Pumpkin granola with chocolate chunks
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Usually I make granola in summer, when it’s hot outside and no one wants to eat porridge. But when last week I tried new recipe for granola bars and I had only crumbs, my kids ate it just like usual granola for breakfast. And then they asked to make more granola. So I make my favourite at this moment granola. Kids’ favourite granola will have to wait a little bit. They enjoy this granola too, just for them I had to add chocolate with more sugar.
Pumpkin granola with chocolate chunks
Time needed:
Yields: 10 servings
Calories: 239 kcal / serving
Ingredients:
1 cup = 237 ml
- 4 cups oat flakes
- 2 tsps. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. dried ginger
- pinch salt
- 8 tbsps. pumpkin puree
- 8 tbsps. honey or agave nectar (if honey is hard, first warm it)
- 2 tbsps. coconut oil or oil of your choice (or just skip it)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract (I used vanilla sugar)
- 100 g chocolate
Directions:
- Turn oven on and set 150°C temperature.
- In a bowl mix oats, cinnamon, ginger and salt.
- In another smaller bowl mix pumpkin puree, honey, coconut oil and vanilla extract.
- Pour wet ingredients to the dry ingredients bowl and mix. No dry oats should be left.
- Pour mixture in a baking tray, lined with baking paper. Put baking tray into the oven.
- Bake about 30-40 minutes mixing every 10 minutes. Baking time depends on your oven, so bake till oats will be mild brown colour.
- Let cool granola and only then mix chopped chocolate.
- Enjoy!
Source: Kingfield Kitchen
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