Morning all !! I wonder how many walks I’ve been on so far, how many times have I popped to the farm shop to stock up on goodies, and just how many times have I nodded off in a comfy armchair in one of the sitting rooms? I hope you are all fine and positively dandy as we have yet another splendid guest blogging treat for you today.
So come on everyone, a warm welcome and round of applause for today’s guest blogger Stacy!
Stacy and I are positively ancient friends in the blogging world, over a year 
She has the most delightful blog I know, so simple, so beautiful and oh so garden! I can’t tell you how happy I was to find her and her garden in blogland, put it this way when a national garden magazine comes to take a series of photos for an article you know I’m talking beautiful. In fact I could of done with their help and light tricks when I visited Great Dixter recently. But it’s her photography and love of gardening that shines through, do pop over to Down To Earth Digs I’m sure you will be as entranced as I am.
So I was beyond happy when Stacy stuck her hand in the air and said ooo can I come and play on the Promenade, so over to Stacy.
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Thank you Claire for the opportunity to drop in for a little guest post. Claire was the very first person to stop in and leave a lovely comment on my little garden blog, www.downtoearthdigs.wordpress.com. Of coarse after visiting over here at her lovely blog, I fell in love with her stories, travels and adventures in the allotment. Claire is my blogging idol! I’m going to delete this last bit Stacy !!!!
I thought I would share a little recipe with all of you–hope you enjoy.
Pumpkin Spice Granola
Ingredients ~
- 5 Cups Oats
- 2 tsp Pumpkin Pie spice
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 Cup Pureed Pumpkin
- 1/2 Cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 Cup applesauce
- 1/4 Cup Maple Syrup
- 2 Tsp honey
- 1 tsp vanilla
Optional to add ~
Nuts: Almonds, Walnuts, Pecans, Pumpkin Seeds
Fruit: Dried Cranberries, Raisins
Method ~
- Pour wet ingredients into dry, and mix well to coat all of the Oats.
- Spread out on a large baking sheet/I use a sheet of parchment paper.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Use a spatula to turn the oats, and bake an additional 15 minutes.
- Allow to cool, without touching the Oats. You want to have some chunks of Granola.
- Once cool, add nuts and dried fruit of your choice.
- Store for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container. Ours never lasts that long!
Great for a little snack just set out in a bowl, or added to some plain yogurt. Or my favorite way, sprinkle over some vanilla ice cream…guilty pleasure for sure.
Stacey from Down to earth digs
Sounds really delicious – full of autumn flavours!
I’ve never made any kind of granola before – this could be the first… What a great combination of flavours!
Claire, Thank you so much for letting me hop on over here and guest blog!
Stacey
Pure pleasure Stacy, and I can’t wait to try the granola when I get home
Well, I am loving this! It is Pumpkin Time and I, for one, am very happy about this. Love the flavor profiles in your granola. Thanks for the great idea.
Isn’t it a fab idea Teresa, I’d never thought of using pumpkin like this and now I’m back from my holidays I can see me trying this as soon as the pumpkins have ripened !
Oh. My. Goodness. I just found another pumpkin obsession. Thank you Stacy and Claire for sharing!
Isn’t it a great idea! I can’t tell you how many pumpkin recipes I’ve collected over the years, and I just love growing them too !
What a delicious fall recipe!
Yum, yum – I´d get up and out of bed for this in the morning!
me too
Don’t you dare delete that bit, Claire!! Thanks for introducing us to another fine blogger.. I’ve gone over and Followed.. now this is a granola I would love to smell baking in my oven this morning!!
Ooops
I forgot to delete it!! That was the version that I sent to Stacy to approve and then promptly forgot to delete her comment. Brain cells are just not what they use dto be !!
So happy to have introduced you Smidge to a favoruite frind/blogger !!
We love making granola and these flavors sound great- will try! Thanks!
Hi Stacy! Nice to meet you
this is a great recipe and it is healthy too 
Thanks for sharing!
I’ve never had any uck with homemade granola, but this sounds enticing…
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(Wanna’ know how I knew it was Stacey before I clicked over? That beautiful yellow ware bowl!
Oops…that should be “luck”. “Uck” kind of describes my earlier attempts, though.
I think uck would sum up some of my attempts in the kitchen Marie
And I just love that you knew it was Stacy
Interesting granola — such a lot of wet ingredients in it. It sure is the right time of year for apple and pumpkin though, and you can’t go wrong with maple syrup as a sweetener.
I was wondering what ingredient I could use instead of Maple syrup, seeing as we have to import it…… I suppose honey is the nearest substitute….
Or golden syrup?
worth a try !!
Fantastic and tasty looking guest post!
Now this sounds delicious!!
Doesn’t it sound and look good ! I’m going to be trying this with some of the homegown squash I have
I’m so glad you’re having such a good time, Claire. You always responded when I said we needed to “exhale” at the end of our week. You are having an extended exhale. Fabulous! And I will enjoy getting to know you, too, Stacy. I never turn gardening inspiration away! I need all I can get!
And granola is a favorite. Thank you for a wonderful recipe! Debra
Lovely to intriduce two of my favourite bloggers
Stacy’s photography is just wow, and her garden, well that’s a WOW !
Sounds delightful! And now I’m rushing off for a longer visit at down to earth digs. My drop-in visit was a delicious intro to a beautiful blog! Thanks for sharing her, Claire!
I’m always looking for new ideas for my granola, thank you
Sounds fabulous!
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I’ve been looking for a new way to do granola, and love the sound of this!
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