Each week I prepare a menu and for breakfast I try to just keep it simple.
Mon-muffins
Tue-Grits, Eggs, and Bacon
Wed-Cereal and Toast
Th-Pancakes
Fri- It varies
Sat- Egg Casserole
Su-Cereal
So, as you can see we eat cereal at least twice a week. It is a simple meal that can be prepared in just a matter of, well however long it takes you to get a bowl and some milk. Nothing really on my end either except maybe getting the bowl out of the cabinet.
I fished around for some different idea about homemade cereal and found none that sounded good to me. But, I remembered long time ago I asked a dear friend from Blooming with Blessings for her granola recipe.
Here it is.
1/2 c butter
1/2 c honey
4 c rolled oats
Nuts, raisins, coconut as desired
Melt the honey and butter. Pour over oats and other goodies. Mix well. Bake at 400 for 10. Stir and bake for an additional 5 if you want too.
The extras that I add in are dried cranberries, chopped almonds, and flax seed.
However, there are 3 other smaller people in the home that do not like this for cereal. I had to improvise. So, I replaced the butter with peanut butter, and left out the cranberries.
Made like the recipe instructed and poof I now have a peanut butter cereal that is well liked.
But, let me tell ya granola cereal can get a little old and so again the search continued and low and behold I found one that my two oldest just love. Grape nuts (homemade) This was perfect.
I found the recipe at Heavenly Homemakers. I just love Laura. She has great recipes that I make very often. However sometime I must tweak them to make the my family friendly .
On the Grape nut recipe I add a 1 T of nutmeg. I and my older two feel it gives it that something special.
There ya have it. It is super possible to get rid of all the Store bought cereal in your home. It just takes time to make.
What are some wonderful homemade breakfast foods you like to eat???
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