do you have a pin that you keep revisiting? or a recipe that you seem to be making every other week? well i for sure do. if pinterest had a tracking system, which i’m sure they do, they’d see that i am forever returning to what i now call my favourite pin aka “favorite granola”. it’s actually called banana bread granola and it’s by the minimalist baker. it’s soo. bloody. good. and addictive.

i made a batch for daani’s teachers for the end of the school year a few weeks ago, and then a day later another batch for us (read: me) to snack on during our jaunt to mexico. and then, a few days ago made another few batches to give out to my friends as a small treat to welcome ramadhan.

i told you, it’s my favourite pin. my favourite granola.

it’s pretty standard fare in my community to give out baked treats on eid, although i not really been active in this tradition other than receiving and eating the goodies. and since we all get so much at that time i thought it would be nice to usher in the month with something fun. so daani and i whipped up about four batches and packed them up in small mason jars. i used watercolour to paint some ramadhan kareem tags and just tucked them into the two piece lids. simple and no fuss!

i had a few made for certain people, but the rest i gave out liberally to those i saw in the halls or during the toddler program. anyone i talked to that night got a jar before my stash was done.

true, there’s less chance in the day to eat this treat now that we are fasting, but it’s the perfect snack for pre-bedtime or suhoor. the oats and flax go a long way during our 19 hour fasts, and the nuts, cinnamon, vanilla and banana flavour taste so yummy. i love it by the handful (seriously I stuff my face with it) or with milk in a bowl. it makes the milk so yummy to drink after!

so like I said before, this recipe isn’t mine, but you can find it here. you can also find some other really awesome recipes that are simple, quick to make and delicious to eat. that’s dana shultz‘s (aka the minimalist baker’s) m.o. ten ingredients or less, one bowl, and thirty minutes. a woman after my own heart (in the kitchen!) check out her blog and go, make this granola.

and if you wanna, share!

muah.