Snowball Donut Hole Bouquet

Create an easy & festive edible centerpiece for your holiday breakfast table with this Snowball Donut Hole Bouquet...

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In case you all haven't been keeping track, we are just 11 short days from Christmas. I can happily claim that most of my holiday gift shopping is done. We wrapped up a majority of our cookie baking over the weekend. 

The tree is trimmed. The stockings are hung. Now I am all about focusing on adding the extra finishing touches to make sure this coming Christmas is just as special (if not more so!) than the last.

One way that I like to easily do that is by ordering and having a fresh festive floral arrangement from Teleflora delivered right to my front door. About a week ago I ordered the Send a Hug Open Sleigh Ride bouquet. I just couldn't resist the super cute sledding snowmen! :) 

Being the frugal foodie that I am, I love finding ways to repurpose a fresh floral arrangement and its vase. The little snowmen served as the inspiration for this Snowball Donut Hole Bouquet. 

Once the flowers start to fade, you can simply remove and then replace them with powdered sugar donut holes (aka, snowballs) on colorful paper straws. Voila! You have an easy & cute edible centerpiece for Christmas morning or a holiday weekend brunch... 

Gingerbread Pecan Granola

Lately I have been a little obsessed with making my own granola.  Since I have discovered how super simple it is to make (and to tailor to my tastes exactly), I am making a new batch just about every week now.  

One of my favorite holiday flavors is gingerbread.  Gingerbread men.  Thick, soft gingerbread cake.  So why not gingerbread granola?  I added buttery pecans for a little extra crunch.

What you will need:

2 cups of rolled oats

2/3 cup of chopped pecans

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ginger

1/4 tsp cloves

1/4 tsp salt

4 tbsp coconut oil

1/4 cup molasses

1 tsp vanilla

Preheat your oven to 300 degrees.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In large bowl, mix together the oats, pecans, sugar, and all the spices.  Set aside.

In a small saucepan, heat the coconut oil over medium heat.  (Often times coconut oil is solid during the colder months & needs to be melted to use.)  Once the oil is melted, add the molasses and mix.  Heat for 1 minute.  Remove from the heat and add the vanilla.  

Pour the liquid mixture over the oats mixture and mix well to combine.  Spread the granola mixture evenly over the parchment paper.  

Bake at 300 degrees for about 30 minutes, taking the granola out and stirring it about every 10 minutes.

Once baked, let it cool completely on the baking sheet.  Break it up into smaller pieces, and then store in an airtight container for up to 1 month.

A bowl of this Gingerbread Pecan Granola is perfect any winter morning! 

Granola also makes a fabulous foodie gift for the holidays.  Just pour it into pretty jars and tie a ribbon around the lid!  :)

Have you made homemade granola before?  What is your favorite flavor combination to make?