Special K Granola*

Hi all I've recently been sent some Special K Granola to test out, which is great for me as granola is a firm favourite in our household, my children love it to eat it as a snack in front of the TV so were very excited when a huge box of it arrived.  I also received a canvas shopper and tea towel with a recipe for Granola Muffins on it, and it would be remiss of me not to try it out. The recipe is below and they were wonderful warm for an alternative breakfast or after school snack with a glass of milk.  The Granola comes in 2 flavours Raisins & Red Apples (which we used in the muffins) or Cranberry, Pumkin Seeds and Almonds(which was lovely as a topper for yoghurt) and unlike some on the market was packed with whole pieces and not dusty.  It states it has 30% less fat (it is Special K after all) than other granolas but that doesn't take anything away from the taste. It should available in the shops now for around £2.99 per bag. 

Ingredients: 100ml milk

2 large eggs

4tbsp sunflower oil

4tbsp clear honey

1 tbsp vanilla extract

2 apples, cored and grated

125g wholemeal plain flour

125g plain flour 

75g Kellogg's Special K granola

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 tsp ground cinnamon

extra granola for sprinkling 

Pre heat the oven to 180c/160c fan/gas mark 4 and line a tray with 12 muffin cases.
In a jug mix the milk, eggs, oil, honey & vanilla together.
Put the grated apple in a large bowl, add the flours, granola, baking powder, bicarb. & cinnamon, then mix in the jug contents briefly so mixture comes together.
Divide mixture between the cases & sprinkle a little more granola over the top of each muffin.

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden and well risen. Remove from tray and place on wire rack, these can be eaten warm or cold. 

Now for the great bit, Special K has given me a box (6 packets) of each flavour to give to one lucky person, my estimate is this is about 3 months worth of granola for one person.  

To win all you need to do is leave a comment below this post and on the 14th April I will use a random method to draw a winner. 

Good luck.

Congratulations to Mel McMillian who has won this blog competition, chosen by Captain America no less,  get in touch and I'll get your prize on it's way. 

Thanks to everyone who took part I'll try and get a new competition up soon. 

* Posts starred in the title are ones in which I have been reimbursed for normally by gaining a free product, I totally believe in honesty in my blog, so all comments and reviews are also my own feelings and expressions and not dictated to by the company. 

Foodie Friday- A crispy review.

So this month sees me trying to eat a bit healthier, which means cutting out on chocolate and high fat snacks and crisps.  

Thankfully I was sent some Special K Cracker Crisps to test by the lovely people at Kelloggs.

They only have 95 calories in each 21 crisp serving, and come in 3 flavours Salt and Balsamic Vinegar, Sweet Chilli and Sour Cream and Chive. 

They come in a box at £1.99 or snack bags for 60p; and I got the latter 2 flavours to try.

Truth but told I was lucky to get a look in, while stuck in a traffic jam after collecting the Kelloggs package from the post office my 4 year old son Lucas asked if he could have some. 

He thoroughly tested the Sour Cream and Chive flavour and I had to fight the box back off him before he finished it all, his verdict was "they're scrumptious Mummy, why can't I eat 'em all?"  

When we arrive home and picked my Daughter up from school, Lucas showed her where the box was in the kitchen and there went the rest of them. She agreed that they were indeed scrumptious.

I hid the other box away from them.

When I did get to try the Sweet Chilli flavour I did have to agree with them, they are indeed lovely crisps, especially as they're so low in calories.  

They are strong in flavour which can be an issue with healthy snacks. However I think I'd have to stay clear from buying a box rather than the packets, as I don't think I'd stop with the recommended serving.

I also used the chilli crisps in our supper the next evening using this recipe from BBC Good Food website I substituted half the bread crumbs for crushed up crisps which gave them a wonderful light and spicy finish.

Picture courtesy of BBC Good Food website, as it was too late to take picture of mine. 

Thanks for reading
Amanda.x.

Declaimer: Kelloggs sent me 2 boxes of Special K Cracker Crisps to try, I was not paid to review this product, my views are my own and I review as I see fit.
In this case I would certainly purchase this product again.