Best Granola Recipe Pecan Pie

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Best Granola Recipe - Pecan Pie Granola (video)

If you love pecan pie you will love this maple pecan granola. My kids think this is the best granola recipe. Made with delicious maple syrup, brown sugar, and toasted pecans this granola sweet like pecan pie and combined with the warm flavor of cinnamon.

What is your favorite granola combination? I honestly can't pick one! How can I?
I have been making breakfast cereals for years at home and am always looking for ways to flavor them differently. I have tried some really weird combinations and some really different experiments over the years. The best part is that you can make the same breakfast granola into a new recipe every single time.

The options are endless and yet it's a new flavor every single time. Think almond and cranberry, fruit and nuts, dates and walnuts, almond and blueberry, toasted coconut and cashews. You can find all my granola recipes here.  You can even use homemade granola to make snacks like my no-bake granola date bites

About this best ever pecan pie granola

Most of my granolas are sugar-free but this one is not! This one is actually sweeter which is why it is my kids' favorite. Just like a good pecan pie, this one has maple syrup, brown sugar, and beautifully toasted pecans.

You can add a lot more to this but for me, the maple and brown sugar does the trick of bringing home that pecan pie flavor. Like my other recipes, this one is also simple and easy to make with a 5 minutes prep time and 30 minutes baking time

Like all my recipes, this is one of my easy granola recipes. It takes just 5 minutes to combine the ingredients and about 30 minutes to bake until crisp and golden.

We love to serve granola with milk and blueberries for breakfast and as a yogurt parfait with yogurt and fruits for dinner. I also use granola to make my granola bites for mid-day snacks

Ingredients and substitutes

• Pecans - This is a delicious and nutritious nut but if you can't find or don't fancy pecans try walnuts, hazelnuts, or even cashews.
• Maple syrup - to me, there is no real substitute for maple syrup. It just has to be maple syrup. Having said that you can use agave or even honey as a substitute. It will not have the flavor of maple syrup but will still be delicious.
• Brown sugar - the flavor of molasses brought by the brown sugar is really unique in this granolas. If you want to make it sugar-free but still keep the flavor add a tbsp of molasses instead.
• Cinnamon - I love adding cinnamon and often nutmeg to my pecan pie in fall but it's optional of course.
• Coconut oil - I love using coconut oil in my granolas but cooking oil works just as well. The oil helps coat the oats which help toast them beautifully
• Optional ingredients - many people think that chia seeds, flax seeds, wheat germ are absolutely necessary when making granolas. I do sometimes but not all the time.

Useful Tips and Tools

• You will need a baking tray to make granola. I like to line my baking tray with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
• Use a bowl that's large enough to hold all ingredients and give you enough room to mix things up after you have added the nuts and fruits along with the oats.
• A small measuring cup with measuring spoons to combine the wet ingredients.
• A whisk does a bitter job of combining the wet ingredients especially with honey that does not combine easily.
• Of course, you will need a nice big storage jar to keep your granola airtight so it will last longer.

Quick video

How to make the best granola recipe - Pecan pie (Save/Pin)

• Preheat the oven to 160 C / 320 F
• Roughly chop the pecans and set aside
• In a small mixing bowl combine the wet ingredients - juice, maple, sugar, oil, salt, ground ginger, and cinnamon - combine well and set aside
• In a larger mixing bowl combine the rolled oats, chopped pecan, chia seeds, flax seeds, and wheat germ.
• Next, pour the mixture of liquid ingredients over the mixture of dry ingredients.
• Mix well - you want every grain of oat to be coated with the liquid ingredients (this will help toast them beautifully)
• Pour the mixture into a baking tray. I like to line my baking tray with parchment paper for easy clean-up
• Bake for 30 minutes stirring every 10 minutes until the oats are lightly golden
• Remove from the oven cool completely before you store it in an airtight container. I like to use these glass containers.
• This batch will last for up to a month at room temperature.

Best Granola Recipe - Pecan Pie

Author: Veena Azmanov

5 from 6 votes

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Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Calories: 272kcal

Adjust Servings Here: 10 servings

Description

If you love pecan pie you will love this maple pecan granola. My kids think this is the best granola recipe. Made with delicious maple syrup, brown sugar, and toasted pecans this granola sweet like pecan pie and combined with the warm flavor of cinnamon.

ADJUST SERVINGS HERE - 10 servings

Ingredients

• 10 oz (300 g) Rolled Oats (about 4 cups)10 oz (300 g) Rolled Oats (about 4 cups)
• 1/4 cup (50 g) Brown Sugar1/4 cup (50 g) Brown Sugar
• 1 cup (100 g) Pecans 1 cup (100 g) Pecans
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon1/2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) Maple or Agave1/3 cup (80 ml) Maple or Agave
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) Apple juice1/3 cup (80 ml) Apple juice
• 2 tbsp Coconut Oil2 tbsp Coconut Oil
• 2 tsp Vanilla extract2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp Salt1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp chia seeds optional1 tsp chia seeds optional
• 1 tsp flax seeds optional1 tsp flax seeds optional
• 1 tsp wheatgerm optional1 tsp wheatgerm optional
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger optional1/4 tsp ground ginger optional

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 160 C / 320 F
• Roughly chop the pecans and set aside
• In a small mixing bowl combine the wet ingredients - juice, maple, sugar, oil, salt, ground ginger, and cinnamon - combine well and set aside
• In a larger mixing bowl combine the rolled oats, chopped pecan, chia seeds, flax seeds, and wheat germ.
• Next, pour the mixture of liquid ingredients over the mixture of dry ingredients.
• Mix well - you want every grain of oat to be coated with the liquid ingredients (this will help toast them beautifully)
• Pour the mixture into a baking tray. I like to line my baking tray with parchment paper for easy clean-up
• Bake for 30 minutes stirring every 10 minutes until the oats are lightly golden
• Remove from the oven and cool completely before you store it in an airtight container. I like to use these glass containers.
• This batch will last for up to a month at room temperature.

Recipe Notes

 

• Gluten-free granola – to make gluten-free granola use gluten-free oats
• Nut-free granola – to make it a nut-free granola use seeds such as pepita and sunflower instead of nuts
• Vegan granola – to make a vegan granola use maple syrup instead of honey, and coconut oil instead of canola oil
• Granola is delicious on its own, with milk or with yogurt for breakfast or snacks. 
• Try yogurt granola parfait with yogurt and fresh fruits as we did in this granola parfait or  breakfast parfait

Equipment

Meas Cups and Spoons

Mixing Bowl

Baking Tray

Nutrition Information

Calories: 272kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 122mgPotassium: 188mgFiber: 4gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1.6mg

The nutrition information and metric conversion are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator. Thank you

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Frequently asked questions

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• How to make homemade granola. This is the basic recipe with any combination of fruits and nuts.
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• Homemade yogurt parfait - homemade granola layered with yogurt and honey or maple syrup.
• And homemade granola parfait.

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