Peanut Butter Granola

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons peanut butter 
  • 2 Tablespoons honey 
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon 
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla 
  • 1 cup quick oats 
  • Nonstick spray 

Directions

  1. Wash hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds. 
  2. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  3. Combine peanut butter and honey in a bowl and microwave until peanut butter melts; stir.  
  4. Stir cinnamon and vanilla into peanut butter mixture. Add oats and stir until oats are completely covered by mixture.  
  5. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.  
  6. Spread oats onto prepared cookie sheet and bake for 7-10 minutes, until granola is slightly browned.  

Makes 1 cup, 4 servings

Banana Protein Pancakes

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup red or green lentils 
  • 1 cup old fashioned (large flake) oats 
  • 1 cup CNP Master Mix
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar 
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon 
  • 3/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup canola oil (or melted butter) 
  • 2 eggs, large 
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla 
  • 2 bananas, over-ripe, mashed 
  • maple syrup (optional, to serve with pancakes) 
  • Nonstick spray

Directions

  1. Wash hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds. 
  2. In a small saucepan of boiling water, cook the lentils according to package directions. Drain well and set aside. 
  3. In a large bowl, stir together the oats, CNP Master Mix, brown sugar, cinnamon. In a smaller bowl, whisk together the yogurt, water, oil, eggs, and vanilla. 
  4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients along with the mashed banana and cooked lentils, and stir until just combined. 
  5. Set a heavy skillet over medium heat and spray with nonstick spray. 
  6. Cook about 1/4 a cup of batter at a time. Cook for a couple of minutes on medium, until bubbles begin to break through the surface, then flip. Pancakes shoudl be golden and springy to the touch.
  7. Serve warm drizzled with maple syrup (optional). 

Makes 20 servings

Banana Oat Energy Bites

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rolled oats 
  • 1 banana 
  • cup applesauce 
  • ¼ cup raisins 
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla 
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Nonstick spray

 

Directions

  1. Wash hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds.
  2. Mash bananas and add applesauce and vanilla. Mix well.  
  3. Add oatmeal, raisins and cinnamon. Mix well.
  4. Spray cookie sheet with nonstick spray or line with parchment paper. 
  5. Form mixture into rounds and place on baking sheet.
  6. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.  

Makes 36 servings

Peanut Butter Walnut Granola Bars

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
  • ¾ cup crushed wheat bran flakes cereal
  • ¼ cup chopped walnuts
  • ¼ cup dried fruit (optional)
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • Nonstick spray

Directions

  1. Wash hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds.
  2. Preheat oven to 300°F and spray an 8×8 inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Set aside. 
  3. In a large bowl, combine oats, cereal, walnuts, and dried fruit.
  4. Combine peanut butter, honey, and vanilla in a saucepan and heat until peanut butter melts.
  5. Beat egg in a small bowl and pour over dry ingredients. Pour peanut butter mixture over dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
  6. Transfer to the 8×8-inch baking pan and press mixture down firmly.
  7. Bake at 300°F for 30-40 minutes until golden brown on top.
  8. Remove from oven and let cool completely before cutting into bars.

Makes 10 bars

Baked Peanut Butter Oatmeal

Ingredients

  • 3 cups oatmeal
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 2 eggs, beaten
 

Directions

  1. Wash hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  3. Spray 9x-13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
  4. Combine oatmeal, baking powder, salt, and milk in baking pan.
  5. In a separate bowl combine oil, honey, eggs, and peanut butter.
  6. Mix all ingredients together.
  7. Cover pan and store in fridge overnight or bake immediately.
  8. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
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