Banana Nut Granola
An easy recipe for banana flavored granola.
Servings 8 servings
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 2 medium size bananas, very ripe
- 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil (36 grams)
- 3 tablespoon maple syrup (80 grams)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt, add an extra pinch if you like
- 2 ½ to 3 cups oats, old fashioned type (scant cups) (260 grams)
- ⅔ cup almonds, sliced or whole
- ⅓ cup pumpkin seed kernels
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Have ready a large (13x18) rimmed baking sheet lined with a sheet of parchment paper.
- Mash the bananas in a large mixing bowl, then stir in the melted coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla extract and salt.
- Add 2 ½ cups of the oats, pumpkin seeds and nuts and stir to coat. At this point you can decide if you want to add that last ½ cup of oats. The mixture should be fairly moist from the other ingredients. I used about 260 grams oats total
- Pour mixture onto the baking sheet and press flat so that you have one big slab of granola.
- Bake at 350 F, for 20 minutes. Halfway through the 20 minute bake, use a spatula to flip the granola. The big slab will break, so just let it. Reduce heat to 250 degrees F. and shield with a large sheet of foil. Continue baking for another 45 minutes or until granola is brown. It won't be crisp at this point, but should crisp as it cools.
- Let cool completely.