Pumpkin Granola
As you all know, Halloween just passed and I was only trick-or-treating for one hour but still got four pounds of candy! Since four pounds of candy would make me as round as the Earth, I decided to donate pretty much all of it to the local orthodontist who gives one dollar back to my school for every one pound donated. Another tip on not to become as big as Earth, is to make this healthy home-made Pumpkin Granola.
I just love dried cranberries! It seems as if they can go on anything!
I’ve always wondered why Quaker Oats come in such a big can. There are a lot of oats in this recipe!
This recipe has basically only two parts, the wet ingredients and the dry ones.
After you’ve mixed the wet and dry ingredients together, it seems as if the wets have disappeared!
The crunch and pizzazz… pepitas and cranberries!
Don’t smash the dough into clumps or else you’ll make granola bars instead of granola. Here it gets baked so all that wet stuff can dry out.
This fun fall recipe is being devoured at my house. My mom is eating like a quarter of the jar every day! Well anyways, the granola is great on yogurt but some people might want a little drizzle of honey to sweeten it.
And even a kid can make a fall breakfast favorite… Like Me!
Pumpkin Granola
Yummy fall granola recipe...
Ingredients:
3 cups old fashioned (rolled) oats
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup pure (unsweetened) pumpkin puree
1/4 cup applesauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup pepitas
Directions:
1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper, or use a nonstick baking sheet.
2. Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl (oats through salt). Mix the wet ingredients (syrup through vanilla) in a smaller bowl. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Then stir in the cranberries and pepitas.
3. Spread the mixture out onto your baking sheet. Bake until golden- stirring halfway through baking- 20 minutes, then stir, then bake another 20 minutes. If it's not quite golden and crisp, bake 5 to 10 minutes more. It will get crisper as it cools. Let it cool and then store it in a covered container to nibble on for a couple of weeks.
Source: RecipeBoy.com (adapted from Serious Eats)
This looks delicious and is a perfect for a fall treat!
I love pumpkin granola, and this one looks delicious! I agree that dried cranberries are fantastic – especially this time of year =).
this looks really good! Thanks for the recipe – I think I’ll try it this weekend 🙂
I am always on the look out for good recipes using pumpkin. This sounds really delicious and I can’t wait to try!
This looks great.
My four kids and I made this yesterday. Thanks for the recipe! We had a hard time drying it out without burning it, but I quadrupled the recipe and half of it is gone this morning! So it must have ended up tasted pretty good!
I made this recipe the other day and it was a huge hit. Made the house smell awesome. I did cook it longer than you said and it still came out a bit soft. Was great as a cereal and a snack.
I didn’t have pepitas so I used sliced almonds because we have those on hand at all times. Turned out good with the almonds.
I am making this again today to take to Thanksgiving for people to take home and have the next day. Like a little gift.
Great job on the recipe!
Enjoyed the recipe. I did double the pumpkin the second batch I made. Also substituted honey for maple syrup (cheaper) and blackstrap molasses for the brown sugar since we stay away from processed sugar in our house. Big hit!
Yum! Just made a batch! It came out delicious and my 18 month old has been gobbling it down!
Just made this! Delicious smelling and tasting! Great recipe
This recipe is very good. The only thing I would change is using apple juice instead of the apple sauce. I baked the granola for an hour. It was still a little chewy once cooled. Great job to the chef for this recipe! It does have a nice flavor.
I just made this last night. I am very happy to have a Granola recipe that is so healthy. I used SF Maple Syrup and Brown Sugar Truvia to make it as Sugar Free as possible. I have made granola many times and my go-to way of making it is doing it at night before bed. Put it in a 375 degree oven for 10 minutes. Stir. Put back in the oven and turn the oven off. Leave it in overnight. This way you don’t have to watch it and I don’t burn it. Some of the larger chunks were softer than I like, so next time I will put it in a larger roasting pan so it is more spread out. Great recipe. Thanks!
Hi! I just found your site-great recipes! My eldest daughter is almost 13 and loves to cook, so I can’t wait to show her your recipes-being gluten free and dairy free is tough! Your recipes have given me a new found courage-thanks!