Oh no I didn’t. No I did not just combine pumpkin and granola AND paleo all into one bowl. OH WAIT, yes I did!! This is one of the happiest moments of my life. I’m not even eating nuts (since I’m slightly allergic) and I still tried this out. Totally worth it. I’ll be sick later, but thankfully I’m single and alone. KIDDING. Laura and Sarah get to hang out with me. JOKES ON THEM!!
Why am I yelling so much?
I’m in an effing good mood. I feel like I just drank 3 Red Bulls. Chugged 3 Red Bulls. My fingers can’t type as fast as my mind is going. This is exactly why I don’t feel the need to do drugs. It’s like I’m on them all the time.
So fall is in the air here in CO. It went from 85 degrees one day to 50 degrees the next. I guessed both of those numbers, but I’m pretty sure I’m right. Because I always am. I’m an only child remember? Anywho, the weather is dull and chilly. The pumpkin spice lattes are out at Starbucks. And CO drivers are freaking the sh*t out. It rained a bit yesterday. Not even a lot, just a bit. And people still seemed to crap themselves while on the road. It’s common sense people. The roads are wet, therefore slick, therefore your car doesn’t stop as quickly as usual. The seasons change every year here in CO. Get with the program.
Speaking of rain, my little red car is the shiniest it’s been in probably 4 months. Digging it. It’s like I have a brand new car, though she doesn’t act like it. My little red machine doesn’t exactly like temperature change. Since it’s cooling down, that means rolling down my windows is out of the question. Because they won’t roll back up. Then I’m stuck driving in a blizzard, stay hydrated at least. Try taking a date out in that car. They don’t love it. Trust me.
OMG guess what? I snatched for the first time in 5 weeks today. AND did burpees. AND it didn’t hurt. Injuries suck balls. And make JB unhappy. I may be in the best mood since I ate this pumpkin granola. Which was this morning. I don’t get in bad moods very often. goodstorykbye!
Pumpkin Granola
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 8–10 dried dates, pits removed, then chopped
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, add your pumpkin puree, coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and all spices. Mix well.
- Then add your nuts, seeds, and dates and mix well with your wet ingredients.
- Place parchment paper on a large baking sheet and pour your granola mixture on top. Use a spoon to spread out the mixture evenly so everything will cook at the same time.
- Place in oven and cook for 30-40 minutes, moving the granola around half way through to be sure it doesn’t burn.
- LET COOL. Letting the granola cool will help it harden up, and that’s what you want from granola. Duh.
- Eat all by itself or top it off with coconut milk, almond milk, or even dairy milk (if you do that).
- Enjoy the paleo life. It’s beautiful.
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This stuff is seriously addicting. Delicious even when a little burnt.
I made this sh*t. Honey instead of maple syrup and cashews instead of pecans because I am poor and cashews were on sale. F-in delicious!!!
Holy Motherballs this is tasty!!! I even burned it a little and it still tastes fantastic. Thank you for posting something that I’m not going to be able to stop making.
This stuff is incredi-balls. I’m obsessed. Made it this afternoon & the whole house smells like fall! Had to post it on my blog 🙂 Thanks Juli!
http://unbearablygood.blogspot.com/2012/09/pumpkin-spice-granola.html#
I HATE that I can’t pin your recipe for future reference! UGH!
Why can’t you!?
Maybe it’s my end, but it keeps saying that the recipe is then unavailable???? maybe it’s just pinterest. WEIRD!
Either way, I printed it so I wouldn’t loose it 🙂 My kids are excited to have this one tomorrow!
Try doing that tomorrow, sometimes my pinterest does that too but my roommate pinned it just the other day!
This was just as yummy as your granola recipe last December! Pumpkin was a great addition!
WOW, made this last night and it’s amazing! Had to modify it since I have a tree nut allergy. I replaced the 1/2 cup almonds with sunflower seeds, and the 1/2 cup pecans with 1/4 cup flax seeds and 1/4 cup sesame seeds. I also threw in just over 3 tablespoons of allspice instead of measuring all the spices separately (time saver!). I totally forgot the coconut, but now that I know how amazing this is I’ll be sure to add it next time! THANK YOU!!
No lie. Best stuff on the planet!!! I followed the recipe exactly, turned out incredible! I may omit the maple syrup or use egg white to bind it and save on the calories next time. Thank you!
No lie. BEST stuff on the planet! Selling a kid to buy more ingredients to feed new addiction, top on priority list.