Healthy Eats! | Manzano Chocolate Granola and Sunny Parfaits!
I hope you're having a great Sunday my sweet foodie friends! It truly is a sunny Sunday here at the Bird house.
We spent a lovely day yesterday with our sweet son-in-law @mountainjewel's mom. Believe it or not they have been together 7 years now and the parents haven’t met! Truly a shame, but yesterday we more than made up for it. We spent the day chatting non-stop, getting to know one another. She’s an amazing woman and we loved getting to know her. A fun day spent with extended family. She lives in Canada which makes visiting a bit more difficult but we promised one another we would make it an annual affair!
This morning we enjoyed a wonderful morning ride and now that we’re back it’s time for breakfast!
But First…
We need to make Granola! Have you made Chocolate Granola? Well if not you are certainly in for a treat! This granola is made with Organic Cacao, a rich healthy chocolate which is unprocessed unlike the popular cocoa powder. As a result of this process, roughly 60-90 % of the anti-oxidant properties of the Cacao bean are lost with traditional cocoa! Cacao powder contains 10 times the anti-oxidants of Blueberries! You know me, I’m always sharing the healthy benefits of chocolate!
And what is Manzano…
Ah yes, the Manzano! Manzano is a type of Banana. I shared this little guy in a post earlier. These bananas may be small but they more than make up for it in vitamins and taste! They contain more Vitamin C than their cousin the Cavendish Banana. Known for their apple-banana taste, be careful to wait until they’re ripe before you eat them! They can be quite chalky if eaten too early!
I know, that banana looks too ripe….but it’s just right!
So let’s make Granola…
Manzano Granola
- Manzano Bananas (qty 2)
- Gluten Free Oats (2 ½ cups)
- Cacao Powder (1/4 cup)
- Cacao Nibs (2 tbsp.)
- Maple Syrup (1/4 cup)
- Coconut Oil (1/4 cup)
- Sugar Free Chocolate Chips (1/4 cup)
- Walnuts (chopped) (1/3 cup)
Toast…
The Oats on a parchment lined baking sheet for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Don’t turn off that oven!
Meanwhile mash…
Those Manzanos and add the remaining ingredients.
Stir in the Oats…
And pour the mixture back on the baking sheet.
Back to the oven…
For about 20 minutes or until the granola is golden brown! Yum, the Bird kitchen smelled wonderful! At this point Mr. Bird was lurking around the kitchen like a starved bird!
Now it’s time for our Sunny Sunday Parfait!
I blended fresh coconut yogurt with frozen Manzano bananas, Spinach and Spirulina powder. Don't you love creating beautiful breakfast surprises. Now layer up! Raspberries, fresh Coconut Yogurt, Spirulina blend, Granola and Bananas! Whew, what a parfait!
Voila! A delicious Sunny Sunday Parfait!
What a refreshing breakfast; light yet nourishing, definitely a great way to start the week. I’ve found this chocolate granola is wonderful with your favorite milk, as a snack, and an amazing topping for ice cream too!
Thanks for stopping by today! Do you have a favorite granola recipe? I would love to hear about it!
And as always, blessings to you all
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Wow, thank you @themadcurator! Truly honored you curated my post today :) Have a great week my friend!
That sure looks like an amazing day was to start your day and week off. I can't imagine the explosion of flavor when you start digging into this. Honestly, it looks so good I would feel bad for eating it. hahaha Plus not to mention is guilt-free dessert. You have really done an amazing job with this one.
Thank you for sharing the recipe with us. Have an amazing start of the week as well. :)
Awww, thank you @awakentolife! Your encouraging words are definitely appreciated today :) These are so easy and fun to make they're a delight to eat every day. I hope you'll make one some day and write a post about it! Cheers to a great week!
Delicious AND healthy, I'm sure the smell must have been amazing when you had the choc granola in the oven, no wonder it drew mr Bird into the kitchen!
lol, yes the chocolate smell was luscious! Thank you, you're so inspiring :) Have a wonderful day my friend
I had never thought of making your own granola that sounds real good and I love how you have presented it :)
Yes! It is soooo easy (and your house smells wonderful for hours, lol) I hope you'll try making it some day @tattoodjay! Once you do, you'll never buy anything again!
I have added this to my list of bookmarks to try next couple of weekends are going to be busy but I will get to this :)
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Sometimes, your food looks to pretty to eat lol. I just want to look at it hahaha, but I am sure it tastes amazing!
You would love making this...it just feels so good to serve it :) Thank you @zen-art, you're so kind!
Looks great, what do you think about this for valentine day? 😍
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That is a great idea! I think your loved ones would definitely feel the love being served this healthy sweet treat :) Thanks so much!
To beautiful to eat!
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