Pumpkin Spice Granola (Vegan)
Pumpkin spice granola - this easy to make vegan granola is crunchy, flavourful and utterly addictive! Perfect for breakfast with milk or yogurt, or just for eating by the handful as a snack.
Servings 8 people
Ingredients
- 300 g (3 cups) jumbo rolled oats
- 100 g (1 cup) pecans
- 75 g (½ cup) pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- 1 ¼ teaspoon mixed spice/pumpkin spice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 60 g (¼ cup) coconut oil
- 80 ml (⅓ cup) maple syrup
- 80 g (⅓ cup) pumpkin puree
- 40 g (3 Tbsp) light brown soft sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 140 g (1 cup) dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160C/320F/gas mark 3. Line a roasting tray with baking parchment.
- In a large bowl, toss together the oats, pecans, pumpkin seeds, mixed spice and salt.
- Place the coconut oil, maple syrup, pumpkin puree, sugar and vanilla extract in a pan over a low heat and stir until melted and smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir really well until everything is well coated.
- Tip the mixture into the prepared roasting tray and spread it out into a single layer. Bake for 20 minutes then give it a good stir and return to the oven for a further 20 minutes until lightly golden. It will not yet feel completely dry to the touch but will crisp up as it cools.
- Leave to cool on the tray. If it doesn't become crisp when it cools then you can return it to the oven for 10 minutes.
- Once it is cool, stir in the dried cranberries then transfer to an airtight container.