NUT FREE PUMPKIN GRANOLA


OHMYGOSH! Did I ever tell you that I was on a podcast?? I don’t think I did, but I was so excited to! How could I forget? I was a guest on Low Carb Conversations and it was super fun and nerve-wrecking. Honestly, I thought I was going to sound like a babbling idiot during the whole show, but I think I did alright. My sentences are coherent at least. If you listened it would mean a ton! You can find the episode HERE.
On another note, can you believe it’s November? Mockingjay premieres soon!! Err.. it’s almost Thanksgiving and then Christmas!! So yeah it’s November now, but I’m still on the pumpkin everything train. Now with pumpkin granola! Pumpkin spice granola is very popular right now, and I wanted to make a similar recipe that is completely nut-free. Different than pumpkin spice granola, my nut-free pumkin granola recipe is not just flavored with pumpkin spice but with actual pumpkin as well. Real pumpkin gives the granola an addictive taste and perfect crunchy texture. Not break-your-teeth crunchy though. No one wants that. Have you ever had grain-free granola that is so hard or chewy that it hurts your mouth to eat? Not fun! The real pumpkin in the recipe and the low and slow cooking keep the granola from getting to that jaw-aching texture.
Nut free pumpkin granola
Something else that sets this recipe apart is that it’s not just made with nuts, seeds and coconut. Nope. Instead of nuts, I used ground banana chips. Yep, banana chips! Who knew you could make granola out of banana chips? You can make a surpising number of things with banana chips, and they’re one of my new favorite ingredients to experiment with. That and plantains. I have SO many recipe ideas for both, and my entire blog could probably be full of recipes with banana chips or plantains in the ingredient list. Would that get old?
It’s really easy to find clean ingredient banana chips too. Most health food stores should carry unsweetened banana chips with only two ingredients, banana and coconut oil.
Once you gather your ingredients, making the granola is as simple as grinding up some of the seeds and banana chips, stirring in the honey and oil and baking in the oven at a low temperature. I was intimitaded about making my own granola at first, but now I have no idea why. It’s seriously so simple! If you miss cereal or having a crunchy, nutty snack, you have to try pumpkin granola. Prepare to be addicted. And if you don’t have a nut allergy/intolerance, feel free to sub any nut for the seeds. In the batch pictured I subbed pecans for some of the seeds, and it still worked perfectly.
Nut free pumpkin granola


 
NUT FREE PUMPKIN GRANOLA
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INGREDIENTS
  • 1 Cup unsweetened banana chips
  • 1 Cup raw sunflower seeds
  • 1 Cup pumpkin seeds (separated)
  • ½ Cup shredded coconut
  • ⅓ Cup honey
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • ¼ Cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 Tablespoons coconut oil
  • ½ Teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 Teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 Teaspoons pure vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
  2. In a blender or food processor, combine the banana chips, sunflower seeds, and ⅓ cup of pumpkin seeds. Pulse until the banana chips are well chopped. Some of the banana chips should be ground into a fine meal.
  3. Pour the chopped ingredients into a bowl and stir in the remaining ingredients.
  4. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Divide the granola equally among the sheets, well spaced out. Bake for 20 minutes, then gently flip/stir the granola. Rotate the baking trays for a more even cooking (optional). Bake for another 20 minutes and stir again. Repeat until dry, 60-90 minutes. Check the granola often because it can go from dry to burnt quickly!
  5. Remove the dry granola from the oven and let cool before moving. Break up any large pieces of granola and store in a container in the pantry.
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About chef imado

Hello! My Name Is Imad Qaidi, Cooking Holds a certificate of the Moroccan state and I have all the qualifications of the traditional and the modern cuisine of various well-known in the world of cooking states, Best Regards Admin.
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