One of our favorite ways to make oats is into granola, but we don’t always have time to sit down and eat a bowl of cereal in the morning. That’s why I love making these easy Granola Bites with Kashi Oats.

Crunchy Peanut Butter Granola Bites

Once you mix them up, you can refrigerate them for a week or freeze them for a month so you always have a quick and healthy snack on the go.

The best part is, there’s only 4 ingredients. And if you’d like, you can add dried fruit or chocolate chips.

The kids love getting their hands dirty helping me make these. Licking fingers is the best part!

Crunchy Peanut Butter Granola Bites

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Total time

15 mins

 

A strong peanut butter flavor packed with protein in a little bite, what's more satisfying than that?

Author: True Aim

Recipe type: Snack

Cuisine: American

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 3 cups Kashi Go Lean Crunch Cereal
• ¾ cup natural peanut butter
• ¼ cup honey
• ¼ cup wheat germ or ground flax seed

Instructions

1. Coarsely chop or grind the cereal in a food processor or blender.
2. Mix with all the other ingredients in a large bowl. Add fruit or chocolate chips if wanted.
3. Roll into 1 inch balls and refrigerate on parchment paper for 1-2 hours.
4. Keep in an air tight container for 1 week or freeze for 1 month and defrost in the refrigerator overnight. Makes 20-22 bites.

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We don’t do cable in our house, so movie night is extra special.  I always make a snack to munch on while we watch.

Snack Time: Lucky Pop

This is super easy to make and you can substitute any cereal you like for the Lucky Charms that I used.

Ingredients:

• 1 Bag of Pop Corn
• 1/2 Cup of Lucky Charms Cereal
• 1/2 Cup Almond Bark or White Chocolate Melted
• Green Food Coloring (Optional)

Directions:

1. Pop the corn according to package directions.  I usually press the popcorn button on my microwave and listen until there are 2 second gaps between pops.
2. Pour the popcorn out on parchment paper to cool.  Meanwhile, melt your chocolate or almond bark in the microwave 30 seconds at a time until smooth.
3. Mix in a couple drops of food coloring if you want and transfer the chocolate into a plastic bag.
4. Clip a small hole in one corner of the bottom of the bag and squeeze the chocolate onto the cooled popcorn.
5. Sprinkle with Lucky Charms and cool until the chocolate is set or transfer to the refridgerator for 10 minutes.

The snack mix came out sweet, salty and it was really colorful and fun. My kids loved it! Next time I’ll add some pretzels or peanuts for more crunch and saltiness. It was time for the movie!

They chose Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader. We didn’t let our children watch the whole movie because it was a little scary and it was time for bed, but they enjoyed every minute.  After they were in bed, my husband and I got to have a little date night at home watching the rest of the movie and eating what was left of our Lucky pop.

Family movie night for the win!

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I remember when I was young and my mother let me make my own breakfast in the morning. Although it seems like nothing to us now, to a 5-yr-old, getting your own cereal all by yourself makes you feel way grown up. My daughter is especially proud and if I show my face in the kitchen when she’s getting breakfast, oh no! My mother always had Honey Nut Cheerios® in the pantry when I was young. I guess it’s just an ingrained preference, but that’s what we always have in our pantry too. But I know my mother didn’t have a smart phone to help her shop for deals on cereal like I do.

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And when my daughter’s not making breakfast for herself, she’s begging along with her brother and sister for me to make muffins. Of course I will! As long as someone helps me

I have three muffin recipes that I like to rotate through; banana, blueberry, and Apple Cinnamon. The best part is, I use the cereal that’s left over from Saturday mornings as topping for the muffins during the week.

You know that annoying amount of cereal at the bottom of the bag that doesn’t quite make a full bowl? It doesn’t split between 3 children well, but it makes a great crunch topping for the muffins.

Cinnamon Apple Muffins with Crunchy Cereal Topping

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

35 mins

 

These cinnamon apple muffins taste like apple pie. Use your left over cereal to make a crunchy topping that makes them irresistible.

Author: True Aim

Recipe type: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• ½ cup Butter
• ½ cup Applesauce (Room Temp/Warmed)
• ½ cup Brown Sugar
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 Lg Eggs
• 1 cup Sour Cream or Plain Yogurt
• 2¼ cup Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp plus ½ tsp Cinnamon
• ¼ tsp Nutmeg
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 2 Medium Apples Chopped or about 2 cups
• 2 tbs White Sugar
• For the topping:
• 1 tbs Melted Butter
• 2 tbs Brown Sugar
• ½ tsp Cinnamon
• 2 tbs Flour
• ½ cup Honey Nut Cheerios® or your favorite cereal

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 and prepare your muffin tins with muffin liners or nonstick spray. Combine the white sugar and ½ tsp of the extra cinnamon and sprinkle each sprayed or lined muffin cup with ½ tsp of the mixture.
2. Next, Cream ½ cup butter, applesauce, and ½ cup brown sugar. Add the vanilla and eggs and mix well.
3. In a separate bowl mix together 2¼ cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1 tsp cinnnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
4. Alternate adding sour cream and the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Stir in the apples.
5. To make the topping, melt the extra 1 tbs butter and combine it with 2 tbs brown sugar, ½ tsp cinnamon, 2 tbs flour, and cereal.
6. Fill muffin cups to the top and add 1 tbs cereal topping to each muffin.
7. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Makes 24-28 muffins.

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No they don’t look that pretty with the Cheerio® topping, but the crunchy sweetness is awesome! You can use any type of cereal you want. Apple Cinnamon Chex® would be a perfect combination.

Or leave the topping off and eat them with a big bowl of your favorite Big G cereal.

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