Crunchy Flapjacks

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups  all-purpose flour [or 1c all-purpose and ½c whole wheat flour]
• 2 Tbsp  brown sugar or palm sugar
• 1 Tbsp  white granulated sugar
• 1½ tsp  baking powder
• ½ tsp  baking soda
• ½ tsp  sea salt
• 1½ cups  Crunchy Monkey granola
• 2  medium eggs
• 2½ cups  buttermilk (buttermilk substitute:  add 2T + 1t lemon juice or white vinegar to whole milk, let stand for 15 mins. at room temperature)
• 3 Tbsp  melted unsalted butter
• Olive oil
• Thinly-sliced Thai bananas or other fruit
• Honey, jam or other topping
• [Optional:  add ¼ tsp powdered cinnamon]

 Method

1. Add all dry ingredients to a mixing bowl and blend together.
2. In another bowl, beat the eggs and add the buttermilk.
3. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix gently until blended.
4. Gently mix in the melted butter.
5. Add a bit of olive oil to a pre-heated non-stick pan. Once oil is hot, lower heat to medium and add ½ -1 cup batter moving pan in circular motion to spread it out evenly.
6. Cook slowly until air bubbles appear and bottom shows nice browning.
7. Flip the flapjack and fry the other side.
8. Transfer to plate, top stack with a square of butter, honey and sliced fruit.
9. Enjoy!

Crunchy Monkey Tutti Frutti

Crunchy Monkey Tutti Frutti

Ingredients:

• 1  sweet, ripe mango
• 1-2  sweet, firm Thai bananas (note: frozen bananas work, but do not look as good)
• 1  sweet eating orange or tangerine: seed/dice or separate into segments
• ½-¾ cup  thick, whole milk yogurt
• ½ cup  Crunchy Monkey granola
• 1 Tbsp  fruit jam or honey

Method

1. Place the yogurt in the center of an 8”-10” ceramic plate (be sure to avoid spooning on the whey)
2. Peel and cut up the fruit (a consistent dice works well and looks good)
3. Casually scatter the cut fruit over the yogurt
4. Dust whole with Crunchy Monkey granola.
5. Place a dollop of jam or honey on top

Note: Other fruit to consider: grapes (halved, seeded), apples (sweet, crunchy), kiwifruit, firm, ripe papaya.

Mushy Monkey

Ingredients

• 2 cups  milk (whole or skim)
• ½  small Thai banana, sliced thinly
• 1 cup  Crunchy Monkey granola
• 1 tsp  sea salt
• unsalted butter
• honey

Method

1. Add milk and salt to a heavy sauce pan and heat until simmering.
2. Add Crunchy Monkey granola.
3. When it returns to a simmer, cover and heat gently for 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Place in bowl; add butter and honey, if desired.

(Note: Color of cooked oatmeal may be greyish; adding a bit of strawberry, raspberry or mulberry jam improves this)