Last night hubby and I finally got to celebrate Valentine’s Day! It seemed to take forever, but we had to get over being sick, and we needed a night that would work for us. That said our meal turned out really well. One of the best parts was the Desert (of course). I made a granola fruit pizza. So just in case you want to try it here's the recipe.
Granola Crust
2 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1 cup shredded coconut, loosely packed
1/4 cup wheat flour
2 Tbs coffee grounds
3 tablespoons coconut oil
2/3 cup molasses
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 1/2 cups Blueberry Craisins
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line pizza pan with parchment paper.
Toss the oatmeal, walnuts, and coconut together on a sheet pan and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl and stir in wheat flour and coffee grounds.
Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
Place the coconut oil, molasses, vanilla, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for a minute, then pour over the toasted oatmeal mixture. Add the craisins and stir well.
Spoon mixture onto prepared pan. Wet your fingers and lightly press the mixture evenly into the pan. Bake for 25 minutes, until medium brown. Cool for at least 1 hour. Cut into slices, but leave crust on pan in shape of pizza.
Topping
2 cups Vanilla Yogurt
2 cups of fruit (I used blueberries and strawberries) sliced.
1/2 cup Shredded coconut
When crust is completely cool, spread yogurt over crust. Then sprinkle coconut evenly over pizza. Top with fruit. Freeze for 1 hour. Serve cold so that the granola does not become mushy due to yogurt. Keep leftovers frozen.
If you want to see the recipe that I based this granola on check out this Granola Recipe
Granola Crust
2 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1 cup shredded coconut, loosely packed
1/4 cup wheat flour
2 Tbs coffee grounds
3 tablespoons coconut oil
2/3 cup molasses
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 1/2 cups Blueberry Craisins
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line pizza pan with parchment paper.
Toss the oatmeal, walnuts, and coconut together on a sheet pan and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl and stir in wheat flour and coffee grounds.
Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
Place the coconut oil, molasses, vanilla, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for a minute, then pour over the toasted oatmeal mixture. Add the craisins and stir well.
Spoon mixture onto prepared pan. Wet your fingers and lightly press the mixture evenly into the pan. Bake for 25 minutes, until medium brown. Cool for at least 1 hour. Cut into slices, but leave crust on pan in shape of pizza.
Topping
2 cups Vanilla Yogurt
2 cups of fruit (I used blueberries and strawberries) sliced.
1/2 cup Shredded coconut
When crust is completely cool, spread yogurt over crust. Then sprinkle coconut evenly over pizza. Top with fruit. Freeze for 1 hour. Serve cold so that the granola does not become mushy due to yogurt. Keep leftovers frozen.
If you want to see the recipe that I based this granola on check out this Granola Recipe
