Banana Bread Granola
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups rolled oats (I use large flake quick cooking)
  • 1 cup crisped rice cereal
  • ¼ cup ground flaxseed
  • 1 cup walnuts, measured whole and then roughly chopped
  • 1½ very ripe bananas
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
  • 3 tablespoons real maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit and line a large, 11 x 17 inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Mix the oats, crisped rice, flax seeds, and chopped walnuts in a medium sized mixing bowl and set aside.
  3. Place the bananas, salt, vanilla, melted coconut oil, maple syrup, and cinnamon in a blender and blend until completely smooth and somewhat frothy, about 30 seconds to 1 minute, depending on your blender.
  4. Pour the banana mix over the oat mix and stir until everything is completely coated.
  5. Spread evenly on the lined baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, stir with a spatula and spread evenly again. Bake another 15 minutes. Remove from oven again, stir one more time, and cook an additional 5 minutes. The granola should be mostly crispy by now.
  6. Remove from oven and let sit until completely cool. It will get even crispier as it cools.
  7. Store in a glass airtight container for up to 3 weeks.
Recipe by Insightful Bite at https://www.insightfulbite.com/banana-bread-granola/