pumpkin butter + pepita granola
As if Alex and I weren’t lucky enough to for a two-day grilling class on the stunning COPIA campus in August, we also got to meet Elise of fame. Not only is she as warm, kind and knowledgeable as she comes off on her site, she’s one of those types of people who reach into their bag two minutes after having met you and proffers up a homemade gift, in this case, made from the early apples grown in her own backyard. “What’s a backyard?” Alex and I asked her, wide-eyed and baffled. Elise smiled politely.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 19 of 23 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Oat | 1/2 cup dry (40g) | 154 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Pear | 1 medium (178g) | 101 |
| Apple Juice | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Blueberry | 1 cup (148g) | 84 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Fig | 1 medium (50g) | 37 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Cloves | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Pumpkin | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Pepita | not in our table | 0 |
| Fruit | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin puree, approx. 3 1/2 cups
- 3/4 cup apple juice
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds (1 oz)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/3 cup green (hulled) pumpkin seeds, sometimes called pepitas (1 1/2 oz; not roasted)
- 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup mild honey
- Pinch cinnamon
- Pinch salt (flaky sea salt is wonderful in here)
- 1 cup tart dried cherries
- 1/2 cup dried blueberries
- 1/2 cup dried pears (1/4 inch dice)
- 1/2 cup diced dried apricots (1/4 inch dice)
- 1/3 cup golden raisins
- – or –
- 2 3/4 cups mixed dried fruit of your choice (I used pears, figs and tart cherries)