Best Granola Topping Recipes

APPLE CRUMBLE WITH GRANOLA TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Core, peel (or not) and slice apples.
• In a large bowl, stir together apples, brown sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon.
• Put in a 9"x9" casserole dish and dot with 1/3 of the butter.
• Place granola in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin to break it up.
• Place granola in a bowl and add the rest of the butter.
• Using a fork, push the butter into the crushed granola, working it through.
• Sprinkle the mixture over the apples.
• Cover the dish with foil and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake about 10 minutes longer or until the topping has browned.
• Let stand for approximately 10 minutes then serve with vanilla ice cream.
• Enjoy!

3-INGREDIENT PEACH CRISP WITH GRANOLA TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Slice peaches, leaving skin on, into 1/3" wedges; discard pits (you should have about 6 cups sliced fruit).
• Toss fruit, brown sugar, and salt in baking dish. Bake fruit until juices are bubbling and most of the liquid is evaporated, 35-40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss granola with oil in a medium bowl.
• Sprinkle granola over fruit, then continue to bake until warmed through and golden brown, 7-10 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

CHUNKY APPLE BREAD WITH CRUNCHY GRANOLA TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease bottom only of 8x4-inch loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray; lightly flour.
• In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, yogurt and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. On low speed, beat in flour, cinnamon, baking powder, vanilla and salt. Stir in apples and walnuts. Spoon batter into pan. Sprinkle crushed granola bar evenly over top of batter, pressing lightly into batter.
• Bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Use serrated knife to cut loaf into 16 slices. Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.

TRIPLE BERRY PIE WITH GRANOLA CRUNCHY CRUMB TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place a rack in the bottom third of the oven. Put the pie shell on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, combine the berries with the lemon zest and juice, the sugar and instant tapioca. Stir together to completely combine and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the flour and brown sugar. Using a fork or a pastry cutter, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in the granola.
• Pour the berry mixture into the pie crust and top with the granola crumb topping. Bake until the inside of the pie is bubbling and the top is golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. (If the top browns too quickly, cover loosely with aluminum foil.) Remove from the oven and cool at least 1 hour on a wire cooling rack before serving.
• Combine the whipped topping and maple syrup and mix until well blended. Serve with the pie.

BANANA MUFFINS WITH CRUNCHY GRANOLA TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Mix first 7 ingredients in a bowl.
• In another large bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients, besides the bananas.
• Mash the bananas (its sometimes easier to mash them in their skins a bit first) then add them to the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix them together.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in 3 installments, make sure not to over-mix.
• Either grease muffin tin with a paper towel dipped in olive oil or line the muffin tin with paper liners.
• Fill the muffin cups about 3/4 the way up.
• Crumble granola and add to the top of each muffin, adding as much or as little as you want.
• Bake for about 20-25 minutes or untill a toothpick comes out clean.
• Enjoy !

MICROWAVE PEAR CRISP WITH GRANOLA TOPPING

Steps:

• Combine the 2 TB sugar, flour, cinnamon and lemon rind; toss with pears. Pour pear mixture into 8-inch square microwavable dish. Cover with wax paper.
• Microwave at HIGH power for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Blend cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, egg, milk and lemon juice until smooth. Pour evenly over pears. Sprinkle top with granola. Cover with wax paper.
• Microwave at MEDIUM-HIGH power for 3 to 4 minutes or until pears are tender, rotating 1/4 turn after 2 minutes.

CHUNKY APPLE BREAD WITH CRUNCHY GRANOLA TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF. Grease bottom only of 8x4-inch loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray; lightly flour.
• In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, yogurt and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. On low speed, beat in flour, cinnamon, baking powder, vanilla and salt. Stir in apples and walnuts. Spoon batter into pan. Sprinkle crushed granola bar evenly over top of batter, pressing lightly into batter.
• Bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Use serrated knife to cut loaf into 16 slices. Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.

GRANOLA TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, toss together the oats, almonds, wheat germ and cardamom. Pour in the agave and mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the mixture to the sheet pan and bake until golden, stirring halfway through, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan.

CRANBERRY PEAR CRUNCH WITH GRANOLA TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix pears, cranberries, granulated sugar and 3 tablespoons flour. Spoon evenly into baking dish.
• In medium bowl, mix crushed granola bars, 1/2 cup flour, the brown sugar and butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over pear mixture.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until top is golden brown and fruit is tender (mixture will be bubbly). Cool slightly.
• Serve warm or cool with whipped cream or ice cream.

MAPLE GRANOLA CRUNCH PORRIDGE TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Roughly blitz hazelnuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, cashew nuts, pine nuts and dates in a food processor (or bash with a rolling pin in a sandwich bag), and transfer to a bowl.
• Bring maple syrup, sugar and olive oil to boil in a small saucepan. Pour over the granola and stir well. Spread onto a large baking sheet and bake for 35-40 mins, turning regularly, until golden brown. Leave to cool in a large bowl before serving sprinkled over your oats. Keeps for 1 week.