Grab These Granolas

BY KEITH ROACH PHOTO BY KELLEY JORDAN HENEVELD

Whether you want a crunchy mix-in for yogurt or a high-energy standalone snack, granola is a great choice. It can be a local choice, too—check out these Hoosier-made options.

CHOCOLATE WARRIOR CEREAL from BeeFree Gluten-Free Bakery

Chunky and paleo diet–friendly, Indy’s BeeFree granola includes honey from Wildflower Ridge in Anderson and cayenne pepper, which gives each cluster some kick. This gluten-free snack and its original flavor (pictured above) are both made without oats because they sometimes come in contact with wheat. BeeFreeGF.com

Where to buy: Earth Fare in Noblesville (EarthFare.com); Nature’s Pharm at Castleton (Natures-Pharm.com); Green BEAN Delivery (GreenBEANDelivery.com).

EXPLORE BLEND by Project Endure

Buying this granola supports Project Endure’s programs to get Indy middle and high schoolers outside—last year they went to the Rockies—and teach them about sustainability and life. The kids make the granola, using organic ingredients like oats, coconut, and ginger, plus honey, cashews, dried pineapple, and

banana chips. ProjectEndure.org

Where to buy: Traders Point Creamery Green Market and store (tpforganics.com), Goose the Market (goosethemarket.com), Indy Winter Farmers Market (see inside back cover for info).

BAKEHOUSE GRANOLA by the Scholars Inn Bakehouse

Flecked with shredded coconut, pecans and sunflower seeds, and sweetened with brown sugar and molasses, this granola is just as tasty layered with fruit and yogurt as it is sprinkled on ice cream. Every batch is mixed by hand at the Bakehouse’s production facility on State Road 37 on the north side of Bloomington.

ScholarsInn.com

Where to buy: Bakehouse, 125 N. College Ave. and 3002 E. Third St., both in Bloomington; more than 100 Kroger and Marsh stores.

CRANBERRY RAISIN GRANOLA by Circle City Sweets

This granola, with dried fruit, pecans and coconut, gets its distinctive taste from shagbark hickory syrup, which Hickoryworks in Brown County makes using the tree’s bark. If you prefer a sweeter granola, try this Indy bakery’s honey vanilla blueberry variety (pictured center), which has blue agave syrup and dried blueberries.

CircleCitySweets.com

Where to buy: Circle City Sweets, 222 E. Market St., Indianapolis; Goose the Market (GooseTheMarket.com); and the Carmel and Broad Ripple farmers’ markets (see inside back cover for information).

FIRE-TOASTED GRANOLA by Muddy Fork Farm and Bakery

Muddy Fork in northeast Monroe County bakes its bread and pizza in a wood-fired brick oven on Friday, and then uses the leftover heat to bake the granola on Saturday. Less sweet than other granolas, it uses all organic or local ingredients, including honey from Hunter’s Honey Farm (see page 14). MuddyForkBakery.com

Also try the chocolate chip granola bars.

Where to buy: Bloomingfoods (Bloomingfoods.coop); Indy Winter Farmers’ Market, through March 30, and Bloomington Winter Farmers’ Market (see inside cover for information).