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A closeup of pouring milk into a bowl of banana walnut granola with a spoon along side a cup of black coffee.
Chris

Easy Homemade Banana Walnut Granola Recipe

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If you love making crunchy homemade granola, this healthy banana granola is the perfect way to use up overripe bananas.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Servings: 12 Servings
Course: Breakfast, brunch, meal prep, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 463.5

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups quick oats use certified gluten-free oats if gluten is an issue.
  • 2 cups Krispy rice cereal
  • 1 large very ripe banana
  • 1 cup wildflower honey
  • ½ cup organic coconut oil
  • ¼ cup unsweetened extra creamy oat milk
  • cups walnuts
  • ¼ cup flax seeds
  • cups dried banana chips
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste
  • Pan release spray as needed

Equipment

  • 1 Large Bowl
  • 1 small bowl
  • 1 mixing spoon
  • 1 baking sheet pan
  • 1 Sheet parchment paper
  • 1 Cooling rack
  • 1 Saucepan
  • 1 potato masher

Method
 

  1. Combine the oats, rice cereal, flax seeds, and sea salt in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 ℉.
  3. In a small bowl mash, the banana and oat milk together using a potato masher or large fork.
  4. Over medium heat in a saucepan melt the coconut oil with the honey and vanilla paste.
  5. Add the coconut oil mixture to the banana mixture and stir to combine.
  6. Pour the coconut oil and banana mixture onto the dry ingredients and stir to combine the mixtures.
  7. Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper and spray with pan release spray.
  8. Spread the wet granola mixture onto the prepared baking sheet pan in an even single layer.
  9. Bake for 20 minutes then turn the pan and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until the granola is golden brown.
  10. Place the sheet pan with the baked granola onto a cooling rack and allow to cool completely for an hour.
  11. After the granola cools add the dried banana chips and break the granola into large clusters. I like to break the banana chips into smaller pieces however; you can leave them whole if you like extra crunch.

Nutrition

Calories: 463.5kcalCarbohydrates: 58.3gProtein: 7.4gFat: 25.6gSaturated Fat: 11.9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8.8gMonounsaturated Fat: 2.9gSodium: 190.2mgPotassium: 310.3mgFiber: 5.7gSugar: 30.2gVitamin A: 339.7IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 47.7mgIron: 3.6mg

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