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Walnut Molasses Pumpkin Spice Skillet Granola

Deep, gingerbread-like toasted oats and walnuts with warm pumpkin spice, a buttery crunch and chewy blueberries and cherries folded in at the end.

Walnut Molasses Pumpkin Spice Skillet Granola

Ingredients

  • 1¾ cups150 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • ½ cup chopped50 gWalnutsroughly chopped
  • 3½ tbsp20 gSweetened shredded coconut
  • 1½ tbsp20 gUnsalted butter
  • 2¾ tsp20 gMolasses
  • 2 tbsp packed25 gBrown sugar
  • 1⅛ tsp3 gGround cinnamon
  • ½ tsp1 gGround ginger
  • ¼ tsp0.5 gGround nutmeg
  • ⅛ tsp0.3 gGround cloves
  • ⅛ tsp1 gSalt
  • ¼ cup40 gBlueberriesdried
  • ¼ cup pitted40 gSweet cherriespitted, dried

Steps

  1. Prepare first: chop the walnuts and set a sheet of parchment or a large plate nearby for cooling.
  2. In a small bowl, stir together the cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, cloves and salt to make the pumpkin spice mix.
  3. Toast the oats and walnuts in a large dry skillet over medium heat, stirring often, for 5 to 6 minutes until fragrant and lightly golden.
  4. Push the oats and walnuts to the edges, add the butter to the center and let it melt, then stir in the molasses and brown sugar until bubbling, about 1 minute.
  5. Stir everything together, sprinkle in the pumpkin spice mix and coconut, and cook on medium-low, stirring constantly, for 3 to 4 minutes until the oats look glossy and the coconut is toasted.
  6. Spread the granola on the parchment and press lightly for clusters; cool completely, about 20 minutes, until crisp.
  7. Break into clusters and fold in the dried blueberries and dried cherries. Store airtight up to 2 weeks.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk, Tree nuts. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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