I met with a new friend (hi, Megan!) for tea earlier this week, and ended up chatting for close to two hours. We met at the Blue Frog, a cute and friendly new cafe in the Ithaca mall with a somewhat unfortunate location. The menu was extensive, making it difficult for me to decide on a drink, but I finally landed on the blueberry pie iced tea.
Apparently, blueberry syrup + vanilla syrup makes iced tea taste just like blueberry pie. Who knew?
So yesterday, when I set out to make a new granola recipe, I decided I just had to make it blueberry pie flavored. Plus, I had all those berries from this weekend to use up!
Blueberry Pie Granola
5 cups rolled oats
1 cup blanched, sliced almonds
3/4 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Grease a 9×13″ baking pan, and mix the oats and almonds together in the pan.
Using a blender or food processor, puree the blueberries. In a small bowl, mix the blueberries with the maple syrup and vanilla, then pour over the oats. Stir until all the dry ingredients are covered, and even out the layer of granola as much as possible.
Bake at 350F for 30 minutes, stirring halfway through. Allow to cool before serving.
Now who wants some blueberry “pie”?
one of my favorite loose leaf teas I have is a blueberry pie green tea. i brewed it extra strong yesterday, and poored over ice. DELICIOUS.
also – Hooray for new friends! (and Molly says Hi!)
I would for sure love some blueberry pie! I have been wanting to make granola
this recipe looks great!
I know what I’m making this weekend! Blueberries are on sale this week too. Perhaps I will be eating blueberry pie granola and frozen blueberries this weekend.
I love granola sooo much. But I’m always reluctant to make or buy it as I will literally eat it until it’s gone!
Ohhh this sounds so good! I love the idea of blending the blueberries with the maple syrup and vanilla for the wet part of the recipe. Yum!
This looks good and I’m going to make this today. Right after I’ve made cinnamon rolls…healthy is all about balance right?