Your new favorite breakfast – oats coated in cashew butter and packed with your favorite nuts and dried fruit
Steel cut oats, rolled oats, overnight oats, toast, muffins. All breakfasts I love. But none can stand in the way of my favorite.
& that’s granola.
I find myself daydreaming about breakfast all day. When it finally comes, I try to savor every bite.
I love mine packed with a variety of dried fruit and nuts. My absolute favorite mix-ins are diced dried pineapple and pecan halves. I make sure my portion is abundant in these and always save one pecan for the last bite!
When it comes to flavors, I love experimenting. I’ve had lots of successes and a few failures – like coffee granola π & the ideas keep coming. I really want to make a cookie butter one, or one with legit chocolate pieces, but I’m afraid that might just be a little too dangerous!
Before I broke up with peanut butter (he dumped me!,) I loved making PB granola – it was just beyond delicious. The texture it gave the oats was phenomenal. Alas, I decided to try a batch with cashew butter and it’s definitely one of my faves these days! I also added cashew halves (as if three nuts weren’t enough ?!? ) This granola is so velvety and delicious. I’m pretty sure it will be one of your favorites, too π
What’s your favorite breakfast?
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup cashew butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups old fashioned oats
- 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 cup cranberries
- 1/2 cup dried pineapple, diced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet with canola oil.
- In a medium bowl, combine oil, maple syrup, cashew butter and vanilla extract. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine oats, whole wheat flour and nuts. Pour liquids into dry and mix until oats are coated. Spread onto prepared baking sheet.
- Bake 30 minutes. Then stir in dried fruit. Bake an additional 20 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely and then store.
More Granola:
I also love experimenting while cooking. It’s a real fun.
Loved your recipe.. π
I agree. Thanks Puja!
Oh my gosh, cashew butter granola – I was going to say that my favorite breakfast is eggs in clouds (one of my favorite recipes!) but between them and this deliciousness I’m not sure it would be a fair fight! Pinning!!
ha ha! Thanks so much, Kate π
Oh no! Why did PB dump you? That is terrifying.
I also dream about breakfast. It’s definitely the most hopeful and fun meal of the day for me!
Using cashew butter ROCKS.
I don’t know, Mir. Just one day it smelled and tasted funny – boo! & what a great way to describe breakfast. Thanks π
You had me at “cashew butter.” Megan, I am right there with you on the breakfast love. Any way that I can work breakfast into another part of the day means a better day overall. π Your granola looks so ridiculously delicious. Love that I can actually see the cashew butter coating all the yummy morsels. Happy Monday! π Off to pin this. π
Aww – thanks so much, Demeter!!!
Sorry to hear about your break-up with peanut butter – he didn’t know how good he had it! That’s okay, there are better butters out there, my friend! π Yum! I love a good granola and this is packed with so much goodness; I think I’d munch all day ’til it was gone!
I agree, Annie! Thanks π
homemade granola is the best!! this sounds delicious!
You’re right! Thanks Manali π
These look amazing and all of those flavors would taste fabulous! I have never been inspired to make my own granola, but I think I will give these a try! My fav breakfast is gobi paratha topped with ghee!! YUM!!
You have to try it! & I’m checking your favorite out too π
Oh this granola looks SO good, Megan! I just tried cashew butter a few weeks ago, and now I’m hooked. I have a feeling I would devour this all in no time!
I’m hooked on cashew butter, too! Thanks Gayle!
You can never have too much granola recipes, especially if they include cashew butter! I would still have to try cashew butter and I think its the time because I need to make that awesome granola ASAP!
I think you’ll love cashew butter, Anu. Thanks π
I would love to add this to some plain Greek yogurt and call it breakfast!
Oh yes! That’s the best idea, Eva π
All you have to say is cashew butter and I’m hooked! I could snack on this granola all day. I love making homemade granola and can’t wait to try this recipe.
I use to snack on granola incessantly! Now I’ve learned to savor every bite in the morning. Thanks Ashley!
I have such a weakness for homemade granola and love that you used cashew butter! This batch would disappear in no time at our house π
Me too, Kelly! Thank you π
I absolutely LOVE homemade granola too, girlfriend! SOOO much better than the store bought kind, and this looks absolutely delicious!! LOVING the cashew butter and all your add-in’s! Granola heaven! I could eat my weight in this stuff! Cheers!
I agree, Cheyanne! Thanks so much π
Homemade granola is the heattttt!! lol And I cannot get over how much I love that you used cashew butter! I am obsessed with that stuff … so good! I so need to try this out on the weekend to have on hand during the week!!
ha ha! Thanks Ashley π & you should definitely try a batch – let me know if you do!
Who needs peanuts when cashews are so delicious
Definitely! Thanks John π
I have never done a cashew butter granola but it sounds amazing. I love all the dried fruits you incorporated in to this recipe! It looks absolutely delicious!! π
Thanks so much, Ashlyn!