This recipe has been bugging me to make it for weeks.
When I found out that they needed some baked goodies for the yard sale I figured that granola would be an easy thing to make and yield allot of little bags to sell.
In addition to the granola I also made a Dutch Apple Pie, Dutch Cran-Apple Pie, and Maple Caramel Tart.
I also attempted caramel apples.... but that was a big FAIL... after 30 minutes the caramel litterally slid off the apples into a big blob at the bottom.... not sure what went wrong there!
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| Apples about 5 minutes into the caramel slide... |
Now because I did so much baking in one afternoon I did not take the greatest pictures... But this Pumpkin Granola recipe is a WINNER! It is low fat and low sugar!
Pumpkin Granola
Yeilds about 8 servings
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cup rolled oats ( I used old fashioned)
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup dried cranberries (craisins)
Directions:
Pre heat Oven to 325
In a large mixing bowl mix oats with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt.
In a smaller mixing bowl whisk pumpkin, maple, and vanilla together. Fold into the oat mixture.
Spread onto a cookie sheet and place in the oven, taking it out ever 15-20 minutes to stir.
About 30 minutes into the baking take out and toss in walnuts.
Return to oven cooking for another 15-30 minutes. When its nice and crisp it is done. My batch baked for a total of 60 minutes.
After it has cooled mix in your dried cranberries, store in an air tight container for up to a week.
So easy - but looks so tasty! And sorry about the caramel apples, things like that happen to me all the time.
ReplyDeleteI was told one time to boil water, then dip the apples in and right back out of the water, store bought apples have a light coating of wax on them. This takes it off. I've had it happen to me a couple times.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip Cindy I will have to try it again!!
ReplyDeleteI've been looking for a good granola recipe! I'll have to give this one a try. I'm planning on making caramel apples with the kids this weekend - I've not had this happen before, but it wouldn't surprise me (I have lots of kitchen disasters!)
ReplyDeleteCute packaging! This sounds like a delicious granola recipe. Thanks for sharing it!
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