Paleo Pumpkin Granola Recipes

If you like to start your day with granola, most other versions you see on store shelves will not be approved on the Paleo diet. You’ll need construct your own granola recipe using Paleo foods such as nuts, seeds, dried fruits, and spices like cinnamon, and pumpkin spice. This gives you the ability to customize the granola according to your own taste as well as make sure you are only using high quality ingredients. You’ll want to avoid eating it with yogurt as well, as that’s a dairy product. Try it with almond milk as a delicious and nutritious substitute that’s dairy free.

Recipe type: Breakfast

Ingredients

•             1 cup almond meal

•             1½ cup sliced almonds

•             1½ cup coconut flakes, coarsely chopped

•             1 cup pumpkin seeds

•             1 cup pecans, chopped

•             1 cup dried cranberries

•             ½ cup Medjool dates, coarsely chopped

•             ½ cup coconut oil

•             2 Tbsp maple syrup (optional)

•             ½ cup pumpkin puree

•             1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

•             1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

1.            Preheat the oven to 275 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2.            In a very large bowl combine coconut flakes, almond flour, dates, cranberries, pumpkin seeds, sliced almonds and pecans.

3.            In a small bowl, combine the pumpkin, coconut oil, maple syrup (if you're using), pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon.

4.            Add the wet ingredients to a dry ingredients and stir until dry ingredients are thoroughly coated.

5.            Spread the granola in a thin layer on the baking sheet.

6.            Cook for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes to prevent burning.