Start your morning with a pumpkin-inspired breakfast bowl topped with homemade pumpkin spice granola! Nutritious and so delicious!
Author: Liz Fourez
Recipe type: Breakfast
INGREDIENTS
For the breakfast bowl:
1 cup milk
½ cup pumpkin puree
½ cup Greek yogurt
1 banana, peeled and frozen
½ tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
6 ice cubes
optional: coconut shavings and chia seeds for garnish
For the granola:
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup pecans, chopped
½ cup maple syrup
¼ cup brown sugar, packed
¼ cup olive oil (or coconut, canola, etc.)
¼ cup pumpkin puree
1½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
¼ teaspoon salt
INSTRUCTIONS
For the breakfast bowl: Add all the ingredients to a blender and process until well combined and smooth. Pour into a bowl and serve immediately topped with pumpkin spice granola, coconut shavings, and chia seeds.
For the granola: Preheat oven to 325ºF. In a large bowl, combine the oats, pecans, pumpkin pie spice and salt. In another bowl, mix the maple syrup, brown sugar, oil and pumpkin puree. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until fully combined. Spread the oat mixture onto a baking sheet in an even layer and bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Allow the granola to cool completely and store in an airtight container.
Recipe by Love Grows Wild at https://lovegrowswild.com/2015/11/pumpkin-breakfast-bowl-with-pumpkin-spice-granola/