The Untamed Optimist

you do you and people will follow

  • About
    • Q & A
  • College
  • Recipes
    • Breakfasts
    • Lunches
    • Dinners
    • Desserts
    • Snacks
    • Refreshers
  • Wellness
    • Health
  • Style
  • Garden

Explore

  • Q & A
  • About
  • Let’s Be Insta BFF’s
  • Pin Your Favorites
  • Like TUO on Facebook
  • Join the TUO Newsletter

What are you looking for today?

Breakfasts, Recipes · January 28, 2022

How to Make the Perfectly Balanced Granola Bowl

On behalf of my newest Instagram story, I figured I’d share the simple formula for making delicious bowls of greek yogurt and granola.

Mix and match different flavors for a variety of options that will keep you wanting more!

So what do you need for a granola bowl, anyway?
Lots of different ingredients can go into granola bowls for a variety of flavors.

By adding more to your bowl, you turn a midday snack into a full meal! Here’s what you can find in my typical granola bowl:

  • Fruit and nut granola
  • Oats and honey granola
  • Greek yogurt
  • Honey
  • Cinnamon
  • Chopped/sliced fruit
  • Berries (can be frozen!)
  • Peanut butter
  • Dark chocolate
  • Chopped almonds
  • Hemp seeds
  • Almond milk
  • Chia seeds
  • Blackberry jam

Start with a decent amount of granola as your base.

Add almond milk or Greek yogurt on top and don’t forget some fruit before filling your bowl with other goodies! Be careful not to pick a flavor of greek yogurt which will clash with your other planned toppings! I often make one of my toppings the flavor of the yogurt if at all possible, with my favorites being strawberry banana, blueberry, and vanilla greek yogurt.

Frozen berries are just as delicious as fresh ones and always make for a refreshing treat. I find that blackberries, grapes, blueberries, and raspberries freeze well and make great additions to a midday snack or morning energizer. Sweeter fruits pair well with honey and hemp seeds and a plain yogurt flavor like vanilla

Speaking of vanilla, adding fresh vanilla beans is sure to take your granola bowl to the next level, though it is not necessary in order to truly enjoy a vanilla yogurt and granola bowl. Dark chocolate and chopped almonds taste amazing together and I usually pair with chopped banana on vanilla yogurt though I’m sure other flavors taste well with it too!

Trying a variety of flavors will help you distinguish what you like and dislike about granola bowls and their individual flavors as well as create an opportunity to share new flavor mixes with others.

I personally love pairing stovetop apples and cinnamon on granola and vanilla yogurt for a cozy nighttime snack!

Not sure where to start?
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with all these flavor options, but it just means room for experimentation. Here are some of my favorite flavor pairs to top my oats with!

  • Dark chocolate, chopped almonds, sliced banana, cinnamon — vanilla yogurt
  • Blueberries, strawberry slices, raspberry honey, fruit and nut oats — strawberry yogurt
  • Strawberry slices, blueberries, blackberry jam — blueberry yogurt
  • Stovetop apples, fruit and nut oats, cinnamon, honey — vanilla yogurt

Feel free to mix and match types of granola, flavor or yogurts, and toppings to get a whole range of flavors!


These are just a few of the go-to granola bowls that I make most often but there are so many more possibilities! Follow along with the other granola bowls I make on my Instagram @TheUntamedOptimist and don’t forget to check out my highlighted story specifically for my granola bowls!

Posted By: byshannonamos@gmail.com · In: Breakfasts, Recipes

10 Journal Entries for Self-Discovery
Valentine’s Day Outfit Inspiration for Your Next Date

You’ll Also Love

Pumpkin Pie Has Competition This Thanksgiving!
Margherita Pizza
9 Do’s and Don’ts of Making Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

  • Italian Herb Crackers
  • Sowing Seeds Ahead of Spring
  • Margherita Pizza
  • Wild Violet Pink Lemonade
  • Wild Violet Syrup

Reader Favorites

Managing and Maintaining 3A Curls

10 Journal Entries for Self-Discovery

keep reading

  • About
    • Q & A
  • College
  • Garden
  • Instagram
  • Recipes
    • Breakfasts
    • Desserts
    • Dinners
    • Lunches
    • Refreshers
    • Snacks
  • Style
  • Wellness
    • Health
Who remembers these journals? They were the very f Who remembers these journals? They were the very first product I ever made with my TUO photography on it and I still have a couple leftover 💕 I of course kept one for myself and have since filled it almost halfway full of journal entries straight from the heart

What would you use this journal for?
Alright y’all, who’s ready for my Italian herb Alright y’all, who’s ready for my Italian herb cracker recipe?! 🙋🏻‍♀️ I made these for our trip to Deep Creek as we always stop by @fireflymarketdeepcreek and they made the perfect base for all the different flavors we got 🤤

I’m in the final stages of getting this posted, so keep an eye out!
I’ve been considering an update to last year’s I’ve been considering an update to last year’s post on fall earring inspiration… these definitely need to make it on there!
There’s always something to admire in the space There’s always something to admire in the space around us. This little guy was happy buzzing around (quite loudly) while I washed my car and I couldn’t help but watch him for a while. If you’re lucky, you can catch them leaping from one flower to the next, letting their wings dance around in the wind rather than putting them to work.
In case you didn’t know, the Untamed Optimist is In case you didn’t know, the Untamed Optimist is 7 years old as of August 2023 and I couldn’t be more proud of where it’s come in all these years. I know it’s been pushed to the back burner recently as my other business has picked up, but I can’t wait to make more TUO content for you in the coming weeks ☺️ thank you for sticking with me all this time, and get ready for new posts by #theuntamedoptimist coming soon!

I’m definitely sharing my Italian herb cracker recipe with you cause it was just too damn good not to, and I’ve got a few new ideas brewing for my local readers 😉 you’ll have to stay tuned for that one though!
There’s something so special about the wildflowe There’s something so special about the wildflowers that pop up around our garden spaces. The ones that are planted by the birds and cultivated by only Mother Nature’s touch.

Some might consider them weeds, but I know they serve a purpose. Take a moment to appreciate the ‘weeds’ in your yard today.
Our Hostas are blooming and I’m feeling grateful Our Hostas are blooming and I’m feeling grateful for the long lasting blooms we get this time of year. I made a point to scatter the Hostas around the garden beds earlier this season in an effort to do two things:

Toward the end of last summer, the hostas had completely outgrown their space and weren’t living up to their potential. Dividing them filled the otherwise empty spaces in our beds whilst allowing each individual plant to grow bigger to fill it in.

While the largest section of Hostas wasn’t quite as showy as last year, our garden is already fuller and will only fill in more as the years go on. Turns out, plants and people aren’t so different if you think about it 🤔
It’s important to be present in each moment as i It’s important to be present in each moment as it comes. I try to remember this as often as I can and my garden is often the best reminder.

Each bloom changes day by day. The colors and conditions are always a sight to see and I don’t think I’ll ever not look forward to it. Nothing beats an evening stroll during harvest season.

Ask yourself, how do you ground yourself in the present? There are more opportunities than you may expect.
  • Q & A
  • About
  • Let’s Be Insta BFF’s
  • Pin Your Favorites
  • Like TUO on Facebook
  • Join the TUO Newsletter

Copyright © 2023 The Untamed Optimist · Theme by 17th Avenue