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Lavender Blueberry Granola

April 9, 2014 By Talya Tate Boerner

I love granola, but buying it pre-made can make a dent in the pocketbook. I whipped up a batch of my own using Martha Stewart’s Blueberry Almond granola recipe for inspiration. I modified Martha’s ingredients, eliminating the vegetable oil and coconut and adding flax seed and lavender which I have growing in my back yard. (Lavender not flax seed…)

Lavender Blueberry Granola

Lavender’s health benefits help aid in digestion plus this herb adds a light floral flavor to whatever you are baking—not overwhelming, just a fresh taste. (I try to throw herbs into all my dishes. The antioxidants are healing, so why not?)

lavender

 

I was pleasantly surprised at how quick and easy homemade granola is to make.

Lavender Blueberry Granola

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Ingredients Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups old-fashioned oats I used Quaker
  • 3/4 cup raw slivered almonds
  • 1/4 cup flaxseed whole, not ground
  • 1/4 cup local honey I use Zip Code honey from Texas Honeybee Guild
  • 1 Tablespoon lavender buds chopped
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 cup dried blueberries

Notes

Don't be afraid to experiment by substituting your favorite berries or nuts.

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a medium bowl, mix all ingredients except blueberries. Right about now you’ll be thinking wait, this looks strangely like that concoction she made a few months ago for Valentine birdseed feeders… I agree. It does. And although both are edible, this is much better tasting (for humans).

 

lavender blueberry granola

3. Fold in blueberries.

4. Spread on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

lavender blueberry granola

 

5. Bake 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden brown. Cool. Transfer to your preferred container for storage.

6. Serve with yogurt or ice cream, sprinkle on salads, add to rice pudding, or leave in a Mason jar beside the coffee pot and take a bite every time you walk into the kitchen.

lavender blueberry granola with yogurt

Greek yogurt, lavender blueberry granola, drizzle of agave, sprinkle of bee pollen, sliced bananas

 

If you don’t have access to lavender, you can order organic culinary lavender from Hood River Lavender. My husband and I visited Hood River Lavender (Oregon) last summer. If you ever have the opportunity to spend time at a lavender farm, do it. As you might imagine, the air smells heavenly.

Hood River Lavender

Hood River Lavender Farm, Oregon

 

Now I’m wondering…have you ever cooked with lavender?

lavender blueberry granola

granola in small Mason jars = great gift idea!

 

Grace Grits and Gardening

As rosemary is to the spirit, so lavender is to the soul. – Unknown

 

Filed Under: Food & Recipes, Gardening Tagged With: healthy recipes, homemade granola, lavender

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Comments

  1. Pary Moppins says

    April 9, 2014 at 9:05 am

    I cook with lavender all the time. I love it in baked goods like lemon and lavender tea bread or blueberry and lavender cheesecake. 🙂

    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      April 9, 2014 at 1:23 pm

      Lemon and lavender tea bread sounds amazing.

  2. Tim says

    April 10, 2014 at 7:57 am

    Thanks, Talya, for the great recipe! Now all I gotta do is make me up a batch and put it on my ice cream..=) Also, your photo skills are still Awesomenth!!!…along with your writing skills, of course!=)

  3. Dorothy Johnson says

    April 10, 2014 at 9:33 am

    You make it look so easy, as usual. I love lavender, probably more than granola to be honest. I had some in a pot for a while but will need to replace it this year after the ugly winter we’ve had. See you soon!

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  1. Quinoa with Curried Yogurt and Mango - grace grits and gardening says:
    May 9, 2014 at 2:43 pm

    […] This quinoa recipe will serve 6-8. I like to make a big bowl and eat it every day for lunch. For variety, try a scoop with fresh arugula salad topped with homemade blueberry granola. […]


Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

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