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