I've been a yogurt fan as far back as I can remember, although not as big as my brother...let's just say it's a good thing for my parents that yogurt was relatively cheap...wow. I do, however, admit to being fairly particular about the taste, texture and flavour of yogurt now more so than when I was younger and I think it was when I was living in Montreal that this happened. Upon moving to the grand old city, I was quickly made aware of the variety of product that made its way to Montreal's grocery shopping stores, products, and in particular brands, that I had just never known existed. The IGA down the street from my little apartment housed a plethora of products and brand names that I had just never been introduced to before. One such product being Liberte yogurt. Sigh. Sweetly sighing, that is. I dare say I've been hooked ever since. Current lover and biggest fan of the Lemon Mediterranean. So good. It was in Montreal as well, at a little bistro on St. Laurent, that I was introduced to granola on yogurt. I'd never had it before (I know, what the???) but nonetheless was as instantly and equally hooked on this idea as I was about Liberte yogurt. Brilliant! There was a brand of granola that I purchased while living in Montreal that was really very good and made in Quebec City but I cannot for the life of me remember what it was called. Geesh. Must be the ADD. Oh well. That's not the point of this post. Moving on. Coincidentally, the previous few sentences, just as they seem written, were all thought out in monotones. A-N-Y-W-A-Y. Over the recent holiday season, my sister-in-law was home and made homemade granola for us all to try. Delish!!! I have to say that her granola recipe and flavour was far and away better than anything I'd ever tried in the past. It was so good that I can't quite figure out why I hadn't ever tried making my own granola before this. C'est la vie, but I've since decided that needed to change. So this past week, I attempted making some myself, since we scarfed down what she had made us at around the first week of January. I found a recipe online (and a new foodie site that I LOVE) at Kiss my Spatula and went to work. Sadly, I was so excited to start the granola, I completely forgot to get pictures while making it. It's easy as a wink though and was very enjoyable to make. I even followed the advice of G from Kiss My Spatula and paired its creation with Chiquitita by Abba. Very enjoyable! This granola has such a great flavour and is chalk full of wonderful ingredients! I'm not a flax lover by any stretch of the imagination but I don't mind it at all in this delicious combination. One thing I did add to my recipe was pumpkin seed kernels because my sister-in-law had put them in hers and I really liked the flavour with them mixed in. I also ground the flax seed with my mortar and pestle because I've heard that's a good thing to do. Everything is about this granola is exceedingly tasty and creating it is a great and easy way to spend a Saturday afternoon. I might also add it would make a great birthday gift! Provided your friend isn't allergic to nuts and the like...then that could be bad...epipen bad. In any event - create and enjoy unless you're allergic to nuts, then remove!
Thank you to Kiss My Spatula for being awesome and providing such a great recipe(s). I look forward to being an avid blog stalker follower.
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So very tasty! Give it a whirl! And if you haven't tried Liberte, you're missing out!
We've been fans of Liberte yogurt for a couple of years now. Lemon is the best. Wildberry is good as well.
Posted by: Buddha Pest | Thursday, 02 February 2012 at 12:42 AM
Starbucks also has Liberte yogurt with or without granola.
Posted by: Buddha Pest | Tuesday, 07 February 2012 at 11:05 PM
It's a favourite of mine, the Liberte! And good for Starbucks! I don't venture there often, but maybe I will now!
Posted by: J | Friday, 10 February 2012 at 11:46 AM