Julian Bakery Pro Granola, Espresso Cluster (510g)

My FAVORITE granola brand!! And things happen in shipping right? And in a heat wave. I first ordered the Vanilla + Cinnamon flavor (so far, I like the best!) and it was a bit of smaller clusters vs this bag of bricks!!! The texture is crunchy, the ingredients are high quality whole foods and digestible! This has a toffee-like, espresso flavor! I’m looking forward to trying the chocolate next, but I think I’ll always return to the Vanilla + Cinnamon option for versatility ☺️ I have moderate to severe digestive issues (including an IBD) and even in a flare, I can easily have a small handful of this, add it to my homemade ice cream, yogurt bowl or with some nut butter on an egg white wrap (TRY IT!) and I don’t worry about it causing stress on my gut. But I also feel satisfied eating it! Filling without feeling heavy like most granolas! And the sugar content?! Say goodbye! Without using artificial sweeteners or alcohols, I don’t have to worry about another added ingredient to make up for the fact that it’s not full of unnecessary, pro-inflammatory additives. It’s truly tasty and good grief a bag I can ACTUALLY reseal? That makes it easy to store and easy to eat when and how I want it. Final note: I love that it’s an extra source of whole-food fiber without causing MORE stress on my gut. (I’m a pro-gut girly who has had the extremes of the Bristol chart - IFYKYK - and this is among my favorite tools for regularity: LOTS of water, kiwi, green-ish banana and Julian’s ProGranola.) Love love love.

Love this Espresso flavor!!it tastes like toffee in my opinion with a touch of coffee and I love it. I do really well with this, no stomach upset. It satisfies hunger and you don’t need to eat much. I eat dry sometimes and sometimes add to almond milk with pea protein isolate powder to have a great protein meal.

Unlike other reviews, I thought the coffee flavor was spot on - no problem with it. What was a problem was the ASPARTAME taste AND what’s worse is it was 20 minutes of AFTER-TASTE! WHAT? Nasty. Reminiscent of “Sweet-N-Low” - disgusting. Nowhere on the packaging or in the description could I find a “sweetening” agent that would leave such a nasty after-taste in your mouth. Be warned - it is NOT slight as one reviewer wrote. In fact it is so gross, I am throwing it out. Would like an explanation from the manufacturer. Would rather it wasn’t sweet at all than have this taste. You’ve been warned. In addition, with a product marked as “0 Total Sugars AND No Artificial Colors or Flavorings”, I call B.S. What do you call “Espresso Flavor” as listed in the ingredients on the bag? Artificial is what that is. Does this product even pass FDA labeling regulations? I don’t like being mislead, yet I feel that is exactly what this company has done. I feel they need to address these issues. Disgusted.

I want to love this product and I keep trying, but to keep it fair on the reviews I need to share. We buy here but also direct from JB and the quality of their granola is hit or miss and yes I have reached out to them directly to share my concern. Some bags contain little more than fine like sand pieces with a few big chunks, while other bags have larger chunks like a true granola. I can't use the bags with sandy type contents for much, so it is a waste. The bag I just opened this AM is mostly sandy with a minimal amount of quarter sized pieces. Again, consistency would be nice, especially at this price point. It is delicious, with PB and the new chocolate being our favorites. I will be looking for an alternative while JB works on their QC.

I am a weird one, I don't like wet cereal, I eat all cereal dry, this I eat the larger pieces as a trail mix thingy and the bottom of the bag gets like crumbs, so I add it to my yogurt, but I love it, the ingredeitns are good in my humble opinion, I look for soy free, erythritol free, low sat fat, low cholesterol...I also like low carb and high protein...thanks Julian Bakery for leaving the recipe the same too ;-)