A few weeks ago my kiddo and I were in the kitchen together. He was helping me make Blueberry Muffin Cake, which is one of our favorites! Well, while he was making the crumb topping he decided that he wanted to just bake the crumb and eat that alone. Of course I thought that was possibly the most brilliant idea ever, because we all know the only reason to eat coffee cake is the crumb…so why not just omit the cake part and go in for the kill? I seriously have some smart kids. Anyhow after a little brainstorming we thought that maybe mixing a crumb-type streusel with a honey-sweet coconut oil granola would be the perfect crunchy, buttery treat. It worked out well. The recipe is pretty simple. We made a streusel/crumb/shortbread hybrid first…We wanted to make sure it wouldn’t melt at all. Then in a separate bowl we mixed up some honey, coconut oil (because I love the stuff), Rice Krispie cereal (for the crunch), pecans (again because I love them), cinnamon, a little brown sugar and oats…of course. Now if the “coffee cake” aspect of this recipe doesn’t intrigue you at all, this mixture alone will make a fab granola. Just bake it as per my recipe below without the streusel/crumb. BUt if you’re going for gusto mix the streusel/crumb in with the oat mixture… Just spread it on a lined baking sheet and pop it in the oven for a few… When you remove it from the oven you can let it cool pretty much completely so you will get large granola clusters. If you don’t like large clusters, mix the granola immediately after removing it from the oven. But like I said, if you’re like me and snacking clusters are your thing let it cool and then break it up… Also, yes I am aware this isn’t the most visually appetizing granola, but what it doesn’t have in looks it makes up for in taste. Believe. We LOVE granola in our house! You can check out my Snacking Granola too….it’s a favorite of mine!
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