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Streamline Your Mornings: Make Ahead Breakfast Ideas (A Mini Series)

Presenting: Brown Lentil Granola

Last week we had slow cooker maple brown sugar oatmeal. This week, we’re doing lentils. Yes…lentils in your granola. PROMISE it’s so, so good…and cheap! Lentils are cheap yet packed with protein, iron, and fiber. This recipe is easy and the more often you make it, the more you can eye ball most ingredients.

Pre-heat oven to 400°F.

Lentils: Cook 1/2 cup of dried brown lentils in 1½ cups of water (bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes until lentils are tender). Drain remaining water. Spread cooked lentils on a lined baking sheet. Bake at 400°F for 5 minutes – until lentils are dry.

Wet ingredients: Whisk together 1 egg white, 1/4 cup canola or coconut oil, 1/4 cup sweetener of choice (maple syrup, honey, agave), 1/2 tsp salt. Optional: vanilla and cinnamon to taste (1 tsp vanilla extract, 1/2 tsp cinnamon if you prefer measurements).

Reduce oven temp to 300°F.

Mix & Bake: To the baking sheet with roasted lentils, add 1 cup of oats, 2/3 cup of nuts (slices almonds, crushed walnuts, pumpkin seeks, sunflower seeds, etc. You can pick one nut or do half and half of what you have on hand). Drizzle over the wet ingredients and mix. Spread into an even layer and bake at 300°F for 45 minutes, stir once or twice during baking process.

Add Extra Stuff: Once baked, add 1/2 of raisins, cranberries, or other dried fruit.

You can enjoy it as granola or even as cereal with milk. This stores great in the pantry. Full recipe here.

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To Repel:

• Lemon eucalyptus oil repellent

• Citronella & lemon grass repellent (you can also make your own blend using coconut oil as a carrier oil)

To Treat Mosquito Bites:

• Chickweed salve (go for the Amish Origins brand)

• Plantain salve

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