Fat Elvis Granola Recipes

GRANDMA'S HOMEMADE GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Mix oats, pecans, almonds, and coconut flakes together in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Combine vegetable oil, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir gently until it begins to boil; remove from heat. Pour over oat mixture and fold together until dry ingredients are well coated. Spread granola onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Stir and continue to bake on the top rack until golden, about 5 minutes more.
• Remove from the oven and let cool, 20 to 30 minutes. Toss with cranberries. Store in an airtight container.

THE FAT ELVIS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Cut 4 bananas into 2-inch pieces; halve each piece lengthwise.
• Mash remaining bananas to equal ½ cup.
• Sift together flour and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; add mashed bananas and peanuts.
• Grate butter over flour mixture, using large holes of a box grater.
• Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender or fork until crumbly.
• Add buttermilk, stirring just until mixture is slightly moistened.
• Turn dough out onto a heavily floured surface; shape into a ball.
• Pat into a ½-inch thick circle.
• Cut with a floured 3-inch round cutter, and place biscuits 1 inch apart on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden.
• Meanwhile, make Peanut Butter Spread-stir together the peanut butter, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla in a microwave-safe bowl.
• Microwave at HIGH at 30-second intervals until softened; stir until smooth.
• Split warm biscuits; spread bottom halves of biscuits with Peanut Butter Spread.
• Top each with 2 bacon pieces and 2 banana slices.
• Cover with biscuit tops.