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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Whoa. Made this and LOVED it…and it made my house smell amazing all weekend. Considering that I have two basset hounds, and they spent the weekend getting rained on, then coming in the house to snuggle me, and get everything stinky, that is some POWERFUL (and tasty!) granola!! Beats Febreeze in every way! Thanks for sharing that with us!
OMG Stupid good! You never cease to amaze. Can’t wait for the cookbook!
Absolutely love this recipe….made it last night. I too had an issue with it not hardening up. Actually this morning it’s pretty darn soft. I followed the recipe exactly (I think :))Maybe it needed to cook longer. Either way, amazing recipe!
This was absolutely amazing! My toddler loved having “cereal” to eat alongside her eggs this morning. Thank you for the recipe!
I don’t have any pecans right now, since they’re so freakin’ expensive, but I have everything else and am SO making this tonight!!!
Oh my good gosh. Oh my good good gosh. I made this yesterday to have for breakfast today and it blew me out of the water. Seriously Juli you should get paid to put stuff this delicious out there. I was a teeny bit skeptical about the spices (2 TBSP CINNAMON? Even I wouldn’t think of adding that much and I add cinnamon to EVERYTHING). But heck I trust you in these things as much as I’d trust any professional at their job and went with it. All I can say in between mouthfuls is that if you haven’t made this, drop everything right now and run to the store and get every ingredient and make it right now. Yes now. I did soak and dry my nuts the night before to reduce some of the anti-nutrients and I also used a cookie sheet lined with aluminum and greased with coconut oil since I didn’t have any parchment paper–did not stick at all. I had the granola with some homemade almond milk ready to marry you for creating this beauty. The paleo life is so gorgeous! I have found love at last!
I made this tonight to have for breakfast in the morning and I’m not sure it’s going to make it that long with everyone in my house picking at it! This is delicious!!!!
Holy freakin’ Batman is this granola good. I want to make a hat out of it and wear it to a parade. Thanks Juli!
I’m going to be doing the no sugar thang soon, does this taste as good without the maple in your opinion?
no clue. might as well try it out!
Juli,
Am I supposed to melt the coconut oil before adding it in? Just curious…
Thanks!
Yes!! Sorry mine was melted since it was hot in my house so i totally forgot about that! i’ll change that!
Wow! Love pumpkin. I put it in my shakes with some nutmeg cinnamon and flax meal or pepitas.