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A long time ago in a different life (or at least i A long time ago in a different life (or at least it feels that way) I was riding in a car at night with @whereissionnie to meet up with @ruthielindsey and @1924us for bonfires and general cabin shenanigans outside of Nashville. 

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And that is simply sometimes you have to cling to the mast. You aren’t doing anything but surviving but that’s the most important work of all. Because the storm WILL pass. And you‘ll be left standing.

And when it does you can mend the sails. Untangle the ropes. And get on with the business of sailing.

I’ve learned to give myself permission to do nothing but make it through. To sleep a little too late. To dance in front of the mirror and feel myself even when I look ridiculous. To load and unload the dishwasher and allow that to be a great victory. To dress like a cartoon character in nothing but white t-shirts and denim shorts.  To eat mac & cheese from a box and frozen chicken nuggets sometimes. To not respond to text messages. To flail and get back up over and over. To ask for help. A lot.

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Granola : White Chocolate + Cherry + Macadamia + Coconut

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10.31.2015

I’m a breakfast person. Maybe it’s because I’m not a morning person, and it gives me a motive to get out of bed when I’m tangled up in dream webs and sheets. Or maybe it’s a metabolic, blood sugar thing. And for two to three years (I’m really bad at time, I don’t know which) I ate exactly the same thing. Every morning. Granola + yogurt + fruit. Coffee. I found it to be the perfect breakfast to sate my hunger and keep me from consuming copious amounts of baked good throughout my recipe testing fraught days. One day I was asked for a granola recipe. So, like any normal person, I spent about half a day doing granola research to come up with my personal granola ideal. The clutch thing was it had to be clumpy. Granola without clumps is muesli as far as I’m concerned, and I got no time for that. Then one day I thought to add Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE White Chocolate and breakfast was complete. The flavor combination of white chocolate with dried cherries, big flakes of coconut, macadamia nuts, and bee pollen is just just. Just make it.

So here are my clumpy granola secrets gleaned from much testing & google fueled research.

1. A mix of wet and dry sweetener. Some form of granulated sugar, be it white, brown, sucanet, or otherwise. And some form of “wet sugar” like honey, sorghum, maple syrup, molasses, golden syrup, what have you. I used to use agave but I’ve since read some not so hot things about it and have removed it from my pantry pending further investigation.

2. A mix of oat flour, rice puffs, and rolled oats = maximum clumpage. Do not use quick oats in place of the rolled oats. Or you will have a sort of granola cookie. Which is nice tasting but not granola.

3. Egg white. While this can absolutely be made sans egg white if you are vegan, it acts as an excellent binder. Resulting in premium clumps.

4. Careful turning and minimum fussage. I turn my granola once during baking with a very, very large spatula (a giant red, plastic one designed for pancakes… very ugly but highly practical). I flip it in pieces as large as I can manage.

And there you have it. Granola worthy of, in my opinion, the name granola.

Then comes the adding of the stuff & things. This might be my favorite combination of stuff & things. As I’ve said before, I was a very vocal detractor of white chocolate & general hating hater of it…until I met Lindt LINDOR white chocolate truffles which acted as a gateway to the rest of their white chocolate. I’ve been hooked since. And will admit to making this granola and proceeding to eating all the white chocolate out of it forcing me to replenish it. Oops.

This is my Sunday morning indulgence granola, and while I don’t consume it every single morning like I used to, granola is still in heavy rotation. My favorite yogurt to top it with is Icelandic skyr. That stuff is protein packed, low in sugar, and the perfect compliment to this sweet granola. Though it isn’t too sweet. Just sweet enough.

