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Cinnamon Pumpkin Granola (Gluten Free, Paleo)

September 13, 2016 by Denise 6 Comments

This cinnamon pumpkin granola is both gluten free and Paleo. A delicious, healthy snack, topping or breakfast cereal.

This cinnamon pumpkin granola is both gluten free and Paleo. A delicious, healthy snack, topping or breakfast cereal.

I love granola. It’s sweet, it’s crunchy and there are a lot of different ways you can change it up. Lately I’ve been making my husband low carb breakfasts and my pina colada granola went really fast. He ate it as a cereal in the morning with almond milk. Well since it is the season for all things pumpkin (and because pumpkin is so good for you) I’ve made him this cinnamon pumpkin granola. It’s slightly sweet but it’s made with nuts, seeds, pumpkin and coconut. No oatmeal. It’s pretty low carb as well as Paleo and gluten free. 

Cinnamon Pumpkin Granola Recipe

This cinnamon pumpkin granola is both gluten free and Paleo. A delicious, healthy snack, topping or breakfast cereal.

Granola isn’t hard to make and when you make it yourself you can vary the ingredients and spices to make it your own. For this recipe I used a combination of raw nuts and seeds along with coconut flakes, pumpkin puree and cinnamon. It’s not overly sweet but you can always add your favorite dried fruit such as golden raisins, apricots, cranberries, etc. I just didn’t add them because I was keeping the carb count lower.

This cinnamon pumpkin granola is both gluten free and Paleo. A delicious, healthy snack, topping or breakfast cereal.

You make this granola, simply by mixing the sweetener (Swerve) into the pumpkin puree along with the vanilla, melted coconut oil and cinnamon. I used Swerve (affiliate link) because it has 0 net carbs, but if you want you can use coconut sugar, maple syrup or even honey. Mix these ingredients well and quickly coat the nuts, seeds and coconut. The coconut oil will start to harden as it cools. Spread it evenly on a parchment covered cookie sheet. It may take 2 cookie sheets. Bake at 200 degree F for 2 hours. You want the granola to be dried through.

This cinnamon pumpkin granola is both gluten free and Paleo. A delicious, healthy snack, topping or breakfast cereal.

As I mentioned above, my husband eats this as a cereal for breakfast. I have eaten it just as is for a snack and you could also eat it over yogurt or ice cream. And by the way, I just used cinnamon as my spice because I think I’m a bit sick of pumpkin spice. However it would also go great here. Just substitute a pumpkin spice blend for the cinnamon. I hope you enjoy this nutty, Paleo treat as much as we did.

The nutritional information below is based on the ingredients that I used but it will vary depending on what combination of nuts and seeds you use. So the approximate nutrition for the granola without dried fruit and for 1 serving is:

286 cals / 49.4g fat / 15.7g carbs/ 10.2g fiber / 6.7g protein = 5.5g net carbs

This cinnamon pumpkin granola is both gluten free and Paleo. A delicious, healthy snack, topping or breakfast cereal.
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Cinnamon Pumpkin Granola (gluten free, Paleo)

This cinnamon pumpkin granola is both gluten free and Paleo. A delicious, healthy snack, topping or breakfast cereal.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings 12
Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

  • 4 cups nuts & seeds I used almonds, pecans, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds*
  • 1 cup coconut flakes unsweetened
  • 1 15oz can pumpkin puree just pumpkin
  • ¼ cup coconut oil melted
  • ¼ cup Swerve sweetener can use coconut sugar if Paleo
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup dried fruit optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl add your coconut, nuts and seeds.
  3. In a separate bowl, add your pumpkin puree, Swerve sweetener, coconut oil, vanilla and cinnamon.
  4. Mix well.
  5. Add pumpkin mixture to nuts and seeds and mix well to coat everything.
  6. Spread nut mixture on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Make sure to spread evenly as best you can. You can use 2 cookie trays if you need to.
  7. Bake for 2 hours, checking every once in awhile to see when it’s done.
  8. Granola should have no moisture to it.
  9. Let cool and store in an airtight container.
  10. Can be used as a breakfast cereal, a topping for yogurt or just snack on it as is.
  11. *Note* I used 1 ¼ cup almonds, 1 ¼ cup pecans, ½ cup walnuts, ¼ cup sunflower seeds, ¼ cup pumpkin seeds)
This cinnamon pumpkin granola is both gluten free and Paleo. A delicious, healthy snack, topping or breakfast cereal.

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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

Comments

  1. carol

    October 17, 2021 at 8:41 pm

    Hi Denise, I am getting ready to try this and just wondering what size can of pumpkin did you use – I usually buy the big can (all pumpkin no fillers) for pumpkin pie, but they have a smaller can (like the size of a can of black beans) too – what is the ounces on the can in this recipe? Thank you! The recipe sounds delicious!

    Reply
    • Denise

      October 18, 2021 at 6:19 am

      Hi Carol, I just updated the recipe. It should be a 15oz can. The one that is the same size as black beans. Sorry about that. I need to redo an update this post. Thanks for bringing that to my attention and I hope you like it!

      Reply
  2. Amy Jo

    September 14, 2016 at 4:29 pm

    I’m going to try this tonight!

    Reply
    • Denise

      September 15, 2016 at 6:18 am

      I hope you like it Amy!

      Reply
  3. Patti

    September 14, 2016 at 2:25 pm

    I love granola and this one looks yummy and I love that it’s a healthy recipes. I can see this with a little lowfat greek vanilla yogurt for an evening treat!

    Reply
    • Denise

      September 14, 2016 at 2:27 pm

      That’s what I was thinking Patti!

      Reply

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