Enjoy the warm spices of the season in this wintertime Gingerbread Granola. Filled with nuts, oats, molasses and maple syrup, it’s perfectly spiced and great for breakfast or to snack on.
I’m always looking for new flavors to incorporate into my granola recipe. Homemade granola is one of those incredibly delicious snacks that make it easy to mix in all kinds of different flavors and ingredients.
Take this Gingerbread Granola, for example. I’ve taken the ingredients found in my traditional granola; oats, nuts, and shredded coconut and added the warm, perfectly spiced flavors of the holiday season.
Plenty of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves mixed with a touch of brown sugar make this gingerbread granola special. To bind the ingredients together, melt a little butter on the stove, then add in maple syrup, molasses, and a pinch of salt. After stirring the ingredients in the bowl, it’s transferred and spread out onto a baking sheet. The granola bakes for a total of 30 minutes, removing the pan from the oven to give the granola a little stir so that it cooks evenly every 10 minutes.
As the gingerbread granola bakes, the aroma coming from your kitchen will smell amazing.
This gingerbread granola is crisp and crunchy. It’s subtly spiced, wonderfully flavored, and completely addicting.
Most times, we find ourselves eating it straight off the baking sheet. It tastes so good! If you can hold off, enjoy gingerbread granola with vanilla almond milk or a big bowl of greek yogurt.
Gingerbread granola would also make a lovely holiday, hostess, or teacher gift. Pour the granola into little mason jars and decorate with a festive ribbon for a no-fuss gift.
Enjoy!
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut shredded
- 1 cup walnuts , roughly chopped ( or pecans )
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine the oats, coconut, walnuts, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger and cloves. Set aside.
- In a small pot on medium heat, melt the butter.
- Stir in the maple syrup, molasses and salt.
- Remove pot from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Pour the maple syrup mixture into the bowl with the oats and nuts and mix well.
- Pour onto 1 large sheet pan and spread evenly.
- Cook for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes to achieve an even color.
- Remove from the oven, cool and transfer to a large bowl.
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Hey! I just came across your blog and love it! I love small batch recipes since there are only two of us! What can I use to substitute the maple syrup in this recipe? I am not a fan of maple syrup. Thank you!!
Hi Lisa,
Honey or agave would be a good substitute.
This mixed into some greek yogurt this weekend is going to be fantastic! Perfect holiday flavor too!
Oh my goodness!! This is absolutely incredible!!! LOVE it!!
I'm thinking that my kids' teachers would love this! 🙂
I'm so in love with gingerbread any thing this time of year. Now I'm craving a bowl full of this lovely granola!! Love it!
Pretty sure I would just eat this by the handful!
Um, gingerbread granola sounds so amazing for this time of year! I've got to make it!
Such a unique idea, i'm loving it so much!
I'm wishing that I had some of this granola to sprinkle over my yogurt this morning. Love the spices in here!
What a great granola – especially this time of year 🙂 Love making my own – so much nicer than store bought!
Gingerbread Granola sounds like the perfect breakfast treat for this time of the year! I'm a big granola fan, especially topped with vanilla yogurt. I will definitely be mixing up a big batch very soon!
I am totally make this soon! This would be great treats to give out to friends too!
This sounds amazing, and I can't wait to put it in my morning yogurt! I love all the spices in this, yum!
That's all it takes to make granola??? I've been wasting so much money buying it at the store. I'm definitely going to make it myself from now on. This recipe sounds delicious. I can almost taste the gingerbread already!!
I love gingerbread, ginger snaps and thing that even comes close to the wonderful gingerbread flavor. I need a new granola sort of over the boring one i have been making and our kids will love this one too
Yummy! Sounds just perfect for this time of year! xx, Morgan
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Love this idea – warm gingerbread granola for cold winter mornings !! Thank you for the recipe .
This looks heavenly! I love homemade granola 🙂
xx nicole
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What a great idea! This means I can eat gingerbread for breakfast. Yippee!
This Gingerbread granola looks scrumptious Joanie – I want this for breakfast tomorrow!
Omggg! Gingerbread granola?! I want it right now. 🙂 This is one that's perfect for this season! So happy to have the recipe!
Hope you love the recipe, Jessica! I love making gingerbread granola this time of the year.
GIRL! I'm so excited about this!! Great to bag up as gifts!
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It makes great holiday, hostess or teacher gifts. Thanks, Elizabeth!
There is nothing better this time of year than gingerbread cookies!!! I might whip up a batch of this and have as a snack when I have an all-day travel day this week. Two little ones and me on the plane means I need some major fuel!