{"id":3832,"date":"2014-05-29T00:24:14","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T00:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/?p=3832"},"modified":"2014-05-29T01:09:35","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T01:09:35","slug":"peanut-butter-trail-mix-granola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/2014\/05\/29\/peanut-butter-trail-mix-granola\/","title":{"rendered":"Peanut Butter Trail Mix Granola"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"trail<\/img><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

Ok, let\u2019s talk about granola, and getting lost. \u00a0Have you ever been lost? \u00a0I mean really, really lost. Like \u2018all forms of technology have failed you and you\u2019ve walked over 14 miles and you\u2019re going to fall if you have to go one more step\u2019 lost. \u00a0Yeah, it\u2019s serious. \u00a0Let me explain\u2026<\/p>\n

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It was a beautiful sunny Mother\u2019s Day, and we were walking peacefully through the hiking trails at Antietam<\/a>, munching away on our oh-so-good trail mix and having a great time enjoying the sights. After walking about 4 miles, we decided to follow the trail map to head back to the visitors center. Turns out, the blurry photocopied map they gave us fused two roads together, so what we thought was the road leading back to the car was really a road leading us heck far out to the middle of nowhere. \u00a0It was bad. \u00a0I mean really bad. \u00a0My little hiking partners (precocious explorers, ages 5 and 3) walked for 4 more miles before almost collapsing from exhaustion. \u00a0After carrying them for a few more miles down the road, I decided to leave them with their dad at a local restaurant while I walked another 6 miles to get the car. \u00a0After a few hours, we were finally back in the car and on our way home. \u00a0But, let me tell you, it\u2019s an adventure we won\u2019t soon forget.<\/p>\n

\"antietam<\/img><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s talk about this trail mix. \u00a0It\u2019s granola, but really it should be called energy-packed candy bites. \u00a0Here\u2019s what it\u2019s got: oats, rice cereal, chocolate chips, dried cranberries, walnuts and dried coconut. \u00a0Oh, and did I mention all that goodness is covered in a homemade peanut butter sauce to send this candy, I mean granola, over the top? \u00a0Yeah, you need to make this ASAP and keep it around for emergencies. \u00a0You know, like getting lost\u2026<\/p>\n

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Peanut Butter Trail Mix Granola<\/h3>\n

Serves 4<\/p>\n

{Gluten free, Vegan friendly}<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • 6 tablespoons butter (or non-dairy margarine), cubed<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 cup peanut butter<\/li>\n
  • 1-1\/2 cups oats (gluten free, if needed)<\/li>\n
  • 1 cup rice cereal<\/li>\n
  • 1 cup chocolate chips (or M&Ms)<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 cup dried cranberries<\/li>\n
  • 1\/4 cup chopped walnuts<\/li>\n
  • 1\/4 cup shredded coconut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    To make the sauce, combine the butter, brown sugar and peanut butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. \u00a0Stir occasionally until smooth and the mixture reaches a boil. \u00a0Once it reaches the boiling point, cook for an additional 3 minutes, stirring constantly. \u00a0Remove from the heat, and let cool slightly for a few minutes.<\/p>\n

    In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients, mixing them together with a spatula. \u00a0Pour the peanut butter sauce over the granola mix, and stir until the granola mix is coated with the peanut butter sauce.<\/p>\n

    Transfer the granola to a parchment paper-lined rimmed baking sheet, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (or overnight) before enjoying!<\/p>\n

    Original recipe by La Casa de Sweets<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

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    Homemade trail mix granola coated with homemade peanut butter sauce, this is the perfect treat to get you ready for facing any adventure!<\/p>\n

    {Gluten free, Vegan friendly}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111,22,506,329],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3832"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3832"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3838,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3832\/revisions\/3838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}