Christmas Granola

5 from 2 votes

Christmas Granola combines oatmeal, nuts, Christmas spices, molasses, honey, dried cranberries, and white chocolate chips. Make this delicious granola during the holidays and treat your friends with the sweetest gift!

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword Christmas granola, gingerbread granola, white chocolate gingerbread granola

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 22

Total Time 42

Servings 1/2-cup servings

Calories 338kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

Dry ingredients:

3 cups old fashioned oatmeal
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped almonds
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon salt

Wet ingredients:

1/3 cup avocado oil
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup molasses
2 teaspoons vanilla

Other:

3/4 cup white chocolate chips
3/4 cup low-sugar dried cranberries

Instructions

Prep. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Add parchment paper to a large baking sheet.
Combine dry ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, combine the oatmeal, almonds, pecans, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Stir to mix well.
3 cups old fashioned oatmeal, 1 cup chopped almonds, 1 cup chopped pecans, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Combine wet ingredients. Pour wet ingredients into a glass measuring cup (2 cups) - the avocado oil, honey, and molasses. Heat in the microwave for one minute. Add vanilla and stir again.
1/3 cup avocado oil, 1/2 cup honey, 1/4 cup molasses, 2 teaspoons vanilla
Pour wet ingredients into the dry. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir to combine. Add mixture to a prepared baking sheet and use a spatula to smooth to all sides of the pan.
Bake. Bake granola for 15 minutes, rotate pan and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until golden brown on top. The edges may get a little dark but watch it closely to avoid burning.
Cool. Let granola sit in the pan until cool. Then use your hands to break it up into smaller pieces.
Add Craisins and chips. Add the Craisins and white chocolate chips to the cooled granola.
3/4 cup low-sugar dried cranberries, 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
Enjoy granola with yogurt, milk, fruit and yogurt, or plain by the handful!

Notes

Store granola in an airtight container or a large storage bag for about one week.

Freeze granola in a freezer bag for up to three months (or more).

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