Gonna start making granola...

[Mister Obvious]

Did you use the recipe in the Prepsteaders video?

I remember one of the ladies I posted messing around with some almond butter and honey, but other than that, I just don't really remember much from those videos. I already knew to roast the dry ingredients beforehand, so...

I think THAT is THE most important part.

[Mister Obvious]

The ingredients I used...

Old fashioned oats, pecans, walnuts, almonds, dried apricot bits, raisins, and craisins...

Mixed it together with grapeseed oil, almond butter, and honey.

And TBH, I think grapeseed oil is gonna be my go-to from now on.

The flavor is so light, it just really doesn't taste like anything at all.

It's great because of the high smoke point.

The things I typically eat from day to day call for olive oil for their own reasons, so it will not replace my daily olive oil intake.

Hard to explain, but I'm just saying...

Grapeseed is my new thang.

[Mister Obvious]

Yeah I'm Googling some recipes now and nowhere is there oil involved, loool. LOIL.

Whatevs.

It felt RIGHT to me and that's all I care about.

[user328]

Well, you got all of my favorite dry ingredients in there.

[Mister Obvious]

Man, the finish the almond butter is giving it though... it's gorgeous. Sooo goldeny and pretty.

Peanut butter is a little sweet. I think WITH the honey, it'd be too sweet. I don't want it too sweet.

The fruit in it will give it enough sweetness.

[Mister Obvious]

Yes and toasting the dry ingredients makes me wanna change the way I eat oats from now on.

They're a very flexible thing...

You can do so much with oats, many ways to prepare them.

But toasted?

Lord in heaven.

[Mister Obvious]

Lol, k, well...

https://i.imgur.com/GJ80RTB.jpg

I've got "THE SITUATION" on a cooling rack now.

As you can see, I at least attempted to cut it into bars. Lol.

We will see if it...

ADHERES to itself any better once it's cooled off.

I kinda doubt it will.

Regardless, I gotta say...

There's no way I'll be disappointed with it because the finish on it looks gorgeous and toasty regardless, and I think knowing what's in a snack like that (one attempting to be at least somewhat health conscious) is a lot better than buying it, whether it turns out in a "bar" form or not.

[user328]

It looks yummy! I'm gonna have to try it.

Do you roast the fruit or just the oats and nuts?

[funglovesgranola]

Got to much sugar in it though pixie wix Love its taste but to much sucrose.

[funglovesthelady]

It looks yummy! I'm gonna have to try it.

Do you roast the fruit or just the oats and nuts?

Can I please put my cream in you?
The spike proteins have gone now.

[Mister Obvious]

I only roasted the oats and nuts.

[Mister Obvious]

To my surprise, most of the pieces actually retained the bar shape once they were cooled completely and stored.

[fungchatgpt]

Thats chatgpt try harder lady

[Mister Obvious]

So I've been eating some of the granola at random throughout the day and I have to say...

It's hearty, somehow seems heartier than the storebought.

I was wondering how long this single batch would last and I think it's gonna be awhile.

Making your own is definitely more economically efficient than buying it, no doubt about it.

[Mister Obvious]

And there really is so much you could do with granola as far as the ingredients. It's about as diverse as the use of oats in general.

[Mister Obvious]

The granola gets better after a few days. That's kinda crazy, I figured it'd get stale fast for some reason, but it just gets better.

[user328]

It was made with love to seal in the flavor.

[Mister Obvious]

Yeah, it really was... it was made with HEARTINESS.

Lmfao.

It's been said that I'm not capable of making "small" meals.

I blame it on being southern.

I cook like there are 10 kids to feed and the farmhands have to eat too.

[user328]

It's been said that I'm not capable of making "small" meals.

I blame it on being southern.

I cook like there are 10 kids to feed and the farmhands have to eat too.

I can totally relate.

The evil step-aunt would get mad if I made more than the two of us could eat in one sitting. That proves she's no true Southerner.

[Mister Obvious]

What the FUCK.

I cannot imagine.

Like...

Leftovers are a thing.

Back in the earlier years when I was sorta just learning to cook, and still learning the principles and getting attuned to it all...

I was kinda grossed out by leftovers.

But now, I utilize leftovers fairly often.

I do have a 3 day rule regardless of ingredients though, like even if it'd be good for longer than that, I prefer to just make fresh.

Like take rice for example...

So I use filtered water to make rice, and if I change the filter in the pitcher but I still have any rice leftover from water out of the old filter, I throw the rice leftovers away.

It's sorta like clearing the energy.

I might be southern, but I'm also a spiritualist fruitcake.