I’m fairly positive you’ll not discover a extra enjoyable granola on the market than this Birthday Cake Granola recipe! We took our tremendous widespread Granola recipe, and added just a little magic to it to show it right into a sprinkled-filled oat and nut granola. It’s a brilliant vibrant begin to the day, or as a result of that is on the sweeter facet, a simple dessert, too. Both manner, you dish it out, you’re going to like this granola full of oats, nuts, white chocolate chips and sprinkles!
Substances Wanted
- Rolled Oats
- Slivered Almonds
- Butter
- Honey
- Maple Syrup
- Vanilla Extract
- Almond Extract
- Pinch of salt
- Egg White
- Sprinkles
- Mini White Chocolate Chips
Substitutions
Oats: Search for Previous Original or Rolled Oats! Fast oats don’t work nicely in granola.
Almonds: You possibly can swap in any kind of nut, and even use seeds akin to pumpkin or sunflower seeds.
Butter: You possibly can swap this out for coconut oil if you’d like. Although if you’re doing so to make it dairy-free you’ll must look into alternate options for the white chocolate and examine for the labels of the sprinkles in case it has dairy in it. Swapping out the butter will make this style a bit much less like a “birthday cake” taste.
Sweeteners: We name for using each maple syrup and honey as a result of we didn’t need the granola to tackle the style of both of them, and have discovered that when they’re utilized in equal elements, they’ve a extra impartial taste. However in the event you solely had one, that’s positive too.
Extracts: Using vanilla and almond collectively make for the birthday cake taste everyone knows and love. Don’t skip out on them!
Are oats gluten-free?
Oats are naturally gluten-free, however can come into contact with wheat, rye, or barley throughout harvesting or transportation. So when you have a gluten allergy or intolerance search for the gluten-free labeled rolled oats.
Let’s Speak Wholesome Sprinkles
Whereas we aren’t precisely claiming this granola to be the healthiest of wholesome granola, we did really feel it necessary to search for sprinkles that contained pure components and no synthetic meals dyes. Fortunately there are lots available on the market now. Listed here are a few of the ones we’ve tried:
Our Finest Tip for Making this Granola
This granola recipe makes use of my well-known secret for making granola with clusters. That not-so-secret-anymore secret is to fold in a whipped egg white into the granola earlier than it bakes. After which our greatest tip: let the granola cool fully earlier than you contact it. That signifies that the granola will set collectively because it cools, and you then break it up into clusters.
However one downside we wanted to resolve with this granola was learn how to get the chocolate chips and the sprinkles to set with the granola with out melting. It turned out to be a fairly easy downside to resolve as a result of all we wanted to do was sprinkle the white chocolate chips and the sprinkles immediately on prime of the granola whereas it’s nonetheless scorching after which don’t contact it! The white chocolate positively will get melty at that time, however since you aren’t touching it till it’s cooled, it’s going to maintain its form, and on the similar time, a few of the sprinkles will set into the granola.
As soon as the granola is absolutely cooled (we’re speaking hours of wait time), you may then break aside the granola into clusters.
The way to Retailer It
Retailer the granola at room temperature in an hermetic container, akin to a mason jar with a tight-fitting lid.
How Lengthy Will This Granola Final?
You possibly can retailer this granola for a few month! However truthfully, it’s uncertain a batch will final that lengthy as a result of it’s laborious to cease snacking on it!
Methods to serve Birthday Cake Granola
You get to determine: is that this granola breakfast or dessert? Both manner works for us! However listed here are some options on learn how to serve it:
- With milk-of-choice and berries
- With yogurt (try this coconut milk yogurt recipe or greek yogurt recipe)
- In a smoothie bowl
- Straight up as a snack
- On prime of ice cream
- With banana or an apple and nut butter