You asked for it and we delivered! 

Nuts About Granola is excited to announce that we are now selling two new sought after products online.  The custom BLEND Retreat Exclusive (limited edition) flavor and The Bar, our very own granola bar. 

The BLEND is a creation based from the recent first annual blogger retreat in Boulder, Colorado, Blend.  Rather than just provide one of our signature flavors to the attendees, we wanted to go above and beyond and create an exclusive flavor designed solely on the vote of ingredients from our fans.  This flavor is all about YOU.  Everything you love most in a wonderful blend of granola. 

The Bar is something our fans have been asking for for years!  Now you can have the convenience of enjoying the straight out of the bag taste of granola in an easy to eat bar.  It's perfect to take with you for whenever that granola craving hits. They come in two fabulous flavors, Peanut Butter and Trail Mix. 

Both the BLEND Retreat Exclusive and The Bar are available to purchase on our website so grab them while they're hot! 

There is a local coffee shop in my neighborhood that sells the most amazing homemade breakfast cookies.  I typically wouldn't call a cookie breakfast, but these, I can make an exception.  Filled will oats, dried fruit, and nuts, they pack in a lot of great flavor for a single cookie.  

Ever since I first tried them, it has been my mission to find a similar recipe in an effort to recreate them.  Even though I believe it's impossible to replicate them exactly, I did manage to find something that came pretty close. 

Granola Date Nut Cookies 

Ingriedents: 

• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups purely simple nuts about granola
• 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped, unsalted dry-roasted peanuts

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda, stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in the granola, dates and peanuts. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.
3. Bake 12 to 15 minutes until cookies are lightly browned around edges. Remove cookies to wire racks and allow to cool completely.

In just a few weeks, the first annual Blend Retreat will take place in Boulder, Colorado where many healthy living, fitness, and food bloggers will come together to enjoy a weekend of fellowship, fun and of course food!

Nuts About Granola is thrilled to be one of the sponsors of this event and also to have created a very own custom BLEND flavor of granola exclusively for the retreat.  What makes this flavor so unique is that we let YOU create it.  Voting took place last month where fans voted on their favorite ingredients in each select category.  The winning ingredient in each category would be used in the final product to create the custom BLEND.

 

 

 

Oats, honey, almonds, organic chia seeds, dried cherries, and coconut oil all come together in a beautiful blend of beautiful flavor.

The new flavor will debut at the 2012 BLEND Retreat. All retreat attendees will receive a free sample of the flavor as well as a discount code they can use themselves and/or pass along to their readers to purchase the flavor online at www.NutsAboutGranola.com. Custom BLEND will be available to purchase online beginning May 7th for a limited time.

 

 

On Tuesday, April 16th, Nuts About Granola was proud to deliver its very own scholarship, The Innovation Scholarship, to Elizabethtown College soon to be graduate, Tyler Kunkle. 

Elizabethtown College is where the granola began its existence as Sarah developed the business over her 4 year term, working closely with the faculty and staff to build her company. She now is giving back a portion of her success to the college helped her start it all. 

The annual Nuts About Granola® Innovation Scholarship will be funded by a portion of the proceeds from the newly released and co-branded, E-town Carrot Cake Granola. It will be awarded to a full-time Elizabethtown College student who demonstrates innovative thinking, creativity and a passion for sustainable living.

This year's theme was Everyday Sustainability. Sustainability can mean many things to many people. Nuts About Granola follows a triple bottom line approach: people, planet and profits. They work to better the planet by sourcing locally, recycling in as many ways as possible and utilizing co-op ordering and deliveries all while providing a positive and profitable work environment.

Everyday sustainability is the little things you do that make a big difference; using reusable shopping bags, bringing your own travel mug and turning off the lights are just a few examples. This year’s scholarship challenged students to take a photo of an innovative, everyday sustainable practice they do to reduce their carbon footprint.

Nuts About Granola was pleased to congratulate Tyler Kunkle for his Everyday Sustainable entry for the 2012 scholarship.  Below is a picture of Tyler and Sarah from Tuesday night's ceremony as well as Tyler's winning photo.