Makes Ahead Pumpkin-Apple Granola

Step 1: Gather and prep Ingredients

Step 2: Mix all wet ingredients together in a bowl.Put everything but the oats, nuts, fruits, and/ or chocolate chips in a bowl.

Step 3: Spread mix evenly in a single Souper Cubes® tray. For this recipe, I was able to make 4 cubes, each a ¾ cup.

Step 4: When you’re ready to make the granola, defrost a single cube and add dry ingredients. Mix together.

You can defrost the cube in either a mug in the microwave or on the stove top. For this recipe, I added 3 cups of oats, a ½ cup of sliced almonds, a ½ cup of chopped pecans, and a ½ cup shredded coconut (unsweetened).

If you’re going to add chocolate or dried fruit, mix it in after you’ve baked the granola. Make sure you let it cool before mixing together. I prefer mini chocolate chips to regular ones.

Step 5: Preheat oven to 325°F, then bake 30 minutes. I put my granola on parchment paper to make the cleanup easier. I also stirred the granola after 15 minutes.

Step 6: Enjoy!

This is great as a bowl of cereal or on top of yogurt!

Easy Homemade Granola with Pumpkin Puree and Apple Sauce

Ingredients

Granola “Sauce”

1-15oz can of pumpkin puree

1½ cups of apple sauce

3 tablespoons of oil (I used coconut oil)

¾ cup of brown sugar

3 teaspoons of cinnamon

1 teaspoon of ground ginger

1 teaspoon of ground nutmeg

¼ teaspoon of salt

Granola Mix-Ins

3 cups of rolled oats

Optional Add-

Ons: sliced almonds, chopped pecans, chocolate chips, dried cranberries, shredded coconut, chocolate chips, etc.

DIRECTIONS: Mix Ingredients. Mix pumpkin puree, apple sauce, oil, brown sugar, cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl. Pour into Freezing Tray. Distribute wet mix evenly in a single Souper Cubes® tray. Cover with lid. This will yield 4 cubes that are roughly ¾ cup each. Freeze.

Ready to Bake. When you’re ready to make the granola, defrost 1 cube (in either a microwave or stovetop). Add 3 cups of rolled oats plus any of the optional addons. For my granola, I added a ½ cup of sliced almonds, ½ cup of chopped pecans, and a ½ cup of shredded coconut. Make sure the dry ingredients have an evening coating of the granola “sauce.” Then bake granola in a 330F oven for 30 minutes. Make sure to stir every 10 minutes. Once it’s finished baking, let the granola cool and add any dried fruit or chocolate.