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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Duuuuuuuuuuude! I just made a batch of this and can’t wait for the morning to get here so I can try it! It smell like the holidays up in this hiz-ouse!!!
I hate this recipe. Why? Because it’s so freakin’ delicious I couldn’t stop eating it!! I used freshly baked pumpkin from a CSA. How do you keep coming up with such amazingness?!?
This granola is DANGEROUSLY good!
I made a double batch yesterday!!! Yahooooo!!!
My house still smells amazing!
I’ve had multiple dreams about this in the last week. I really want it. But I’m too broke to buy a bunch of nuts right now. Soon. Can’t wait.
Also, I took a picture of the smushed squirrel in my alley to send to you during your rotting squirrel experience, but I never sent it to you and now I just have a picture of a dead squirrel :/
OMG! This stuff has changed my life! Thank you for being amazing Juli!
I’m thrilled to have found your site. This recipe just came out of the oven and it ROCKS!!!! I have a few other recipes from your site on our menu for the week. Thanks for those and your sense of humor – makes me laugh!
This stuff is like crack, seriously!! I just got back from a party where I took a batch….it was gone in minutes! 4 batches wouldn’t have been enough. Grown men were climbing over each other to get it. Note to self- begin wearing Pumpkin Granola. One of the attorneys from our box said he would do anything if I would make more. I’m keeping that as a Get Out of Jail Free card.
Juli- even though it was fantastic, mine didn’t firm up completely. Obviously nobody cared but I wondered if I didn’t cook long enough (40 mins) or if it was humidity.
I’m guessing it’s the humidity since I don’t run into that issue in CO. Try putting it in the fridge next time and maybe that will harden it up!
I love this stuff as granola. Yesterday I made it again, but added 3 eggs and baked it as bars. It falls apart a bit when you eat it, but it too was delicious. Thanks for all the great recipes!
So I made this last night. It tastes fabulous! But today when I opened the container, it is no longer crunchy but soft. Any ideas what I did wrong?
Was it in an air tight container?
I’ve made 3 lots of this in the last week! I am absolutely addicted & every time I come home from work my little monster devours it as an afternoon snack. Last night i had run out of cinnamon so I substituted all of the spices for mixed spice. Yum. Thanks Juli.