Recycle those water bottles.

Maybe, your Saturday should include making a really simple batch of Maple Granola? Just saying it travels pretty well, and it’s great prep for a coming meal this week that may or may not include fresh peaches. Give it a whirl. It takes barely any time to throw together, and you only have to turn on your oven to 300 degrees. Yes. Please.