Pumpkin Spice Granola – Spend With Pennies

Start the morning with the comforting smell of pumpkin spice. Pumpkin Spice Granola is delicious and easy to make. 

A combination of oats, pecans, pumpkin seeds, coconut flakes, and chocolate chips are tossed with maple syrup and pumpkin pie spice and roasted in this sweet kick-start. Great as a snack, a cereal or served over yogurt.

A Perfectly Spiced Granola Recipe

• Pumpkin spice granola is a healthy way to start the day. Made with all-natural ingredients like nuts, seeds, and oats, it’s filled with nutrition and fiber!
• Granola is much cheaper to make at home and way more flavorful!
• Add what you love, skip what you don’t like.
• Serve it by the handful as a snack, sprinkle it over yogurt or oatmeal, or serve it with cold milk as cereal.
• Make it ahead and keep it for a month or two in the cupboard.

Ingredients

OATS: The basic ingredient for most granola is oats. Use rolled oats (or large flake oats) for this recipe.

ADD-INS: All the add-ins like flaxseed, coconut, pecans, and pumpkin seeds are important also. They can be substituted with other nuts and seeds like chia seeds, hemp seeds, and sunflower seeds.

THE SWEETENER: Maple syrup is the main sweetener for this recipe. Swap it for honey if you’d like.

THE SPICE: And don’t forget about the all-important pumpkin spice, or else this Pumpkin Spice Granola would just be granola!

VARIATIONS: Omit the chocolate chips and add some cranberries instead. To make this granola gluten-free, make sure that the oats are made in a gluten-free facility. For paleo granola, the grains like oats need to be omitted. Replace the oats with ground walnuts or almonds. Omit the chocolate chips and replace the oil with melted coconut oil.

How to Make Pumpkin Granola

Perfect pumpkin granola for breakfast!

1. Toss everything into a bowl except chocolate chips.
2. Mix & spread on a baking sheet. Bake (per recipe below).
3. Remove from oven & add chocolate chips while the granola is warm.
4. Cool & serve.

How to Serve

This granola would be great as a topping for yogurt or eaten with milk as a cereal. Use it as a topping for a smoothie like this blueberry smoothie, or this Berry Banana Smoothie Bowl. Or toss it in with some oatmeal like this creamy pumpkin oatmeal.

How to Store

Let the granola cool before moving to an air-tight container. Store granola with other cereal in the cupboard. It can also be stored in the refrigerator. In both cases, the granola will keep for up to 1 month.

Easy On-The-Go Breakfasts

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