Pumpkin Granola

Pumpkin, maple syrup and applesauce bind the oats together in this oil-free granola recipe. Easy to customize to your taste, with your nuts and fruit of choice.

Pumpkin Granola sounded like it would be the perfect answer

for Thanksgiving weekend with family in town!

You can make this now and store it in an airtight container

to have on hand for the holiday weekend.

You don’t need any oil for this recipe, since the maple syrup,

pumpkin and applesauce bind the oats together.

Ingredients:

~ 3 1/2 cup oats

~ 2 cups nuts (I used ½ cup each of chopped pecans, walnuts, pumpkin seeds/pepitas, and silvered almonds)

~ 1/2 (15 oz.) can pumpkin puree

~ 1/4 cup maple syrup

~ 1 (3.9 oz) container of unsweetened applesauce (or ½ cup)

~ 3/4 cup brown sugar

~ 1 tsp vanilla

~ 1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice

~ 1/2 tsp cinnamon

~ 1/4 tsp nutmeg

~ 2 cups dried fruit (raisins or dried cranberries, I used 2 cups cranberries)

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

In large bowl combine oats and nuts.

In a small bowl, combine pumpkin, maple syrup, applesauce, vanilla, sugar,

pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Whisk to combine, breaking up pumpkin.

Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and stir to coat.

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or spray with cooking spray and spread granola mixture evenly onto pans.

Bake granola for 30 – 45 minutes, (45 minutes for me) stirring in 10 to 15 minute intervals

to allow the ingredients to cook evenly.

Remove from oven and cool.

Stir in dried fruit and store in airtight container.

Try to refrain from eating handfuls when it comes out of the oven :)

Serve with plain or vanilla yogurt, drizzled with maple syrup or honey.

The ideal light breakfast that you can serve alone, or with a breakfast bread/ muffin

before or after indulging in your Thanksgiving feast!

Oh the aroma while baking!

You can adjust this to your family’s taste buds with your nuts and fruit

or with the addition of coconut.

Print Recipe

Pumpkin Granola

An oil-free granola that celebrates fall and pumpkin spice season! Makes approximately 7 1/2 cups.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time45 minutes mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: almonds, applesauce, dried cranberries, fall, granola, nuts, oats, pecans, pepitas, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin puree, walnuts

Servings: 15 1/2 cup servings

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cup oats old-fashioned
• 2 cups nuts of choice I used ½ cup each of chopped pecans, chopped walnuts, pumpkin seeds/pepitas, and silvered almonds
• 1/2 15 oz. can pumpkin puree
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 2 cups dried fruit raisins or dried cranberries, (I used 2 cups cranberries)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• In large bowl combine oats and nuts.
• In a small bowl, combine pumpkin, maple syrup, applesauce, vanilla, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Whisk to combine, breaking up pumpkin. Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and stir to coat.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or spray with cooking spray and spread granola mixture evenly onto pans.
• Bake granola for 30 – 45 minutes, (45 minutes for me) stirring in 10 to 15 minute intervals to allow the ingredients to cook evenly.
• Remove from oven and cool.
• Stir in dried fruit and store in airtight container.

Notes

You don’t need any oil for this recipe, since the maple syrup, pumpkin and applesauce bind the oats together.

A seasonal granola that will put you in the Thanksgiving mindset and make the kitchen smell wonderful!

My Johnson Brothers pieces came from HomeGoods, two years ago, each for the price of a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte :)

The salad plate is Johnson Brothers His Majesty and Autumn Monarch is the pattern of the mug and dinner plate.

Celebrate fall with a round up of pumpkin recipes, worthy of a second helping, HERE.

You’ll find 19 pumpkin recipes to satisfy your pumpkin spice cravings.

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