Healthy Pumpkin Spice Granola (vegan, gluten-free, oil free, refined sugar free)
Sep 26, 2019 • Updated Jun 20, 2023
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This healthy Pumpkin Spice Granola is the perfect breakfast, snack or topping to welcome in the fall flavours. Made with real pumpkin, warming spices and no refined sugars, this is the perfect treat for the season. This recipe is sponsored by Rubbermaid.
What is Pumpkin Spice?
Pumpkin spice is a seasoning blend, a mixture of spices that pair perfectly with pumpkin and fall/winter produce like squash and gourds. You can either purchase it pre-made or choose to blend it yourself. Pumpkin spice typically includes:
- cinnamon
- ginger
- clove
- nutmeg
- allspice
It’s not only delicious but also made with ingredients that are rich in antioxidants, have antimicrobial properties and provide vitamins and minerals that work to boost the immune system. Pumpkin spice is grounding, warming and great to enjoy as the weather starts to cool down.
How to Make Healthy Granola
This healthy pumpkin spice granola is not only vegan, but also gluten free, oil free and refined sugar free. It can also be made nut-free, is great to meal-prep in advance and we’re using real pumpkin purée in the mix too.
Altogether, this recipe takes only 30 minutes and comes together in one bowl meaning less cleanup for you!
To prepare, whisk together wet ingredients like almond butter, maple syrup, pumpkin purée and vanilla extract. This is the base of our granola and the almond butter provides a healthy fat which is essential to making granola, maple syrup for natural sweetness and of course pumpkin because, well, we’re making pumpkin spice granola!
Toss in dry ingredients like rolled oats, nuts, seeds, spices and a little salt and then toss to coat and combine. Spread this mixture out onto a lined baking tray and then bake in the oven.
Once cooked, allow to cool completely before storing! I store mine in gorgeous Rubbermaid Brilliance Cereal Keepers.
Pumpkin Spice Granola Ingredients
To make this vegan granola you’ll need:
- Gluten free rolled oats. The base of our granola, use certified gluten-free oats if needed.
- Pumpkin seeds. For added crunch, plant protein and of course, because it just makes sense in a pumpkin granola!
- Cashews. They add a buttery, rich quality to the granola, but you can use another nut or seed of choice.
- Almond butter. Be sure to use a single ingredient, no-sugar-added almond butter.
- Maple syrup. To sweeten the granola. Maple syrup pairs beautifully with fall flavours.
- Pumpkin purée. From the can works great! Just be sure to avoid pumpkin pie filling, which also comes in a can.
- Vanilla extract. For extra warmth.
- Pumpkin spice. An essential component of this recipe.
- Ground cinnamon. Just a little extra on top of the spice blend!
- Salt. Always a must in desserts in my book and helps to bring out the sweetness in the dish too.
Storage Suggestions
I like to store my cooked and cooled granola in a 32oz Rubbermaid Brilliance Cereal Food Storage Container which features a flip top spout and has an airtight seal. It’s dishwasher safe, looks beautiful in the kitchen, and shatter proof in case you drop it. Best of all, it’s crystal clear so you can see exactly what’s inside and nothing goes uneaten! Personally, I like to make a double batch and store in a cool, dry place.
This granola will keep well for 5-6 days, just be sure to cook off any moisture so that it keeps well and store in an airtight container. If you’d like, you can also keep this in the fridge or freezer.
More Fall Baking Recipes to Try
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Granola
- Peanut Butter Cup Granola
- Pumpkin Spice Tahini Cookies
- Pumpkin Tahini Pasta
If you make this Healthy Pumpkin Spice Granola recipe, be sure to let me know what you think with a comment below!
Healthy Pumpkin Spice Granola (vegan, gluten-free, oil free, refined sugar free)
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten-free rolled oats
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1/4 cup cashews or pecans, or other nut of choice
- 1/3 cup almond butter nut free options: sunflower butter, tahini
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup pumpkin purée
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or 1/2 vanilla bean
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325F while you prepare your granola ingredients.
- In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, maple syrup, nut or seed butter, vanilla, spices and salt until smooth.
- Next add oats, pumpkin seeds and cashews, and toss with a spatula until evenly coated.
- Transfer mixture onto a baking mat lined baking tray and bake for 20-25 minutes, flipping halfway through with a spatula. Remove once golden brown and baked through.
- Let cool completely before storing.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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