Gingerbread Granola
Happy December 1st! The holidays are finally among us, and it’s time to blast Christmas carols, bake until our heart’s content, decorate your house, and spend quality time with your friends and family. Preferably over a big bowl of this killer gingerbread granola!
This gingerbread granola has all the warming flavors that you love from gingerbread cookies, but with protein and fiber from the nuts and oats! It really does not get better than this! Eat it in a bowl with yogurt topped with your favorite fruit, or plain with you favorite milk or milk alternative, or just dump and handful in your hand every time you pass the kitchen and eat it like that! No judgement! I mean, how could I judge when I’ve been doing that since I first tested this recipe weeks ago!!
Gingerbread Granola might be the easiest holiday breakfast you make all season!
The beauty of granola, you know besides its outstanding taste, is that it is so easy to put together and so easy double the recipe to make a big batch! Just throw everything in a bowl together, mix it all around, then place in a thin layer on a baking tray and bake for 18-22 minutes!
What’s in granola?
That’s actually completely up to you! Below, you can see all the nuts and the ratios I’ve added them in, and while I fully recommend you make the recipe as is because it was delicious, granola does give you a lot of room to play around. Maybe you’re not a pecan person. Feel free to substitute that for equal parts walnuts, or double up on the pepitas or almonds. There’s no right or wrong way to make granola! I do however, recommend you follow my directions for what spices and how much of them to put in. It is also important that you use the right amount of coconut oil to ensure that the oats and nuts get nicely toasted and golden brown. Alright, enough about the requirements! This really is a recipe you can be creative and have fun with, so see below for some of my favorite additional mix ins.
Granola Inspiration:- Dried fruit like raisins, cranberries, goji berries, etc. (don’t add them until the end or they will become rock hard in the oven!)
- chocolate chips, carob chips, etc. (of course, add this at the end so it doesn’t melt all over the granola)
- walnuts, whole or slivered almonds, pepitas, cashews, chopped macadamia nuts
- Coconut
- maple syrup or honey
Gingerbread Granola
Recipe details
- 10 Servings
- Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 22 Minutes Total time: 32 min
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