A cozy, crunchy, aromatic, autumn flavored granola.
Since we started making our own granola at home we've been obsessed. It's so much more affordable that buying it pre-made, and you get to be in full control of what you want to flavor it with! Similar to our simple Granola Trail Mix Recipe, this just takes a few ingredients to mix and the oven does the rest!
What Ingredients go into Making Pumpkin Spice Granola?
This is a fairly simple recipe, and a great one to use our Starbucks copycat Pumpkin Spice Sauce.
- Old Fashioned Rolled Oats: Not quick cooking oats.
- Pecans: Adds that earthy, buttery, nut flavor and texture.
- Pumpkin Spice Sauce: Made with just three ingredients!
- Coconut Oil: Helps give it a crisp
- Vanilla Extract: Adds to a sweet aromatic flavor.
Pumpkin Pie Granola
A cozy, crunchy, aromatic, autumn flavored granola.
Ingredients
- 3 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup pecans
- ½ cup pumpkin spice sauce
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 °F
- In a large bowl, mix the pumpkin puree, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla extract, pumpkin spice mix, salt and black pepper.
- Add the oats to the wet mixture and stir to thoroughly coat.
- Evenly spread the granola on a large baking sheet making sure to press down on the oats.
- Bake for 15 minute increments. Flip with a spatula and continue baking for 15 minutes or until granola is light brown and mostly dry.
- Let it cool completely (about 10 minutes) before storing in an airtight container.
Notes
Three Ingredient Recipe for Pumpkin Spice Sauce
To get better clumps, make sure to press down on the oats before baking. You can still flip it halfway through and press it down afterwards to ensure clump formation.
After baking, let the granola rest in the oven while its off, this will help achieve a crunchy granola.
