granola cupcake + recipe!

This may be the yummiest, texture richest cupcake we've made...

Honey "Bear-e" Granola Cupcake...vanilla bean cake, filled with fresh, finely chopped strawberries & pastry cream, topped with meyer lemon honey frosting, house-made honey granola and a blueberry.  

I haven't made granola since I was in high school, so I called my mom up for a recipe and put my own spin on it.  I think the trick to making granola is to slooooooow cook it at a very low temp.

Nutty Honey Lemon Granola

6 Cups organic extra thick whole grain oats

1 Cup sunflower seeds

1 Cup almond slices

1 Cup honey 

5 Tablespoons meyer lemon zest

1/4 Cup coconut oil

1/2 Cup sunflower oil

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.

Press firmly onto 2 baking pans (13x18") that have been lightly sprayed with oil to prevent sticking

Bake at 200 degrees for 30 minutes (after 15 minutes stir up the granola and re-pack), then turn oven to lowest setting (typically "warm") for about 4 hours (every 30 minutes stir it up).

Comments

[Marin]

Thanks Amber, I'm totally going to make that!