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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You just gave me something to do Saturday! I feel like i’ll be eating cereal again – oh my!!!!
Hope you’re doing well Juli!!!
Soooo trying this recipe!!!
I have to say I am so glad I found your website Juli, your recipes are AWESOME!
AWESOME recipe. I couldn’t wait to get home to try this one.
Had a hard time waiting till this morning to have a bowl with coconut milk. OMGollyGeesh!
Thanks Juli.
I switched out the dates for raisins for time sake(I didn’t want to take the time to chop up the dates).
Making more for the freezer this weekend.
Posting you on my next post too!!
Yay! I cant wait to try this! I was missing eating granola since it contains oats …therefore making it non-paleo…but now THERE IS a solution! YaY! YaY! and Yay! thx for sharing!
so pumpkin puree? does this come in a can? or do you make this from scratch?
cant wait to make this since my breakfast staple of blueberries, almonds and coconut flakes is going out of season quickly! 🙁
I used from the can!
I just started CrossFit… well its been a month (wooopeee) and from the first day of my training sessions I was HOOKED! I love it. I didn’t think paleo would work for me so I tried zone and all the weighing foods and this and that just drove me crazy. Monday I went grain-free for this body composition challenge we are having and honestly.. not that hard. But full on paleo – no way – i love my dairy. My uncle is a dairy farmer.. milk yes! But I bought some coconut milk as an experiment yesterday and it wasnt bad and last night… I discovered your GEM of a blog. You make it seem sooo very doable. I made the granola and it is freaking amaze-balls.
I can’t promise i wont have any dairy ever again but i’m gonna jump on the paleo train with the help of your delicious looking recipes!
Thank You!!! 🙂
If you can do raw dairy, switch to that!
I am not a hater and I love your site and all you talk about and all you do. I am just getting mixed replies as to if maple syrup is Paleo. I dont know what to do. This sounds so wonderful and I want to try it, but I just dont know if I should.
Thanks!
Stacey
I made this pumpkin granola, after the incredibly EPIC fail of birthday chocolate cupcakes (from another blogger – that was my first mistake) and it rocked my world. I gave some to my sister who is one of the healthiest eaters I know and she sat there while we chatted and ate the whole bag (of hers – not mine because I don’t share that well). This is exactly the treat to celebrate my cakeless birthday. Thanks so much – I think your stuff is amazing!
I made your zucchini apple spice muffins and they were the BOMB. I even brought them to my box! Leftover muffins chopped in chunks and heated in a dry nonstick pan and served with applesauce…. It became like a yummy warm apple-crumble singing opera in my mouth. I will make this pumpkin granola for my gym too, and bring it tomorrow to my gym (sans honey). Tomorrow we are starting our 2-month Whole Life Challenge. My gym will have paleo-inspired-WLC-compliant potlucks. I will be looking for you to help us get through. I will need to make a lot of modifications because WLC allows no sweeteners except stevia (I wish they allowed honey instead!). That wont be too hard to adjust in your recipes.
Where do you find pumpkin seed? Trader’s Joe?
yeah!!
OR Sprouts market!