Preheat oven to 350° F. Prepare a baking sheet for easy clean up by lining it with a Silpat mat or parchment paper.
In a large bowl stir together oats, coconut, pecans, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Mix in the pumpkin, oil and maple, stir until completely combined.
Spread granola out on prepared baking sheet and bake for35-38 minutes total. I recommend removing it from the oven after 15 minutes and stirring to prevent edges from burning, and then repeating this every 10minutes or so until granola is golden brown.
After baking add diced dried apricot if desired.
Store in an airtight container. Granola should stay fresh for about 2 weeks.