I must admit that I had no idea how easy it is to make homemade granola!  So when I saw a recipe in The Whole Family Cookbook I was pretty excited to see that it was so easy that my seven year old daughter did most of the work by herself!  I’m a big believer in getting kids in the kitchen, it is such a great way to spend time together and pass on life long skills.

My favorite things about making your own granola:

1. I know all the ingredients that go into the granola
2. My daughter can practically make this by herself
3. We can tweak the recipe to add our choice of optional ingredients (nuts, seeds, dried fruit)
4. It makes the house smell SO good!!!!
5. Let’s be honest it sounds a bit impressive to make your own granola

Head over to my Rainbow Blog to see what my daughter had to say about making homemade granola!

Happy Healthy Eating!
Kia

Kia Robertson is a mom and the creator of the Today I Ate A Rainbow kit; a tool that helps parents establish healthy habits by setting the goal of eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables every day. Kia is passionate about creating tools that help parents raise healthy kids!

On Sunday we featured a Pumpkin Bread recipe from Holistic Mom’s Network‘s new cookbook, Many Paths, One Journey to Health, due out next month.

As promised, today’s recipe is Vegan Fudge Truffles.

So easy to make, so eco-fabulous (a vegan diet is easier on the planet) and so absolutely delish.

VEGAN FUDGE TRUFFLES

6 tsp. vegan margarine 3 1/2 c. plus 3 T. confectioner’s sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 c. vegan cocoa powder

1/4 c. vanilla soy milk 1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Lightly grease an 8 x 8-inch pan. Place the margarine, vanilla, and soy milk in a

heatproof mixing bowl, or the upper part of a double boiler. Sift the sugar and 1/2 cup

cocoa and add to the mixture. Place the bowl or boiler over simmering water and stir

until smooth. Add nuts if desired. Pour the mixture quickly into the prepared pan. Let

chill for at least 1 hour, or until set. Scoop out fudge with melon ball scoop and roll

into balls. Roll fudge balls in cocoa powder and set on wax paper and chill in air tight container. For best results chill overnight as the fudge will be firmer and more like

regular fudge.

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