Banana Granola

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This Banana Granola is an easy 4-ingredient breakfast recipe with a crunchy texture, made with minimal ingredients, no oil, and perfect for using the ripe bananas sitting on your kitchen's benchtop. It's naturally packed with 4 grams of protein, 3 grams of fiber, and half the sugar of store-bought granola.

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Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Servings: servings (1/4 cup)

Calories: 146.6kcal

Author: Carine Claudepierre

Ingredients

2 cups Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats (note 1)
¼ cup Maple Syrup (note 2)
1 small Banana equivalent 1/3 cup mashed banana (note 3)
1 cup Mixed Nuts of Choice (note 4)

Optional

2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
2 teaspoons Cinnamon

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C).
In a large mixing bowl, mash banana with a fork until smooth - you need 1/3 cup of mashed banana. If you have too much, freeze leftovers for another recipe, because adding too much banana makes the granola softer and longer to bake.
Stir in maple syrup, oats, nuts, vanilla extract, and cinnamon if used.
Stir until all the dry ingredients are wet and coated.
Spread the ingredients in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake the granola on the center rack of the oven for 10 minutes at 350 °F (180 °C). Use a wooden spoon to mix and stir the granola and return for an extra 10 minutes until golden brown and fragrant.
Remove from the oven and cool down on the baking sheet for an hour.
If you like, stir in 1/3 cup of mini chocolate chops or dried fruits like dried cranberries, raisins, chopped dates, or apricots.

Notes

Note 1: Feel free to use quick oats if preferred or gluten-free certified oats if needed.

Note 2: Any liquid sweetener works like agave syrup.

Note 3: You can replace the 1/3 cup of mashed banana with the same amount of unsweetened applesauce.

Note 4: I used cashews, walnuts, and almonds but you can also use pecan, pistachios, hazelnuts. You can make the recipe with seeds instead, for a nut-free option. Tasty seeds in granola are sesame seeds, hemp seeds, chai seeds, or flaxseeds.

Storage: Store the granola at room temperature in sealed container for up to 1 month.

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