Homemade Clumpy Granola / Domaća grudasta granola

This granola recipe is just the thing when you need to have breakfast situations solved. You can make a huge batch to store in the fridge, as it keeps for weeks. It’s delicious served over milk and yoghurt, and even on its own, as a snack.

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 8 generous servings / 0.42 EUR per serving / 3.37 EUR for whole)

500 g rolled oats (0.67 EUR)

3-4 apples, grated with rinds (0.40 EUR)

1 cup golden raisins (0.67 EUR)

1/3 cup almonds, whole or cut or smashed into rough chunks (0.67 EUR)

1/3 cup butter (0.40 EUR)

4 tbsp honey (0.53 EUR)

1 tsp cinnamon (0.01 EUR)

1 tsp pure vanilla extract (0.02 EUR)

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METHOD:

Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside. In a large bowl, mix together oats, apples, raisins and almonds or almond chunks. The easiest way for me to get almond chunks is to put almonds in a freezer bag and bash the crap out of them with a rolling pin. In a small saucepan melt butter and honey. Remove from heat, add cinnamon and vanilla, pour over oats mixture and stir everything until fully incorporated. Spread the mixture on a prepared baking tray, leaving it clumpy and not pressing it into the pan as you want it to be quite loose. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring well halfway through.

Leave granola to cool completely on a baking tray before storing in an airtight container.

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Ovaj recept za granolu je prava stvar kada trebate imati super rješenje za doručak. Možete napraviti veliku porciju i čuvati ju u frižideru i do nekoliko tjedana. Jako je fina sa mlijekom ili jogurtom, ili ju možete grickati samu bez ičega.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 8 izdašnih porcija / 3,16 kn po porciji / 28,27 kn za sve)

500 g zobenih pahuljica (5,00 kn)

3-4 jabuke, naribane skupa s korom (3,00 kn)

1 šalica zlatnih grožđica (5,00 kn)

1/3 šalice badema, cijelih, nagrubo narezanih ili izmrvljenih (5,00 kn)

1/3 šalice maslaca (3,00 kn)

4 žlice meda (4,00 kn)

1 žličica cimeta (0,07 kn)

1 žličica ekstrakta vanilije (0,20 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Zagrijte pečnicu na 180°C. Obložite protvan papirom za pečenje i stavite na stranu. U velikoj zdjeli izmiješajte zobene pahuljice, naribane jabuke, grožđice i cijele bademe ili komadiće badema. Meni je najlakše usitniti bademe tako da ih stavim u vrećicu za smrzavanje i onda raspalim po njima valjkom za tijesto. U lončiću rastopite maslac i med. Maknite sa vatre i umiješajte cimet i vaniliju, pa prelijte preko smjese sa zobenim pahuljicama i izmiješajte dok ne bude jednolično. Raširite smjesu po protvanu, i to tako da ostane grudasta i nemojte ju utiskivati u protvan. Pecite 30 minuta, a na pola pečenja jednom dobro promiješajte.

Ostavite granolu da se skroz ohladi na protvanu prije nego ju spremite u hermetički zatvorenu posudu.

Homemade Clumpy Granola / Domaća grudasta granola

Thick Raspberry Banana Smoothie / Gusti smoothie od maline i banane

We’ve only just got a small vegetable chopper last weekend, after living without one for a couple of years. The last one fell victim of my attempt to try quickly chopping some bacon, as I was too lazy to do it by hand. Well, it ended up with me actually chopping the said bacon by hand and throwing the chopper in a dumpster.

So, as we have a new chopper now, I’m on a kick of grinding up everything. Other than bacon. See? I got wiser.

This recipe is so simple that it isn’t even a recipe. But, it’s tasty and healthy. A real treat for you. I also prefer my smoothie on a thicker side, but feel free to add more milk if desired.

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 2 cups / 0.68 EUR per cup / 1.36 EUR for whole)

1 small banana, roughly cut up (0.27 EUR)

1 cup frozen raspberries (0.67 EUR)

2 tbsp coconut shreds (0.13 EUR)

1 tbsp honey (0.13 EUR)

2/3 cup milk – use nut or soy milk for vegan version (0.16 EUR)

METHOD:

Add all ingredients to a bowl of your food processor and pulse until smooth. If necessary, add more milk to desired consistency. Serve immediately.

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Prošli smo vikend kupili malu sjeckalicu za povrće, nakon što smo pred par godina ostali bez stare. Zadnja je postala žrtvom moje nakane da nabrzinu probam sitno nasjeckati špek za sarmu, jer sam bila prelijena da to idem raditi ručno. Završilo je tako da sam taj isti špek na kraju nasjeckala ručno. Sjeskalica je završila u kontejneru.

Sada kada imamo novu, sjeckam sve živo. Osim špeka. Vidite? Postala sam mudrija.

Ovaj recept je toliko jednostavan da ni nije recept. Ali, ukusan je i zdrav. Prava poslastica.

Osobno više volim gušće smoothije, ali po želji slobodno dodajte više mlijeka.

SASTOJCI

(Za 2 šalice / 5,10 kn po šalici / 10,20 kn za sve)

1 mala banana, narezana na komade (2,00 kn)

1 šalica smrznutih malina (5,00 kn)

2 žlice kokosovog brašna (1,00 kn)

1 žlica meda (1,00 kn)

2/3 šalice mlijeka – za vegansku verziju uzmite sojino ili od orašastih plodova (1,20 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Dodajte sve sastojke u blender ili sjeckalicu i pulsirajte dok ne postane kremasto. Po potrebi, dodajte još mlijeka do željene gustoće. Poslužite odmah.

Thick Raspberry Banana Smoothie / Gusti smoothie od maline i banane