I know that Thanksgiving has not officially happened yet, but let’s move on to some Christmas food! One of the first flavors I think of is gingerbread. I bring you, Gingerbread Granola!
The stores don’t waste any time pushing the holidays out. I think that I saw the Christmas decorations coming out at Target the day after Halloween. This granola is so good. Even as I type, I am munching it. 
This dish would be a great thing to serve on Christmas morning. My whole house smells like a Yankee Candle now, bringing back memories. It’s funny how just a smell or a song can transplant you back in time.
Gingerbread Granola
3 cups rolled oats
1/3 cup almonds roughly chopped
1/3 cup + 1 T maple syrup
1/4 cup molasses
3 T applesauce
1 tsp vanilla
1 T ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. In a medium bowl, combine wet ingredients. Add wet to dry. Make sure all the dry ingredients are evenly coated. Place onto lined baking sheets and cook in the oven for about 30 minutes, stopping to shake the pans halfway through. Enjoy!
What foods remind you of Christmas?
This looks SO good! I look forward to the holidays, just so I can eat as much gingerbread and pumpkin goodies as possible! I’ll definitely be making this soon!
By the way, I just stumbled upon your blog and I have enjoyed reading through your posts and recipes!
I am the same as you! I have been cooking up all kinds of pumpkin concoctions. I will probably do more seeing as though we just cut up the girls huge pumpkin from Halloween. I am glad you are enjoying my blog. I will check yours out as well.
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This was really good and simple! Didn’t have maple syrup and just swapped it for the last tbsp of honey and it was still just great. House smells great too! Thanks!
Thanks! Glad you liked them!
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My husband and I love your gingerbread granola recipe! Since ditching the processed breakfast cereals, I have been keeping a regular supply of your granola in the house. My daughter has a severe nut allergy so I use a seed mix in place of the almonds in this recipe. Delicious!
Awesome! Granola is a staple in our house. My favorite is the Maple Vanilla Almond. I highly recommend it.