- Yield: 5 cups
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
Calabaza granola
You get a lot of calabaza with every pumpkin. Don't worry about using or enjoying it all. Calabaza can replace almost any pumpkin or butternut squash in a recipe. Here's an easy granola recipe perfect for munching in the car after soccer practice, karate class and cheerleading tryouts.
Ingredients
- non-fat cooking spray
- 1/2 cup calabaza purée
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup agave syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- dash of salt
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds
- 1 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325°.
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Lightly spray a rimmed cookie sheet with cooking spray.
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In a large bowl, combine the calabaza, coconut oil, syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg and cloves.
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Add the oats and pumpkin seeds and stir to coat.
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Spread the calabaza mixture on the bottom of the cookie sheet.
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Bake 20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes.
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Remove from oven, stir in cranberries. Cool completely.
