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Honey Maple Granola With Pumpkin Seeds

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If there is recipe heaven, there is almost certainly a place for recipes that are 1) fabulous tasting; 2) impressive to others; and 3) require almost zero effort. This honey maple granola with pumpkin seeds most certainly qualifies. Homemade granola is truly simple to make: Mix the ingredients together. Put it on a sheet pan. Bake. Here’s my favorite recipe.

This honey maple granola recipe with pumpkin seeds makes a wholesome, crunchy breakfast that is light yet substantial, and sweet without being a sugar bomb. Plus, the combination of natural sugars (maple, honey, agave) makes for a better, more complex flavor than average, sugary granola. Granola also makes a perfect edible gift, and a great snack.

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Recipe Notes: Honey Maple Granola With Pumpkin Seeds

Feel free to riff on this granola recipe. Substitute pecans or walnuts for the seeds, toss in some coconut flakes, nix the agave and double up on the maple syrup, or swap in your own favorite dried fruits.

The key to good granola is to bake it at a low oven temperature for a long time. High oven temperatures cause browning, then burning — especially when sugars are involved. A low oven temperature allows the granola to dry out and toast, while keeping the color on the light side. It’s worth the wait.

Want your granola to have big clumps instead of being a more loose granola? No problem. Just don’t stir it while baking until at the very end when it comes out of the oven. This can get a little tricky because the top will toast more than the bottom, so I recommend not baking the granola on silicone mats, which are well insulated. Use a plain greased sheet pan or a parchment-lined pan instead.

Did you make Honey Maple Granola With Pumpkin Seeds? How was it?

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Honey Maple Granola With Pumpkin Seeds

A sweet, simple granola.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time2 hrs
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Keywords:: breakfast, easy, edible gift, granola, honey, maple
Servings: 9 cups

Ingredients

  • 7 cups rolled oats
  • 2 cups raw, unsalted pumpkin seeds, or nuts of choice (such as almonds, pecans, or walnuts)
  • 1/2 cup good-quality extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup agave nectar (or substitute an additional 1/4 cup maple syrup)
  • generous pinch Kosher salt
  • 2 cups dried fruit(s) of choice, such as golden raisins, dried cranberries, apples, or dates

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 265°F, and line two half-sheet pans with parchment.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the olive oil, maple syrup, light brown sugar, agave, and honey. Add the oats, seeds (or nuts), and salt, and mix until thoroughly combined. The mixture should be moist and lightly sticky, with no liquid pooling in the bottom.
  • Pour the oat mixture onto the sheet pans and spread in evenly.
  • Bake for around two hours, stirring every 30 minutes or so, until it becomes a nice toasted brown color. Let cool on the sheet pans.
  • Add the dried fruit. Stir well, and store at room temperature in an airtight container.

Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert + Baking, Easy, Recipes, Vegetarian + Vegan Tagged With: breakfast, easy, edible gift, granola, honey, maple syrup, pumpkin seeds, recipe

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  1. Jeannette Shields says

    April 9, 2020 at 1:40 pm

    5 stars
    I’m sure this is very good as is, but being a girl from Vermont, where maple syrup is THE THING, I would use ALL maple syrup and not half agave and half syrup.
    I am looking forward to trying other recipes you have; right now the pork loin is on my mind.
    I “learned” about you from a blog I follow called ” Once Upon a Chef”.
    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Unpeeled says

      April 9, 2020 at 1:53 pm

      Hi, Jeannette! I love maple syrup as well (the real stuff, of course), and think that would be DELICIOUS. If you try it out, let me know. The nice thing about this recipe, and granola in general, is that you really can make it your own and have fun with it. Thanks for writing and I hope you enjoy the site.

      Reply
  2. Tina Griffith says

    October 29, 2020 at 9:48 pm

    5 stars
    Yummmmm. Crunchy and good. I like the maple a lot.

    Reply
  3. S.R. says

    October 29, 2020 at 9:49 pm

    5 stars
    Me and my yogurt loved this 🙂 A very nice recipe.

    Reply

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