Crunchy Cookie Butter Granola

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I have a really fun one for you guys today! Well, two really fun ones--the first is this recipe (in the cut that follows), and the second is Ala's Breakfast Breakdown Scale, in which you get to find out (or create!) what type of breakfast food you would be based on your personality. Example:

The Donut

Pros They’re sweet. Plain and simple. These are the people who send you care packages for no reason at all, make you little collages of every single memory you’ve had together since before you were aware you knew each other, and basically brighten up your day even if it’s 5 AM and you haven’t had your kick of caffeine yet.

Cons: ou’re not really sure what’s going on here all the time. It’s sort of like the idea of having dessert for breakfast-why is there sweetness here, and how do these peopl always anage to have as much energy no matter what time of day it is? Sometimes you might suspect them of being falsely saccharine sweet or secretly raiding the drug cartel’s latest shipment, because there’s no way in holy hummus they can be so happy. All. The. Time. Plus, you’re not sure how much substance there is behind all the sugary overload here-their energy can come off as a bit of airheadedness.

How Donuts Score: ou really can’t hate ‘em. You could, but nobody’s going to give you brownie points for doing it because it’s sort of like trying to hate a Labrador Retriever puppy. At the same time, donut types don’t always feel at ease in overly formal situations, and they get a lot of flack for being filled with a lot of empty nothing. If you give them a chance, though, you’ll find that they’re sweet and true to the very core. Don’t judge donuts too quickly as a group, either: even though the stereotypical donut is just light fluff, there are plenty of heftier deep thinkers-more apple fritter types, if you will-out there, too.

Examples Tigger from Winnie-the-Pooh, Rapunzel from Tangled, Kitty fro Pride and Prejudice Tohru from Fruits Basket (manga)

To find out your best breakfast food match, hop on over! Otherwise, enjoy the recipe.
Crunchy Cookie Butter GranolaIngredients:

• 2/3 cup honey
• 2/3 cu cookie butte homemade or store-bought)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup nuts of your choice, chopped
• 2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1/4 cup toasted black sesame seeds
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips or raisins (or both!)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine honey, cookie butter, cinnamon, and vanilla. Heat for 20 seconds. Set aside.
2. Line a large pan (I used 9×13) with lightly-greased foil. In the lined pan, combine chopped nuts, oats, and sesame seeds. Pour liquid mixture over dry ingredients and stir to combine, making sure that all of the dry ingredients get covered.
3. Bake granola in preheated oven for 15 minutes, then stir and heat for an additional 10-15 minutes, until granola is fairly crunchy and golden brown. (Don’t worry if it’s not entirely clumped-it’ll clump during the cooling process!) Stir in chocolate chips or raisins. Set aside to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.