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Fall is quickly becoming my favorite season. I have always thought spring was my favorite, but I might have been wrong. The colors, the flavors, the cooler temps, but still sunny days are proving to be a good thing. Pumpkin is becoming very prominent here on this blog, I hope you are loving it as much as I am.
Remember when I made Vanilla Granola? Well, that turned out so well, I just had to do a fall version. Pumpkin, cinnamon, pumpkin seeds, all flavors of fall. They all blended perfectly in this granola. It was perfect on top of vanilla yogurt, and my son enjoyed it plain as a snack.
The mix in possibilities are endless. I went with dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and chocolate chips. But you could do all kinds of different nuts or seeds, raisins or other dried fruit, or even skip the chocolate all together. That is the nice thing about granola, you can easily tailor it to whatever your family likes. Plus it freezes really well, so you don’t have to eat it all right away.
Pumpkin Spiced Granola
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup pumpkin seeds
- 2 Tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup oil, vegetable, avocado or canola
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325º F. Prepare a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone liner.
- In a large bowl mix together oats, pumpkin seeds, brown sugar, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. Mix until everything is evenly combined.3 1/2 cups old fashioned oats, 3/4 cup pumpkin seeds, 2 Tablespoons light brown sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- In a separate bowl combine pumpkin puree, oil, maple syrup and vanilla. Mix until well combined.1/2 cup pumpkin puree, 1/2 cup oil, 1/2 cup maple syrup, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pour mixture over the oats, and stir until everything is evenly coated.
- Spread onto baking sheet.
- Bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool completely.
- Once cool mix in dried cranberries.1/2 cup dried cranberries
- Store in an air tight container.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I would love to wake up to a bowl of this stuff. Definitely fall. Pumpkin and chocolate is a great combination and well having chocolate with breakfast is a wonderful way to start the day.
Yes please!!! I don’t love granola but I think I’d love this.
I love homemade granola!! I just made some this last weekend with similar spices. Love it!
Well this looks interesting. 🙂 I love how there’s pumpkin flavored everything nowadays! Or maybe my mother was just very boring when it came to baking and everyone else’s mother did neat stuff like this.
I’m obsessed with pumpkin lately, too. I just can’t help myself; I love the flavor. This granola looks so good. I’m due for a new batch, and I think this is the one. Pinned!
This look so autumny and fantastic! I love the pumpkin seed with it. This looks like a perfect breakfast!
Oh I may be willing to swap my usual oats and honey granola for your pumpkin version… I love the maple, pumpkin seeds and cranberries!
Love the pumpkin-y twist taken on traditional granola! This looks delicious!
I’ve never made my own granola, but it seems pretty straightforward! I like! The addition of pumpkin spice makes it extra special for this season…
Love pumpkin granola, especially homemade!