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Pumpkin Spice Granola
It's pumpkin spice season, and granola is getting in on the fun.
It's pumpkin spice season. You know what that means - pumpkin flavored coffee, butter, bread, and now granola!
4 cups old fashioned oats
½ cup pumpkin seeds
½ cup pecan halves, roughly chopped
1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
1 tablespoon kosher salt
½ cup pumpkin puree
½ cup maple syrup
½ cup olive oil
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg white, beaten until frothy
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees, and line two baking sheets with parchment.
In a large bowl, toss the oats, pumpkin seeds, pecans, coconut and salt.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, stir together the pumpkin, maple syrup, olive oil, brown sugar, pumpkin spice and vanilla. Continue stirring until the sugar has dissolved; you will know this has happened when you rub a bit between your fingers and don’t feel any grittiness. Cool.
Pour the egg white over the oats mixture and stir to coat the dry ingredients with the egg white. Pour the cooled pumpkin mixture over the oats and stir to combine. Spread the granola over the two prepared baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes, then stir and rotate the pans. Bake for 20 minutes more, until the granola looks toasty.
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