Homemade Granola

 Serve with greek yogurt & fresh fruit for a delicious breakfast!

Ingredients

2 cups rolled oats

1/4 cup flax seed

1/8 cup wheat germ (optional)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.

In a large bowl, toss the oats, flax seed and wheat germ with the cinnamon and salt.

In a medium bowl, stir together the butter, honey, brown sugar, and vanilla. Whisk until completely combined.

Pour the honey mixture over the oats mixture and use your hands to combine them: Gather up some of the mixture in each hand and make a fist. Repeat until all of the oats are coated with the honey mixture.

Pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Spread it out evenly, but leave a few clumps here and there for texture.

Bake for 15 minutes, then toss around the sheet, bake for an additional 5 minutes. Cool and enjoy!

Nutella Cookies

1 Peter 4:9

Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.

 

 

Have you ever has someone call you and ask if they could stop by for a cup of coffee in 30 minutes? Or how about this; your husband arranges for friends to come over and forgets to tell you until the morning of?

 

I love to have people in our home, I enjoy the fellowship and encouragement it always brings even if I am not necessarily in the mood at the time. I love that my kids get to hear the wisdom of others, they are also learning how important it is to share our lives with those God puts in our path. But lets face it, sometimes we feel so unprepared!

 

I have come to realize over the years that having people over for fellowship does not always mean providing a three course meal served on china and linen, although that is fun sometimes. Most of the time people just want to visit, fellowship, hang out, whatever you want to call it! So, next time you find out you are having company at short notice whip up a batch of these easy, fast (seriously, they take five minutes to mix up) and delicious cookies, turn on the coffee pot, relax, and enjoy the people you've are blessed to know.

 

1C Nutella

1Egg

1/2C sugar

1/4 C butter

1C flour

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Roll out dough into 1" balls. Place on a cookie sheet and flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass. Bake for 7-9 minutes. Makes 24 cookies