Granola Blondies! (see recipe below)
You guys are awesome, really.
I totally KNEW I could count on all of you to agree with me on my debate!!! :mrgreen:
Some of you even caught on to my *clue*:
“I debated on another overly delicious oatmeal bowl, but was feeling too lazy…” (Nice catch, Gabby!) ;)
Jay swears he’s still right, but I now have tons of proof that I am, in fact, the winner of this debate. He’s now blaming it on the fact that he’s left handed…so maybe you were onto something, Nancy!?! :)
Dinner tonight was an A+ for quickness and deliciousness.
Chicken & Veggie Quesadillas
Please forgive the horrendous looking plate – I had to move the little buggers around a bit for the camera and they were bein’ a little sloppy. ;)
My quesadilla started with a LaTortilla Factory whole wheat tortilla, which I stuffed with some diced red & green peppers, red onion, tomatoes, spinach, grilled chicken, & a mexican 4-cheese blend.
I kept the cooking method simple: heat up the stovetop, toss the tortilla into a large skillet pan, cover the entire tortilla with cheese, and 1/2 with your fillings. After about 5 minutes, fold it over, and cook until nice and toasty on both sides.
Along with our quesadillas, I cooked up some corn on the cob. I wanted to cook it on the grill, but the weather was a little icky, and I didn’t feel like waiting. Oh well, next time!
After dinner, I was really in the mood for some baking, so I scrounged around the kitchen to see what I had. A friend of mine was telling me the other day about a kind of cookie bar that she had just tried with granola in it. Well, wouldntcha know – I have had almost a full box of granola, which resulted in some delicious Granola Blondies!
Granola Blondies
Ingredients:
1 egg
1 egg white
1-1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups reduced-fat granola with raisins
1 cup dried cranberries
Directions:
Combine egg, egg white, brown sugar and oil; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the wet ingredients just until blended. Stir in granola & dried cranberries (batter will be thick).
Spread into a 9-in. square baking pan coated with nonstick cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool & cut into bars. ENJOY! :-P
Now if you’ll please excuse me, I have to go finish eating the piece I just cut for myself. ;)
Have a good night!!
Nancy says
That’s hilarious! For some reason I totally thought YOU were the lefty, which is why this topic came up in the first place. I also thought your hint was the bowl on top of the grocery list. But of course the real hint was definitely a catcher, I didn’t get :)
*Andrea* says
omg those blondies look sooooooo good!
Veggielady4life says
Those look delicious! I have been REALLY wanting blondies lately… and when I saw them on your blog I got excited! This recipe looks really tasty… I think I might have to try it… just gotta get some granola… I’m out!
Jen says
those granola blondies look delicious! do you know how many calories are in a bar??
Courtney says
I estimated around 195 if you cut them into 16 bars. But there’s room to play with the ingredients if you want to try to make it less — you just not might end up with as good of a texture?
Jen says
ooh ok..i wonder if you could substitute the granola with oatmeal to get a more oatier bar? i might have to play around with that recipe! :-D
Courtney says
Yeah definitely! You might even be able to try some applesauce in place of the canola oil?
Kerry says
they’re a really good idea! your blondies sounds pretty simple too! x
Heather (Where's the Beach) says
I’ve never had a blondie….those look sooooo good. Love quesadillas.
Laura J. says
Wow those granola blondies look sooo good! They would be really good with white choc. chips too! (Of course not as healthy tho :) ) ha I’m definitely going to make these this week!
Courtney says
Oooo, I LIKE that idea!
peanutbutterfingers says
those look AMAZING!!!
Jenna says
Holy Cow! I am new to your blog and those look AMAZING!!! I must make them this weekend :)
Sarah from 20somethingcupcakes says
Those quesadillas look amazing! I love how nice and browned you got them…mine never get like that! And those healthy treats look delish… xxSAS
Kelly says
Okay those quesadillas look amazing! YUM! Okay I just went back and read the post and I found the hidden clue…duh!! haha!