Pumpkin Spice Granola

April 14, 2014

It's official, we have a new favorite granola. Of course, it's just a variation on the one we've been making for months, but it still feels new. This one utilizes my favorite homemade baking ingredient of the fall - pumpkin butter. And even better, this was 100% Joey's idea! I love that he is coming up with new ways to incorporate pumpkin into everything. I will never ever complain about that. This is going to sound strange, but we omitted the salt from the recipe because we

3 1/2 cups rolled oats
2 cups crispy rice cereal
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cardamom
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 cup of nuts
3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup apple sauce
1/2 cup pumpkin butter
3 tbsp honey
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 325 F. Line a large baking sheet with foil. In a large bowl, mix together the oats and cereal. Chop up your nuts (this time we used pecans, whole cashews, and almonds). Measure out all of...
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Nutritions

Calories
211

Sodium
187mg
7% DV

Fat
7g
11% DV

Protein
6g
13% DV

Carbs
26g
8% DV

Fiber
3g
13% DV

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