A healthy quinoa pumpkin spice granola that is a perfect topping to your yogurt or as an addition to your muffins. This is a quick, easy recipe you'll love
½cup60 g pepitas (I did half pepitas and half sunflower seeds)
¼cup30 g chopped pecans
½cup60 g dried cranberries
2tablespoonsbrown sugar
½cup90 g agave nectar
½cup115 g pumpkin puree
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Spread the quinoa on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Add the oats, ground flaxseeds, spices, pepitas, peacans, cranberries, and brown sugar to the bowl and toss well to combine. In a separate bowl, mix the agave, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract together. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well.
Spread the granola on a baking pan and bake for 15 minutes. Stir once or twice, then bake for another 15 - 20 minutes. The granola should be a very light brown, but not too golden. Open the oven door a crack and let the granola sit for another 1 - 2 hours, then take out to finish cooling.
Notes
The granola tastes its best the next morning after it's had time to fully develop its flavors.
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