Pumpkin Spice Granola

This granola is very simple, pumpkin puree, whole rolled oats, honey, pumpkin spice, and chocolate chips! This recipe screams Fall.

Growing up my mom always made the absolute best caramel rolls, but there was a big problem…sorry mom, she loaded them with nuts and raisins! Nuts and raisins are not my jam. While everyone else was sitting there enjoying breakfast I spent the first 10 minutes picking them out and setting them aside. So when it came to this pumpkin spice granola recipe I kept it simple.

 Everything you love about granola with just a few simple ingredients and as an added bonus…it makes your home smell like a starbucks in the Fall.

This tastes exactly like chocolate chip pumpkin bread. Such a great fall recipe! –Andrea Lewis

Don't get me wrong I absolutely love summer but I have reached the point where I am craving routine and as school is fastly approaching I'm ready for it and so are my kids. Fall has got me craving all things pumpkin. Pumpkin is such a wonderful ingredient because it's so versatile. It adds moisture and makes cookies so delicious, and brightens up so many dishes with its orange hughe. Lastly, it has a mild flavor so it can be used in so many things. Adding pumpkin to this granola recipe made it more of a chewy granola which I really like and also made it a beautiful golden brown. If you do like your granola more crisp, try adding 1/4 cup more coconut oil and spread it out onto 2 sheet pans instead of one. Remember that this will decrease the bake time a bit so try baking for more like 40 minutes instead of an hour and keep an eye on it.

I am a sucker for this granola and so if my family. My kids kept sneaking pieces while the chocolate was still warm. Delicious! I made it this week and it's already gone, and I was not worried about it because with those whole grains and pumpkin puree, its a great snack option. I know your family is going to love it too!

Pumpkin Spice Granola

Ingredients

6 cups of rolled oats

½ cup of coconut oil

½ cup honey

1 cup pumpkin puree

¼ cup brown sugar

1 ½ Tbsp pumpkin pie spice

½ tsp salt

1 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips 

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

2. In a microwave safe dish melt the warm ½ cup of honey, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and ½ cup coconut oil at 40% power. 

3. Add 1 cup pumpkin to the honey mixture.

4. Add 1 ½ Tbsp and ½ tsp salt to the mixture.

5. Dump 6 cups of rolled oats into a large bowl.

6. Pour the pumpkin mixture over the oats and stir well until fully combined. 

7. Spread the granola onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 60 minutes. Make sure to check it in about 40 minutes. You don’t want to stir the granola as it will break it up but you may need to stir just the edges if they are getting too brown. 

8. Pull it from the oven and sprinkle 1 cup of chocolate chips over the warm granola. Let it sit until it’s fully cooled and then break it apart into chunks.

9. Store in an airtight container for about 2 weeks. 

10. Enjoy!

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