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Pumpkin Spice Granola
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Ingredients
- ½ cup Honey or Maple syrup
- ¼ cup Dark Brown Sugar, packed (optional)
- ½ cup Coconut Oil or Olive Oil
- 2 tsps Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Pecans or Walnuts roughly chopped
- 4 cups Old-fashioned Oats
- ½ cup Pumpkin Seeds raw
- 1 tsp Orange Zest finely grated
- 1 tbsp Pumpkin Spice
- ½ tsp kosher Salt
- ½ cup Sweetened dried Cranberries
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F and line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, nuts, pumpkin seeds, salt, and cinnamon. Stir to blend.
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Pour in the oil, brown sugar, maple syrup and/or honey, orange zest and vanilla. Mix well, until every oat and nut are lightly coated. Spread out granola on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet and bake, tossing occasionally, until golden brown, 20–25 minutes (mixture will still look wet but will dry as it cools).
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The granola will further crisp up as it cools-- Let granola cool on baking sheet, then break into clusters. Mix in cranberries.
Recipe Notes
- Granola can be made 1 week ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
- Regular ground cinnamon can be used if you don't have any pumpkin spice on hand.
- The brown sugar can be omitted for a less-sweet alternative.
- For toasted coconut variation: Stir the coconut flakes into the granola halfway through baking (otherwise they will burn if added in the beginning).
- Use it for cereal or add it to yogurt and fruit compote for a delicious parfait.