July 8, 2010 by Chantale
Affordable DIY Granola Favors
I have a slight cereal obsession. It’s true. I can’t keep boxes in the house since I’ll eat through them in a couple days. It’s my comfort food. Which is why today’s DIY granola favors were an especially tasty treat to make. I managed to give the majority of the granola away to friends after making it but rest assured I stashed a few away for “personal use” (wink).
So of course these favors are ADORABLE but they’re also fairly reasonable to make. Depending on whether you can get a deal on jars or not (my jars were about $1 per jar, some of you have your own that you’ve saved) these affordable DIY favors can cost you about $1-$1.50 per jar. Yessss. AND they pack a personalized punch!
RECIPE:
3 cups toasted oats (see below) (toast for 15 mins at 375 degrees)
½ cup milk Powder
1 cup chopped almonds
1 cup coconut
½ cup sesame seeds
1 cup chopped pecans
½ cup cashews
1 tbs cinnamon
1 tbs Vanilla
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup maple syrup or honey
¼ cup tahini
1/8 cup peanut butter
- Toast the oats for 15 minutes at 375 degrees.
- In the meantime combine your milk powder, chopped almonds, coconut, sesame seeds, pecans and cashews in a large bowl.
- In a sauce pan boil your vegetable oil, honey/syrup, tahini, peanut butter, vanilla and cinnamon for two minutes.
- Add your wet ingredients to your dry and ingredients then add your toasted oats once they’re done. Mix well.
- Pour in tray and put in oven at 200 degrees for 3 hours. Let cool and then store either in mason jars or any airtight container.
STEPS FOR THE DIY FAVORS:
You need: Fabric, Scissors (I stole my mom’s cerated edge scissors), mason jars, labels (here’s the PDF and Powerpoint templates of mine) printed on sticker paper.
- Cut the fabric into squares just big enough to peek out of the tops of the jars.
- Poor the granola in and put the seeled lid on. Top with fabric then screw the lid down overtop.
- Top with your own personlized label (I made it in Powerpoint since I know many of you don’t have design programs) or my version!
I adore this! It adds such a charming, homemade flair…and who doesn’t LOVE granola? I know I do!
love it
you are an amazing woman
keep talking like that krista and you may find yourself with a jar from my personal stash.
Yummy!!!!
It looks like a fantastic and simple idea… Love it!
Great information! I’ve been looking for something like this for a while now. Thanks!
I think you need to send me a jar!
nice post. thanks.
Great idea! Yummy and I love your jars with the cute fabric!
! love granola! It’s a perfect meal anytime of the day!
Where can I find jars like that?
Sasha – you can find them at Walmart and even some grocery stores.
Super cute idea and a great favor to personalize!
Does anyone know what the shelf-life for this granola would be?
Hmm – I would definitely say we keep ours around for about 2-3 weeks.