How to Eat Granola? 10 Ways Explained!

Granola is usually a combination of rolled oats, nuts, seeds and a bit of sweetness which can be honey or maple syrup that is baked until golden and crispy which is when it can be eaten by the handful. It is a food that can become anything it pleases during your day: breakfast, snack, dessert, or even an addition to your smoothie bowl.

It is readily available; chances are that most of the supermarkets, local shops, or even your favourite online grocery store app, have a couple of them in stock. And it can be clean eating, but it can also be any insatiable craving with a chew to it, but granola has a balance of good and good enough. Whether you are in it to be healthy, or the gutsy eat, everyone loves that sweet-salt crunch.

Well, just look out the nutrition label; not every granola is equal. Some of them are filled with sugar and some not so much so and increase the fibre and protein. Choose the one that suits what you want.

Now, if you’re wondering what to actually do with that bag of granola beyond pouring milk over it, here are 10 ways to eat it that go beyond the usual, and definitely won’t feel like a repeat of yesterday’s breakfast.

10 Ways to Eat Granola For Breakfast (That Aren’t Just a Boring Bowl)

This granola makes mornings a bit more, well, together even when you have to rush to work half-asleep. It is in the nature of breakfasts that do not demand much but somehow still deliver. You do not have to be a cook and stock your refrigerator to make it work. It is fast, tastes healthy and has that good, crunchy bang we all covertly crave.

When the ordinary bowl gets kind of meh, there are ten easy ways of giving it a makeover with little or no fuss.

1. Loaded Toast with Granola Crunch

Use your preferred bread or your favourite toast, multigrain or whole wheat is better. Apply a liberal amount of peanut butter or almond butter or hung curd. Slice on top with either banana, apple or chikoo and scatter some granola over all. It is a delicious breakfast that takes only a few minutes, and nutty granola is a healthy combination of crunch and creamy nut butter and fresh fruit that makes it rather filling.

2. Baking Goods, Upgraded

Add a cup of granola to the batter when you are baking banana breads, muffins or even suji cake. It gives a good crunch and background sweetness. Or, pour a bit of granola in the batter and bake until it comes out crisp and golden. This is ideal with banana muffins or oat cookies or even baked oats. The granola enhances the textures and will make your baked goods exciting.

3. Layer Parfaits in a Jar (Meal Prep Friendly)

To make a grab and go breakfast, layer off thick curd or Greek yoghurt, fruits chopped into small pieces and seasons such as mango, papaya or banana, and granola in a glass jar or a tiffin box. Duplicate the layers and cover the jar and store it in the refrigerator overnight or up to 2 days. It makes mornings so easy, one just picks up a jar, stirs and have a bite. To give it some nutrition, you can add honey or a bit of chia seeds.

4. Cereal-Style with Milk (Cold or Warm)

The simplest way: pour granola into a bowl and add milk. It can be prepared using cold milk or by heating to make you warm in cold days early in the morning. To add some sweetness and chewiness, add some raisins or chopped almond or chopped dates. This classic combination takes less than 5 minutes to prepare and is easy to digest and energising.

5. Topped Over Toasted Banana Bread

Cut a slice of banana bread and toast it lightly just to warm it up and indulge flavours. Top it with a layer of either nut butter or cream cheese and sprinkle with granola. The moist and soft banana bread topped with crunchy granola is a perfect combination of texture contrast, so that in case of leftover banana bread, it will not feel like the same breakfast, but rather like a new one.

6. The No-Bowl Breakfast

For mornings when you’re in a hurry or just don’t want to clean up, take a spoonful of peanut butter or Nutella, dip it into granola, and eat it directly. You can also wrap this combo in a roti or phulka for an easy handheld breakfast. Adding a banana slice makes it even better, no bowls, no fuss, just quick energy.

7. Granola Over Fruit Chaat

Make an easy fruit chaat with some chopped apples, bananas, oranges and pomegranate seeds. Toss with a squeeze of lemon, and a pinch of chaat masala to give some tangy flavour. Add granola to the top just before you eat it to get some crunch. It is a tasty and tangy combination that is healthy and gives you a nice mix of sweet, tangy, and crunchy.

8. Granola Trail Mix Bhel

Granola can be combined with roasted peanuts, roasted chana, murmura (puffed rice), finely diced raw mango or chopped dates and pinch of chaat masala or red chilli powder. Combine everything together and enjoy it as crunchy spicy sweet breakfast or snack. It is satiating, tasty and does not need to be cooked or prepared.

9. Granola + Chia Pudding

Put two tablespoons chia seeds in a cup of milk or almond milk overnight. In the morning, mix the pudding to see the consistency. Sprinkle with a good handful of granola and fresh pieces of fruit (mango/berries). This chia pudding, which is creamy and gel-like, is delightful with the crunchy granola, and hence this is a fulfilling and healthy breakfast.

10. Eat Out of the Packet

Granola is an easy option to have in your desk, bag or even the car when you are too busy in the morning. A few or even two handful out of the pack can keep you going at least until the next meal. It is handy, no messes, and quite satisfying when you are too busy to cook or clean.

Final Thoughts

Granola is not only a breakfast food, it is the food you need during a weekday, the snack between work or school, the Sunday sleeping-in meal. It goes with everything, requires no effort to prepare and works generally, to make you feel like you have got your life figured out (even when you do not). There is no crazy ingredient or five-step instruction and all you have to do is take a bag of granola and the rest of what you have around. The best thing is? It has no rules. and after you yourself get to experiment with these ten ideas, it is very likely that you will never again be satisfied with mere pouring in milk over it.

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