Gingerbread granola adds a tasty crunch to yogurt, fruit and more! A personal recipe from author, Ann Tarpley Francesco, it also makes a great stocking stuffer or gift!
INGREDIENTS:
3 cups rolled organic oats
1/2 cup chopped pecans (more if you like!)
1/2 cup combination of pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds (raw)
3 T organic light brown sugar
½ tsp Himalayan salt
1-1/2 T Gingerbread Spice Mix
1/4 cup molasses (unsulphured, not blackstrap)
1/4 cup coconut oil (refined)
1 T organic honey
DIRECTIONS:
Heat oven to 300 degrees.
Combine oats, pecans, seeds, salt, spice mix, and brown sugar in a large bowl.
Combine honey, oil, and molasses in a small bowl. Heat slightly in the microwave to melt coconut oil and thin out molasses and honey.
Pour over oat mixture and stir.
Spread mixture in a thin layer on baking sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes, then stir. Continue baking for 15 more minutes until golden brown and crunchy.
Cool for 20 minutes on a wire rack. Stir occasionally while cooling. Use a flat knife to lift the granola from the pan and break it up more, if necessary.
Unsulphered molasses is extracted directly from ripe sugarcane, not requiring sulfur in its production. Its rich and light flavor contains a number of essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium, copper, manganese, potassium, iron, phosphorous, chromium, cobalt and sodium. It is a good source of energy and carbohydrates and contains sugars various vitamins such as niacin (vitamin B-3), vitamin B-6, thiamine and riboflavin. We can't wait for you to be able to order your The Gingerbread Train Gift Set, COMING SOON. Complete with a Made-in-USA train cookie cutter and recipe by author, Ann Tarpley Francesco, you can make your very own BRAVO Gingerbread Train cookies!
