Healthy Children: Steel Cut granola

Steel Cut granola

Making homemade granola is a creative way to experiment with different flavors, and textures in healthy ingredients. I enjoy creating my own granola. You will find several of my recipes for steel cut oat breakfasts linked at the bottom of this post. I also linked my homemade Greek yogurt recipe and a few other ideas for you fellow granola fans. I even made a fantastic bread with steel cut oats!

My husband and I recently found Bob’s Red Mill organic steel-cut oats. You can follow the affiliate link to Amazon if you need to order them. Of course, we found them at Costco. The challenge now is learning how to use them!

Steel cut oats are not like regular oats. Steel cut oats are smaller but fairly chewy, thicker, and denser. They have a very different texture than regular oats. I made an apple crisp with them and… I won’t be blogging it. Regular oats win that recipe contest! I intend to continue using regular oats in cookies and other light treats. I love the texture of rolled oats and they are good for us; so why not?

Why steel-cut instead of regular oats?

The advantage of steel-cut oats over regular oats are many, nutritionally speaking. Steel cut oats are not cooked and processed as rolled oats are. Just chopped in steel blades. Steel cut oats are higher in fiber and benefit diabetics and people with high cholesterol,(like me!) by lowering the overall glycemic levels in your system and clearing out the gastric system really well. My daughters learned that these amazing oats also boost mother’s milk production enormously! Steel Cut Oats also provide protein, iron and other valuable nutrients we all need. I’ll be learning other uses for them. They do make a dynamite granola!

What other goodies are in this granola?

This Steel Cut granola is chock full of deliciously healthy foods. I’ve added chia seeds for even more fiber, antioxidants, healthy fat and minerals. Pecans, flax, coconut oil all have healthy fats, trace elements, antioxidants and help with digestibility. Maple syrup is lower on the glycemic index than processed white sugar. I love the flavor of Pure organic Maple Syrup. A scrumptious, nutritious way to start the day!

Overall, this Steel Cut granola is a whopper of a healthy meal topper! This recipe is built for 36 one Tablespoon servings. Just one Tablespoon over your favorite smoothie bowl or yogurt add quite a nutritional punch to your breakfast. Use more if you like, of course!

Right now, as I’m writing this I’m also enjoying a late night, steel-cut granola parfait with pineapple chunks, banana and homemade Greek yogurt. Delicious!