grain free pumpkin spice granola
Level
Easy
Time
50 Min
Serves
8
Published October 20, 2025 by Dr. Stephanie Gray, DC
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POV: Don’t eat factory made store bought granola. It’s FULL of sugar, bad fats and refined carbohydrates. I’ve never seen a healthy granola sold in a grocery store. Store bought granolas should be eaten for dessert never breakfast. Just one cup of most store bought granolas (even the ones marketed as “healthy”) have 25-30 grams of sugar – meaning you can hit the entire recommended limit for added sugar for the day in one go.
It’s worth taking the time to make your own granola. You can have control over the ingredients (mainly the fats and sweeteners used).
The good news is that healthy, mouth watering granola is super easy to make at home. This recipe is grain free, made with nuts, seeds, unsweetened coconut pure pumpkin and pumpkin spice. It contains good fats from coconuts and is lightly sweetened with monk fruit sweeter (sub maple syrup). Even if you use maple syrup, the recipe is still very low in sugar.
Serve granola on Greek yogurt or put it in a bowl like cereal and pour almond milk on top. I can’t wait for you to try it!
BTW it takes only a minute to make your own homemade almond milk or 2 ingredient hemp seed milk.
This granola is naturally gluten free, dairy free, plant based and ketogenic/paleo friendly.
For other great healthy snacks, check out these other recipes:
Pumpkin Loaf with Cream Cheese Centre
Blueberry Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookie
Flourless Raspberry Lemon Loaf
1 Bowl Zucchini Trail Mix Cookies
What do you need for this Grain free Pumpkin Spice Granola recipe:
- 3 cups mixed raw nuts (1 cup almond, 1 cup walnut, 1 cup pecans)
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut
- 1/2 cup each raw sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds
- 1/4 cup pure pumpkin
- 2 tbsp coconut oil melted
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 2 tbsp monk fruit sweetener (sub maple syrup)
- 1/2 tbsp pumpkin spice (or mix of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Grain Free Pumpkin Spice Granola
Equipment
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1 large sheet pan
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1 large mixing bowl
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1 chopping knife
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw walnuts- roughly chopped
- 1 cup raw pecans-roughly chopped
- 1 cup raw almonds- roughly chopped
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut
- 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds
- 1/4 cup pure pumpkin (buy in a can)
- 2 tbsp chia seeds optional ingredient
- 2 tbsp coconut oil- melted
- 2 tbsp monk fruit sweetener sub maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tbsp pumpkin spice sub a mix of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 325 F. Line sheet with parchment paper (optional step).
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In a large mixing bowl, mix together nuts, coconut, seeds, pumpkin, coconut oil, sweetener, pumpkin spice, vanilla, sea salt.
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Once mixed, spread evenly on the baking sheet and bake for 30-35 minutes, stirring halfway though, until golden and fragrant.
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Store in an air-tight jar for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition
How to Store this Grain Free Pumpkin Spice Granola
Store granola in a large mouth mason jar or glass container with a secure lid. Can be left on the counter for 5 days. After that, I would refrigerate. Do not freeze.
I’m a doctor of chiropractic, with a special interest in nutrition. I am passionate about healthy eating and using food to heal thyself. Food should be made in a kitchen not a factory. I believe in eating whole foods, keeping processed foods to a minimum. It is my goal to show you that eating healthy and cooking at home can be simple and very rewarding! All of my recipes are gluten-free. Some are ketogenic or paleo friendly.
