Pumpkin Pie Granola {Recipe}

Are you getting sick of my travel photos year?  Then I have a special treat for you – a recipe post!  Now that all of your Thanksgiving leftovers are gone, I hope you are ready for a new twist on pumpkin pie.  I want to share with you a pumpkin pie granola recipe that was featured as a guest blog post on one of my favorite blogs, Click Clack Clunk.

Now that I’m finishing my last year of medical school and going through the residency application process,  I had to gather letters of recommendation from the doctors I have work with.  To say thank you to them for taking time out of their busy days, I whipped up this batch of delicious pumpkin pie granola.  It is easy and healthy and as a bonus it is also gluten free (as long as you use gluten free oats).

I would also like to share with you the label I made for the treat bags I gave the granola out in.

Just print them out on full sheet label paper (I got mine for $.25/sheet at Kinkos) and cut them out.  Tie on a little ribbon and you have an easy gift!  Click here to download the labels!

Pumpkin Pie Granola

Adopted from My Baking Addiction

Ingredients

4 cups old-fashioned oats
1/2 c. chopped pecans3/4 c. sweetened shredded coconut
1/4 c. packed light brown sugar
2 T vegetable oil
1/4 c. honey
3 T. pure maple syrup
1 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 c. dried cranberries or other dried fruit of your choice

1. In a large bowl, combine oats, pecans and shredded coconut.
2. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, oil, honey, maple syrup and pumpkin pie spice; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla.
3. Pour over oat mixture; stir to coat. Spread in a large shallow baking pan.
4. Bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool.
5. Add dried cranberries. Store in an airtight container.

Click here to download the labels