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granola : white chocolate + cherry + macademia + coconut

Ingredients

  • 20 grams (2 tablespoons) bee pollen (optional)
  • 50 grams (1 cup) big coconut flakes
  • 95 grams (1 cup) rolled oats
  • 125 grams (1 cup) oat flour
  • 30 grams (1 cup) rice puffs
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 50 grams (1/4 cup) sugar
  • 70 grams (3/4 cup) roughly chopped macadamia nuts
  • 85 grams (1/4 cup) honey
  • 75 grams (1/3 cup) unrefined coconut oil, melted but not hot
  • 1 egg white, room temp (if cold, it will cause the coconut oil to harden)
  • 1 cup dried cherries, roughly chopped
  • 1 bar Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE white chocolate, chopped/broken into bite size shards

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 300°F, and line a sheet tray with parchment paper.
  2. In a mixing bowl thoroughly combine the bee pollen, coconut flakes, rolled oats, oat flour, rice puffs, salt, sugar, and nuts.
  3. In a separate bowl thoroughly combine the honey, coconut oil, and egg white.
  4. Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients and stire (or work with your hands) until thoroughly combined & all the dry ingredients are wet.
  5. Pat the granola onto the sheet tray in one solid mass, a single layer, about 3/4 inch thick. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the edges start to turn golden. Remove from the oven, flip the granola, and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until it's just golden brown. Allow granola to cool fully (it will come out chewy but crisp up when it's room temp), and then break it up into desired size clumps. Gently mix in the cherries and white chocolate and store in an airtight container.
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38 thoughts on “Granola : White Chocolate + Cherry + Macadamia + Coconut”

  1. Katrina says:
    October 31, 2015 at 5:50 pm

    The white chocolate in this granola is so lovely!! Really yummy flavour 🙂

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  2. Jennifer Almarine says:
    October 31, 2015 at 8:25 pm

    This looks heavenly – thanks for sharing! The addition of white chocolate is genius.

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  3. Jess says:
    November 1, 2015 at 1:16 am

    I’d never thought to use egg white as a binder, I love that idea to make it more “chunky” – and I really love the coconut cherry combo!

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  4. Sabrina says:
    November 1, 2015 at 2:34 am

    Oh how I would love to get up to such a bowl of indulgent granola. And I’m not even a big fan of white chocolate but adding cherries and coconut might be just my thing! As a morning person I just love the routine of getting up early on the weekend to make an indulgent breakfast for everyone – so that’s just what I might do right now: extra clumpy granola ’cause that’s just the way it’s meant to be!

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  5. Dena says:
    November 1, 2015 at 6:07 am

    This granola would get me out of bed in the morning, too. The white chocolate. Ah. What a great idea.

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  6. Dana Rogers says:
    November 1, 2015 at 7:50 am

    I am soooo not a morning person, your photos are tempting enough to make me want to try to be! I also am not a fan of white chocolate, but I think you found a balance of flavours and textures that would really enhance it…. but I wish I was waking up to a room like the one in your pics!

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  7. Laura&Nora @Our Food Stories says:
    November 1, 2015 at 8:12 am

    granola and white chocolate sounds like a winner!! wonderful post beth <3

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  8. Shilpa says:
    November 1, 2015 at 9:26 am

    That’s some good clumping!! Definitely trying this on a Sunday.

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  9. Miranda says:
    November 1, 2015 at 9:52 am

    I’m one of those booooooring people who has the same breakfast EVERY SINGLE DAY. Milk and coffe – and I always think of you and your husband now, whenever I have my brekkie, because, well, milk and coffee, right? – and bread and butter. I love the whole idea of granola, I especially love the idea of it with yogurt, sadly my stomach hates even the thought of it. I have given it try after try and always end up feeling nauseated and vomiting my breakfast if I do not stick to bread and butter coffee and milk. I found out that if I have granola with milk at night, I don’t get sick, but I do get fat, so I had to stay clear of the whole thing… and yeah, granola without the clumps is just muesli and muesli is for making bread!!
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  10. Sonja says:
    November 1, 2015 at 10:57 am

    Sooooo schöne Fotos!

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  11. Patricia says:
    November 1, 2015 at 1:13 pm

    I really love love white chocolate, what a great recipe !

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  12. Allyson says:
    November 1, 2015 at 4:56 pm

    I agree with you- granola without clumps is just muesli. Not that there’s anything wrong with muesli- it’s just not granola. For maximum clumping, I turn my granola at the fifteen minute mark, then continue to bake it for an extra half hour. I then let it cool completely before breaking it into pieces. That results in clumps that are just the right size.

