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Gingerbread Granola

November 24, 2014 Breakfast, Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free, Recipes, Vegetarian

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This Gingerbread Granola is the best winter breakfast! It also makes a fantastic holiday gift for Christmas. Recipe from Real Food Real Deals #sponsored

This Gingerbread Granola is the best winter breakfast! It also makes a fantastic holiday gift for Christmas.

This Gingerbread Granola is the best winter breakfast! It also makes a fantastic holiday gift for Christmas. Recipe from Real Food Real Deals #sponsored

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My healthy food awakening began 12 years ago when I was pregnant with my first baby. It all started with raisins.

At a prenatal check-up, the nurse told me that my iron was a little low. I wasn’t quite anemic, but my numbers didn’t look great. “Throw a handful of raisins in your cereal every morning,” the nurse told me. She explained that raisins were a good source of iron, and that should do the trick.

I was a boring boxed cereal girl back then. I dutifully bought a container of raisins and threw a handful into my cereal bowl every day for the next few weeks. The nurse was right. At my future office visits, my iron looked fine. All it took was a dose of raisins every day.

Sweetening with California Raisins

Raisins are a delicious natural sweetener that can boost the flavor of many types of recipes without adding processed sugar. I’m excited to partner with California Raisins and their “Sweet. Naturally.” campaign to highlight raisins as an alternative to processed sweeteners. The natural sugar in raisins is all wrapped up in good stuff like fiber, potassium, and iron, so recipes sweetened with raisins are healthier than those sweetened with processed sugar.

Raisins also happen to be the most economical of all the dried fruits according to the USDA. This makes them even more endearing to me. I stock up by buying a giant package of organic California Raisins at Costco, and my family enjoys them as an easy, convenient snack.

Gingerbread granola with yogurt is the perfect winter breakfast! Recipe from Real Food Real Deals
This Gingerbread Granola is a big improvement over the processed breakfast cereals I used to eat. Full of whole grains, nuts, seeds, and raisins, this granola is a nutritious breakfast or snack recipe. It also makes a wonderful holiday gift.

Many granola recipes have more than double the amount of added sweetener used in this recipe. This granola highlights the natural sweetness of raisins, which go so well with the gingerbread flavor.

When I make granola, I don’t bake the raisins with the granola because sometimes the raisins on top can burn a little. Just stir them into the baked, cooled granola for a delicious breakfast or snack.

Try a few of my other easy granola recipes for some variety at breakfast time.

Gingerbread Granola

This Gingerbread Granola is the best winter breakfast! ($.68 per serving)
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: granola
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 329kcal
Author: Annemarie Rossi

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 2 cups brown rice crisp cereal
  • 1/2 cup diced almonds
  • 1/2 cup diced pecans
  • 2 tbs chia seeds
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 nutmeg
  • 1/4 salt
  • 1/2 cup melted coconut oil or butter
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups California Raisins

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 275 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the oats, brown rice cereal, almonds, pecans, and chia seeds.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Sprinkle this mixture into the large bowl.
  • In another small bowl, combine the melted coconut oil (or butter), maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Pour the liquid mixture over the dry ingredients and stir to cover evenly. Taste the mixture and adjust the seasonings to your liking.
  • Transfer the mixture to a 9x13 inch baking dish and gently press it down to make one even layer. Bake for about an hour. The granola should bind together and feel almost solid to the touch. It will continue to harden as it cools.
  • Remove the granola from the oven and let it cool completely before breaking it apart. Add the raisins to the granola, and store it in an airtight container. (Yields 8 cups.)

Nutrition Estimate

Calories: 329kcal
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Gingerbread Granola Price Breakdown

This recipe costs a total of $6.77 to make, or $.68 per ¾ cup serving (see Price Chart for details). Enjoy this Gingerbread Granola as a healthy breakfast or snack that tastes like a treat.

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  1. Kate | FoodBabbles says

    December 16, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    I absolutely love gingerbread so this healthy, crunchy interpretation is right up my alley! A could gobble this by the handful. Lovely!

    Reply
    • Annemarie says

      December 16, 2014 at 2:20 pm

      Thanks, Kate! It’s definitely hard to stop eating it once you get started. 🙂

      Reply
  2. athleticavocado says

    December 2, 2014 at 8:49 pm

    sounds so good!

    Reply
  3. Garden Goddess says

    November 26, 2014 at 1:48 pm

    This looks so good! I am definitely going to try this right after I finish up my Pumpkin Spice Granola… I don’t have any maple syrup, but I think I will substitute molasses, which might give it more “gingerbready” flavor anyway. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  4. Carla says

    November 25, 2014 at 5:10 pm

    I’ve been trying to eat healthier for breakfast since it’s so easy to grab junk first thing. This gingerbread granola sounds perfect to top some Greek yogurt!

    Reply
  5. lizweiss says

    November 25, 2014 at 12:16 pm

    There is so much goodness in this recipe. I must, must, must try it! Pinning now 🙂

    Reply
  6. Becca from ItsYummi.com says

    November 25, 2014 at 9:50 am

    Oh my gosh… I ADORE gingerbread and this looks like the perfect healthy snack to have around the holidays. PINNED!

    Reply
  7. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    November 25, 2014 at 7:07 am

    Love the addition of raisins! Gingerbread is amazing and with the little sweet bite of raisins…awesome!!!

    Reply
  8. mealplanmaven says

    November 24, 2014 at 1:47 pm

    I love making my own granola and your recipe is so perfect for holiday snacking, breakfasts and gifts!

    Reply
  9. Cindy @ Hun What's for Dinner? says

    November 24, 2014 at 11:07 am

    This granola sounds divine!! Love the seasonal flavours.

    Reply
  10. April J Harris (@apriljharris) says

    November 24, 2014 at 9:57 am

    What a lovely, seasonal granola! The flavours you have used are fantastic!

    Reply

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