I’m tired of chocolate. There, I said it. I can hardly believe it myself. I’ve been on candy overload for quite some time. Between the Milk Duds and Butterfingers and candy corn, I just can’t take one more piece of candy. Nope, zip, zilch, nada.
Time to lighten up a bit. You know, before Thanksgiving comes. Because once turkey day is here, we pretty much don’t stop eating until January 2nd. Then we all diet, naturally.
I love gingerbread. Or rather, I love ginger! I love the spice it gives to recipes and the aroma is homey and inviting. Gingerbread granola is perfect for the holidays and would make a wonderful gift. The ginger is not overwhelming; the maple syrup and honey definitely shine through. The best thing is how light this gingerbread granola is as I used applesauce to cut down on the fat. I’ve read that the average person gains about 5 lbs over the holiday season. See? I got your back. We have to save calories where we can! Cookie trays will be calling!
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- 4 cups rolled oats
- ¾ cup wheat germ
- ½ cup sunflower seeds
- 1 cup chopped almons
- 1cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup flax seed
- ¾ t salt
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup oil
- ½ cup applesauce
- 2 t cinnamon
- 1 t ginger
- 1 t vanilla
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- In a large bowl combine dried ingredients. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, salt, syrup, honey, oil applesauce, vanilla, cinnamon and ginger. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Pour over dried ingredients stirring to coat.
- Spread granola on al large baking sheet covered in foil. Bake in a 300 degree oven for about 25 minutes, stirring half way through bake time. Remove and let cool completely before adding chocolate chips.
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You know – I don’t like to chocolate as is, only in cookies, cakes etc, but I can never be tired of it. LOL
Anyway it doesn’t bother me to eat other sweets at the same time
I LOVE ginger and I think this is a great granola recipe – you put all goodies inside – YUMMY !:)
Thanks Winnie! I wasn’t tired of chocolate for long…I ate some for breakfast!
This is such a great holiday granola! Gingerbread for breakfast sounds good to me!
Thanks Jessica!
Tired of chocolate? Say it isn’t so, Tanya! Well, if you’re going to seek out a substitute, this ginger-flavored granola is the ticket. It sounds terrific and would be great for breakfast — and I’m not a breakfast person.
Yum! I love homemade granola and gingerbread sounds amazing!
Thank you Angela!
YAY for seasonal granola!! This will be a fabulous addition to my breakfast table real soon!
Thanks Becca!!! I thought it was a darn good winter granola!
Sounds good!
Thanks Diana!
This looks so good! I love granola, and gingerbread, so this seems like the perfect recipe!
Thanks Alicia! It turned out to be a wonderful recipe!
One word: YESSSSSSS. Okay, two words: YESSSS PLEASE!! This looks wonderful, girl!!
Yum! I am so excited to try this recipe, sounds wonderful!
Wow, this sounds delicious!
Sounds easy and filling! Love the addition of the pumpkin!
Thanks Karyn! It was so easy and delicious!
This is unique and sounds wonderful! Google+’d it!
Thank you!! It turned out to be a pretty good snack!
Tired of chocolate? That never happens to me:-) But I have to admit this gingerbread granola does sound pretty tempting!!!
Well, the granola DOES have white chocolate, so I can’t says I’m entirely sick of chocolate!
This would make a great holiday gift! Thanks for sharing at All my Bloggy Friends. I’m looking forward to seeing what you share this week!
Thanks Jamie, I think this would make a wonderful gift!
I would have never thought of gingerbread in granola. This sounds so good and it is great for the holidays. Thank you so much for sharing.
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Thanks Sue!