Welcome to day 17 of Tag Sale Tastes’ Pumpkinpalooza 2020!

My daughter joined in the pumpkin fun by surprising me with a bag of Good & Gather Pumpkin Spice Granola: 

The orange package has a fat little pumpkin, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and pumpkin seeds:

But the only pumpkin spice-y ingredient listed is cinnamon bark (pumpkin seeds are a nice addition, but they’re not pumpkin spice-y):

Let’s take a look, shall we:

Looks like granola.  Usually I appreciate a visual clue, like the orange tint to the Pumpkin Spice Cheerios, but in this instance, I am glad that the granola was not orange.  In comparison to many other granolas, this one was quite a bit lower in calories — 1/3 cup is 110 calories, compared, for example, with Bear Naked Maple Pecan Granola, which is 120 calories for 1/4 cup.  The granola was dry and crunchy, presumably because it contained less oil, and was tasty eaten dry out of hand (I’ve never actually eaten a bowl of granola with milk), lightly spiced and not too sweet.  It makes a great snack.

But wait — the package has a “serving suggestion” — “layer granola into a jar or small bowl with yogurt and chopped fresh apples”:

Well, sprinkled on yogurt is, in my opinion, the highest and best use of granola, so I gave it a whirl, although I used a perfectly ripe fuyu persimmon instead of an apple:

I loved this delicious breakfast treat.  A few notes:  First, I layered it in a jar so I could show you the layers, but I am happy to see that for the most part the “food in a jar thing” is a thing of the past.  Have you ever eaten a salad out of a Mason jar?  It makes for cute Instagram pics, but is one of the stupider ways to eat a salad.  Second, I used Greek Gods Honey Greek Style Yogurt, which is our favorite yogurt by a long shot.  Third, if you have never tried a fuyu persimmon, I encourage you to do so now while they’re in season.  When they’re first ripe, they’re firm and crunchy, with a taste something like a combination of apple and carrot.  As they ripen, however, and become slightly soft (not mushy), they develop a wonderful sweet honey-like flavor.  Treat yourself to a Harvest Parfait this fall!

Rating:  5 pumpkins (out of 5)