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  13. Abbie E. says:
    November 2, 2015 at 12:05 am

    It looks delicious!!
    Abbie E.
    http://abulouslife.blogspot.com/

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  14. jen says:
    November 2, 2015 at 2:12 am

    This sounds so good! When you say rice puffs, do you mean the cereal that looks like rice cake pieces or rice crispies? I haven’t always had luck with clumpadge so I want to use the right thing. Also, out of the sweeteners you’ve listed which do you prefer? I normally use maple syrup but I think I’ve overdone it and want to try something different. Thank you!

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    1. beth says:
      November 2, 2015 at 1:51 pm

      I mean hippie rice crispies : ) And I like a combo of sugar or light brown sugar and either sorghum or honey.

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  15. Ramona says:
    November 2, 2015 at 2:52 am

    Amen to clumps!

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  17. Ioana Santos says:
    November 2, 2015 at 6:01 am

    Love this recipe, i never try with white chocolate 😉

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  18. The Forgotten Recipe says:
    November 2, 2015 at 12:05 pm

    I have become obsessed with Granola lately. There’s nothing quite like waking up to a bowl of oats and yogurt. I too am a breakfast person. Especially Sunday breakfasts. Nothing beats waking up slowly with a warm cup of coffee and the red and yellow leaves greeting you at your window. Thanks for sharing as always. 🙂

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  19. ellie says:
    November 2, 2015 at 2:22 pm

    Goodness gracious, Beth! This looks exquisite….too dreamy to be granola! Not that granola isn’t awesome already. I must try something like this soon especially since I love lindt for days when I’m extra indulgent. I love to eat a bowlful of cut up fruit with pb on top, a dollop of yogurt, and a sprinkle of cereal for crunch. ;))

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  20. Janet says:
    November 2, 2015 at 7:43 pm

    The granola looks amazing, but I can’t stop looking at the cereal spoons! Where can I get those?

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  21. Kristina says:
    November 3, 2015 at 4:36 am

    This sounds perfect. White chocolate and cherries are a perfect pair. I used to eat much more granola in the past, but I try to swap it for muesli, since it has less sugar. But it’s a really hard thing to do, especially when you see all these delicious recipes for homemade stuff.

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  22. Juli says:
    November 3, 2015 at 10:12 am

    Hello Beth:) Shall I ask you what exact kind of camera do you use?:) Thank you:)

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  23. Lauren Gaskill | Making Life Sweet says:
    November 3, 2015 at 10:38 am

    I totally agree! Granola without clumps is basically muesli! This is where store granolas get it all wrong … because they are always broken into a million little pieces. When it comes to real granola, I’m like you — GIVE ME CLUMPS! Haha. I love this recipe and I cannot wait to add it to my morning routine. Beautiful photos and thanks for sharing. 🙂

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  24. Sonia says:
    November 3, 2015 at 11:36 am

    This looks soo delicous and beautiful!

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  25. Allison Reeves says:
    November 3, 2015 at 11:36 am

    This looks delicious! Could you tell me the brand of scrub kitchen brushes you use? I’ve been searching for a good naturally made scrub brush…

    Thanks!

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  26. Rebekka says:
    November 5, 2015 at 7:41 am

    BETHHHHH!!! FINALLLYYYY!!! YOUR famous GRANOLA on the Internet where I can reference it any time I need to make it. Which is definitely now, and possibly every week for the rest of my life. People, it is the best granola you have ever tasted so please don’t hesitate…trust me….

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  27. Kathi says:
    November 6, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    Made it last night and it turned out great. Had to throw out the last one I made and was hesitant to make some since. Having a recipe to stick to helped, I think. This is so, so good! And has the perfect crunchy, clumpy consistence. Thanks for sharing!

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  28. Tammie says:
    November 7, 2015 at 10:27 pm

    this sounds so wonderful!
    thank you!

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  29. allegra says:
    November 10, 2015 at 11:11 am

    wow that looks so scrumptious!

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  30. I Chocoholic says:
    November 14, 2015 at 7:01 pm

    Beautiful …Thank you.

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  33. sarah smith says:
    January 21, 2016 at 5:53 pm

    it is great idea. I’ll give it a try. I’m sure my kids will like it so much.

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  36. amanda says:
    March 27, 2019 at 4:29 am

    Praise Be from Down Under! – this sounds wonderful!
    Pardon my ignorance, but what could you use instead of bee pollen?
    And could you use butter (how much) instead of coconut oil?

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