Nutella and Pumpkin Granola baked in a Slow Cooker - your new favorite way to make delicious granola! You will love the combination of pumpkin and Nutella!
Few months ago, my friend Kristen from Dine and Dish shared a recipe for granola made in a slow cooker. It totally blew my mind. You are telling me I can bake my granola in a slow cooker? Woah! That needed to happen! Then Hamilton Beach sent me their new slow cooker to try and I knew that I wanted to try the granola as soon as possible. (By the way, read on to learn how you can enter to win one for yourself!)
Friends, this is crazy good and incredibly handy! I can't tell you how many times I burnt my granola in the oven. The slow cooker way is truly ideal! I can set it and know it will be perfect in the end. In the meantime, I can use the oven to bake muffins or a cake.
Since then, I made few batches with different flavor combos and my granola jar is never empty. I love granola with my morning yogurt or simply as a snack. For today's recipe I am sticking with my new obsession: pumpkin and Nutella combo. So good! These muffins are proof!
Chocolate and pumpkin go so well together! It's a perfect seasonal dish and has a ton of flavor. Besides, it's chocolate for breakfast!
Yes, you have my permission. 🙂
I gave the slow cooker a little break from all of the fall soups I have been making these past few weeks and made this granola. It's safe to say that it's one of my favorites so far. Besides the fact that it's all-just-mix-in-a-bowl recipe and it makes a great amount that will last you for a while, depending on how often you will eat it. It is also a great way to use up the leftover pumpkin puree that we happen to always have. Most pumpkin recipes use a cup of the puree. Before you know it, you end up with leftover that you don't want to waste. This recipe uses ¼ cup so it's perfect! The pumpkin pie spices are where the flavor lays and of course, the chocolaty and sweet Nutella.
Slow Cooker Nutella and Pumpkin Granola
Ingredients
- ¾ cup honey or maple syrup
- ½ cup pumpkin puree not pie filling
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup Nutella
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves or nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 4 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup Rice Krispies cereal
- ¼ cup sunflower or pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup raisins
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Grease the slow cooker with a non stick baking spray or canola or vegetable oil.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together maple syrup, pumpkin puree, vanilla, oil and Nutella.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together oats, rice cereal, seeds, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the cereal and toss together to coat.
- Place the granola in the slow cooker.
- Set on high for 2 and ½ hrs. Stir every half an hour.
- Place the granola on a aluminum foil or parchment paper lined baking sheet until dry.
- Store in an air-tight container on the counter or in the fridge. In room temperature the granola will keep for about a week. In the fridge, it will keep longer.
Nutrition
Ann Littell says
The ingredient list has
1/4 vegetable oil
1/4 WHAT of vegetable oil? tsp? tbsp? cup?
Andi says
My teenaged son saw this recipe and immediately wanted to make it. We just put this in the crock pot. All out of pumpkin puree, we subbed pumpkin butter, cut out half the oil and all the spices.
Katrina says
Oh you will not believe that I made a Biscoff Pumpkin Granola this week! Ha! The slow cooker really is amazing with Granola and it smells so good!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
OMG! Great minds! Now I totally want your Biscoff granola! Btw, I can't wait to get my hands on your cookbook. I saw the cover and it's gorgeous! So happy for you! Thanks, Katrina!
Jeannine says
Do you think I can substitute the vegetable for coconut oil? Also, do you think I could use a crock pot liner?
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Hi Jeannine! Yes, coconut oil will work just fine. I have never used a slow cooker liner. The granola has to be stirred once in a while and I am afraid the liner will make it difficult. Hope this helps! Thank you!
Rachel says
OMG, I feel like I'm being let in on a secret! Slow cooker granola?! I need to try it. ASAP. I made granola this weekend and totally burned it cause I was distracted and left the oven temp on too high. So...I'm currently having a granola shortage, which means I need to try making this ASAP! And I also happen to have pumpkin in my fridge right now. Pinned!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
I know, right? I've burned my granola so many times. This is life changing! Thanks, Rachel!
Amanda says
YUM!
Jessica says
I still haven't tried making granola in a slow cooker. That needs to change with this delicious looking granola!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thanks, Jessica!
Tina says
You had me at Nutella...
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thanks, Tina!
Jocelyn says
Granola in the slow cooker? What an awesome way to make it. I love that you added pumpkin and nutella to it!!! yum!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
It's crazy good! Thanks, Jocelyn!
marla says
LOVE that you made this tempting granola in a slow cooker!!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thank you, Marla!
Trish says
Oh wow! I'm in. I love to make granola, but yes -- it takes vigilance and attention. Two things I rarely have with three kids running around.
I have to try this!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
You will love it! Thanks, Trish!
Deborah says
I've never made granola in the slow cooker, but it looks like I need to try asap!!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thank you, Deborah!
Marjory says
I'm so excited to try this. And, it wouldn't hurt to have a new slow cooker too!!! Great flavor combination!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thanks, Marjory!
Sues says
This is seriously one of the best ideas ever!! And I bet it made your kitchen smell soooo delicious!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Yes! It definitely makes it smell like fall!
Taylor says
Granola in a slow cooker?! WHAT THE WHAT? How have I not done this!
Well, now you've done all the hard testing for me so I can get to the MUNCHIN. Kind of obsessed with these flavours too! Pinned!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
You have to try it, Taylor! It's life changing!
Rachel says
I've been itching to make some granola and this may just be the one... pumpkin + slow cooker?! Awesome!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
You will love it, Rachel! I am never going back! 🙂 Thank you!