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When you think about summer, what is the first dessert that comes to mind? For me, it is certainly ice cream! I know, I know the norm is to throw on some jimmies, a little hot fudge, whipped cream, and a cherry, BUT what if you topped your ice cream with granola instead? We decided to pick our favorite vanilla ice creams and sprinkle each scoop with our Toffee Almond Clusters. After much debate, and a few brain freezes, our team decided on which vanilla ice cream pairs best with our de

There are few, if any, boundaries when it comes to creating a dish that will satisfy your physical and mental needs when training for a marathon, especially when using tasty granola from The Granola Factory. Professional runner and author Shalane Flanagan, along with her co-author Elyse Kopecky, have proved this time and time again by constructing their cookbook series, “Run Fast. Eat Slow.” I have retreated to these books countless times to experiment with the fabulous recip

The question ‘Is Granola Healthy?’ is common among many consumers. We believe ours is due to its seven simple, high-quality ingredients: rolled oats, oat bran, honey, butter, pecans, cinnamon and salt. There are many different opinions on the matter so we asked a few unbiased, educated sources this question…Amanda Mills is a Holistic Nutritionist and Wellness Coach. She’s a mom of two and fitness instructor as well! We chatted with her regarding her views on granola and whether it’s healthy."I

Since I started at the Granola Factory more than two years ago, Good Vibrations granola has always been my favorite. For this granola, we nixed the butter and used fruity olive oil and shredded coconut. It’s sweetened with brown sugar and is unlike any other granola on the shelf. The granola is versatile in that you can snack on it straight from the bag or eat it with milk for a delicious breakfast. I tried it with 6 different types of plant-based milks: Almond, Coconut, Hemp, Macadamia, Oat and

What’s the first thing that comes to mind to pair with granola? Yogurt? Yes! Here at The Granola Factory, we think we have a pretty good idea as to which are the best yogurts since we’re eating it with our granola on a daily basis…we’re also pretty tough critics.All of us brought in our favorite yogurts to have the ultimate yogurt tasting. We planned on a blind taste test, where we’d individually score each yogurt on a scale of 0 to 5. It just so happened that the morning of the taste-test