The Ultimate Pumpkin Spice Granola
There are plenty of pumpkin spice recipes out there, but none as good as the ultimate pumpkin spice granola. The perfect breakfast recipe for your yogurt, smoothie or simply on its own. Good luck not eating this by the handful!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Bake
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds/pepitas
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 2 tsp pumpkin spice (see my DIY version to make it yourself)
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup pureed pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/3–1/2 cup pure maple syrup (use based on sweetness preference)
- optional: 1 egg white, whipped*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix all dry ingredients together.
- Add in vanilla, pumpkin, coconut oil and maple syrup and stir to combine.
- Add in optional whipped egg white at this point.
- Place mixture on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
- Bake for 15 mins.
- Remove from oven and turn over as much of the granola as you can.
- Place back in oven for another 15 mins.
- Remove from oven, and let cool for 20 mins before placing in a sealed jar or container.
- Will keep for at least 2 weeks (if it lasts that long!)
*egg white helps to create clusters but is totally optional.