Pumpkin Granola

This crisp pumpkin granola has a delightful fall twist of warming spices, real pumpkin puree, white chocolate, and dried cranberries.

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Tis the season to pumpkin-ify all your food and that includes your breakfast cereal! Thank goodness for pumpkin granola is all I’m gonna say.

In all its crunchy, perfectly-spiced, white chocolate-laden glory.

Homemade granola is SO worth the effort to make at home, friends, and this pumpkin version is the perfect way to get a little more into the fall spirit. There’s nothing like starting your day with a bowl of this goodness sitting on top of your yogurt, believe me.

This Pumpkin Granola Features…

• A light and crunchy texture
• Real pumpkin and lots of warming fall spices
• White chocolate chips and dried cranberries

Making The Granola

(scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe)

Ingredients You Will Need

• Oats
• Pepitas
• Brown sugar
• Flaxseeds
• Pumpkin pie spice
• Kosher salt
• Coconut oil
• Maple syrup
• Pumpkin puree
• Vanilla extract
• White chocolate chips
• Dried cranberries

Tips for Perfect Pumpkin Granola

1. Use old-fashioned rolled oats – do not substitute quick-cooking oats for this recipe as they have a very different texture.
2. Use coconut oil – melted coconut oil gives this granola an incredible light and crunchy texture.
3. Bake granola at 300F – this low temperature will keep the oats from burning.
4. Stir granola halfway through baking – this helps even crisp up every inch of the granola.
5. Bake granola 45-50 minutes – this is a bit longer than I typically bake my granola but I find that it needs this little bit of extra time to dry out because of the pumpkin puree addition.

Recipe Variations

Try these ideas for a different twist on this granola.

• Use different nuts – try walnuts, peanuts, cashews, or hazelnuts in place of the pepitas in this recipe. Feel free to use several different kinds.
• Add different dried fruit – try raisins, dried blueberries, or mango.
• Swap out chocolates – try semisweet or dark in place of the white chocolate.

Serving Suggestions

Try serving this granola with milk as a cereal, over yogurt, or layered in a parfait with fresh fruit. It also makes a great trail mix if you would like to add more dried fruit, candy, or nuts!

I mean, look at that perfect cluster-y goodness! If that ain’t a pan of pure fall goodness I don’t know what is.

Don’t mind me while I grab handful after handful straight from the pan.

More pumpkin baked goods to make next!

• Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
• Oatmeal Pumpkin Muffins
• Pumpkin Sheet Cake

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This post was updated with new recipe adjustments and photos on 9/3/26.