Healthy Maple Pumpkin Granola: The Perfect Fall Breakfast
This homemade pumpkin granola recipe is the perfect way to start your day during the fall season. Packed with warm spices and crunchy oats, it’s a delicious and nutritious breakfast option that will fuel you for the day ahead.
This recipe uses clean, real food ingredients and is vegan friendly.
What you’ll love about this recipe…
Pumpkin Granola Ingredients
This easy pumpkin flavored recipe is packed with healthy ingredients and is perfect for the fall season. Here’s what you’ll need:
- Quick Oats – makes the cooking process quicker!
- Pumpkin Puree – full of good-for-you health benefits and nutrients like vitamins A, E, and C, omega-3 fatty acids, zinc, iron, magnesium + more!
- Chia Seeds – helps improve digestion and is full of fiber and omega-3 fatty acids. They also have loads of protein.
- Pumpkin Pie Spice – gives this healthy granola the perfect fall-flavor that we all love!
- Allspice – more of that yummy fall time flavor to really elevate this granola recipe.
- Vanilla Extract or Vanilla Bean Paste
- Kosher Salt
- Pumpkin Seeds – excellent source of healthy fats and magnesium. Plus, it gives this granola a bit of variety and extra crunch.
- Pecans – are a good source of calcium, magnesium, and potassium. And also serve as the perfect companion to this fall inspired breakfast.
- Maple Syrup
- Honey – omit for vegan.
- Coconut Oil
Be sure to check out the full recipe and ingredient list in the recipe card below.
Substitutions
- Substitute the quick oats for whole oats if desired, you’ll just need to adjust the baking time a bit.
- Skip the honey if vegan, and use maple syrup.
Instructions for the Pumpkin Granola Recipe
- In a large bowl add oats, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, and pecans. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan on medium heat add coconut oil, pumpkin puree, honey, maplesyrup, vanilla, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and all spice. Combine, stirring continuouslyuntil combined. About 5 minutes.
- Pour pumpkin mixture into oats mixture, stir to combine. Spread out evenly on thebaking sheet. Bake for 40-50 minutes stirring every 15 minutes. Allow to cool for 20 minutes on the stove.
How to Store + Reheat Leftovers
Store leftover pumpkin granola in an airtight container for up to 3 months at room temperature. I like to store ours in these large mason jars.
Serving Ideas
- enjoy with your favorite milk of choice like our favorites: almond, soy, coconut milk
- sprinkle over yogurt and enjoy as a parfait
- use as a crunchy topping for smoothie bowls – be sure to try our delicious pumpkin smoothie bowl!
- enjoy as a tasty fall snack straight from the jar
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Breakfast Recipes
You can use old fashioned oats instead of quick oats, but that may change the cooking time.
No, you can skip or replace it with maple syrup for plant based or vegan options.
Maple Pumpkin Granola Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups Quick Oats
- ¾ cup Pumpkin Puree
- ⅓ cup Chia Seeds
- 2 tablespoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
- ½ teaspoon Allspice
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1 cup Pumpkin Seeds
- ½ cup Pecans
- ¾ cup Maple Syrup
- ¼ cup Honey skip for vegan & replace with maple syrup
- ½ cup Coconut Oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325℉ and prepare a rimmed 9X13 baking sheet with parchment paper and cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl add oats, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, and pecans. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan on medium heat add coconut oil, pumpkin puree, honey (if using), maple syrup, vanilla, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and all spice. Combine, stirring continuously until combined. About 5 minutes.
- Pour pumpkin mixture into oats mixture, stir to combine. Spread out evenly on the baking sheet. Bake for 40-50 minutes stirring every 15 minutes. Allow to cool for 20 minutes on the stove.
Notes
- Substitute the quick oats for whole oats if desired, you’ll just need to adjust the baking time a bit.
- Skip the honey if vegan, replace with maple syrup.
- Serve over your favorite milk of choice.