Pumpkin Seed Granola

posted on: Monday, February 16, 2009

I've been on the search for a good granola recipe for years now. I had one that always burnt and another that tasted so nasty it was impossible to eat. A couple weeks ago, in Enzo's preschool, a mom brought the most tasty granola I have ever had. I think it's the coconut and the salted roasted pumpkin seeds that makes this so delicious. She gave me the recipe and Enzo and I made it together. It's easy to make and yields about 8 cups. We go through a bag of Trader Joe's granola, which is about 4 cups, every week so I'm glad this recipe will last us a little more than the usual.

Crunchy Granola
  • 4 cups oats
  • 1 cup coconut slices
  • 1 cup raw sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup raw sesame seeds
  • 1 1/2 cups raw almonds
  • 1/2 cup flax meal
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil (I used melted butter because I was all out of coconut oil but I recommend using coconut oil. It's so much better for you and has a nice taste)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup roasted salted pumpkin seeds
  • 1 cup raisins
  1. preheat oven to 250*
  2. mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl except for the pumpkin seeds and the raisins. (this is the part that Enzo could do all by himself)
  3. Place the mixture on a cookie sheet bake for 1 1/2 -2 hours mixing EVERY 2o minutes.
  4. When done add the pumpkin seeds and the raisins.
  5. Let it cool down completely before storing in an air tight container.

8 comments:

  1. Perfect timing. I bought all the ingredients I thought I would need to make my own granola (including coconut!) and was just waiting for the time to check out a recipe or two online.

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  2. nice. The good thing about granola is that you can always add ingredients too like chocolate chips in the end...yum

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  3. Essa receita vai acontecer aqui em casa com certeza! Obrigada, Damaris.
    Beijinhos

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  4. This looks like a really good recipe - a little bit of everything :)

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  5. Oh....this looks sooo delicious! I love granola. Thanks for this recipe.

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  6. so excited to try this very promising recipe! mahalo!

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  7. Yay, I found a recipe I think will actually turn out CRUNCHY granola like Trader Joes. I will let you know how it works out for me.

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