About the Key Ingredients

Crazy Monkey Baking uses only premium ingredients, each carefully chosen for the best nutritional benefit, while maintaining the perfect texture and taste that defines Granola Cookie Crunch^®.

Oats – Whole oats are an excellent source of thiamine, iron, and dietary fiber.  Whole oats are also the only source of antioxidant compounds known as avenanthramides.

Organic Whole Grain Corn Meal – Our corn meal is organic, grown locally, and contains the bran and germ for top nutritional benefit.  Teresa decided to use corn meal as a base grain when reducing wheat and gluten from her own diet.

Demerara (raw) Sugar – This form of raw sugar is from the first pressing of the sugar cane.  It is less refined than traditional sugars, and is richer and creamier with large crystals.

Canola Oil – A good source of healthful monounsaturated fatty acids and of the essential omega-3 fat linolenic acid.  The original versions of Granola Cookie Crunch^® had butter as the primary fat.  Using Canola oil reduces the saturated fat content, lengthens the shelf life, and is less obstructive to the flavor of the grains.

Raw Clover Honey – This natural sweetener is locally extracted.  Granola Cookie Crunch^®'s long bake time at safe temperatures eliminates the need for prior processing, ensuring it is a healthy treat for all ages.

Flax Seed – A natural source of lignans and omega-3 fatty acids.  Teresa grinds her own flax seed to release its beneficial oils just prior to incorporation.

60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips – Besides providing the wonderful taste of dark chocolate, they are also high in flavonol anti-oxidants.

Almonds – this seed (often confused for a nut) is high in dietary fiber, a rich source of vitamin E, and an excellent source of monounsaturated fat (one of the two "good" fats responsible for lowering LDL cholesterol).

Dried Cranberries – one of the best overall sources of naturally occuring antioxidants and phytochemicals, cranberries are believed to benefit oral hygiene and urinary tract health, and possibly even combat some forms of cancer.

Korintje Cassia Cinnamon – One of the mildest of the cinnamon spices, it adds to the sweetness and smooth flavor of the Apple Cinnamon Granola Cookie Crunch^®.

Dried Unsulfered Apples and Naturally Sun-Dried Raisins – Eliminating the preservatives also improves the color, texture, and flavor while maintaining all of the health benefits and sweetness of dried fruit.

All-Natural Peanut Butter – There is only one ingredient here ... peanuts.  Crazy Monkey Baking's peanut butter is ground to order from a local merchant with no added salt, oil, or sugar.

Pecans – Pecans are a good source of protein, unsaturated fats, anti-oxidants and omega-6 fatty acids.  Pecans have also been shown to lower high cholesterol.

Walnuts – An excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, and they have been proven helpful in lowering cholesterol.