Gingerbread Glow Granola
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Celebrate the season with this easy, cozy Gingerbread Glow Granola—packed with whole grains, festive dried fruit, nuts, seeds, and warm holiday spices. Easy to customize and perfect for snacking or gifting.
Course:
Breakfast, gift, Snack
Keyword:
cereal, gifts, gingerbread, granola, homemade
Servings: 32 1/2- up servings
Calories: 224 kcal
Ingredients
- 8 cups rolled old-fashioned oats
- 2 ½ cups raw nuts and/or seeds used here: pistachios, sunflower seeds, almond slivers
- 2 cups dried fruit used here: dried cranberries, chopped dates
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp. ground ginger
- ½ tsp. ground covers
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325F.
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Add oats, nuts/seeds and dried fruit to a large bowl.
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In sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add sugar, molasses, maple syrup and spices, stir untll combined.
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Lower heat to simmer and let cook another 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently.
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Pour syrup mixture over oat mixture and stir well to combine.
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Cover two large cookie sheets in parchment or Silpat silicone baking sheet. Divide mixture among pans.
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Bake for 25-45* minutes; stirring up once halfway through. Will be ready to remove from oven when turning lightly golden brown but still a little damp.
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Remove from oven, stir up one more time and allow to cool completely on pan.
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Store in airtight container for up to a couple weeks. Can also place in air-tight bag and freeze for up to 6 months.
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*exact cooking time will vary based on how high you have granola in pan and exact ingredients.
Recipe Notes
*This recipes makes a BIG batch, but it's easy to scale down - just cut all ingredients in half amount and bake on a single baking sheet.
