Peanut Butter Banana Granola (with Nuts)

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Peanut Butter Banana Granola (with Nuts)

This easy vegan granola recipe is packed with oats, peanut butter, banana and nuts. It tastes like a deliciously crunchy banana bread. Can be made gluten free.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Vegan

Keyword Peanut butter banana granola

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings Servings

Calories 432kcal

Equipment

Baking tray
Parchment paper (or silicone baking mat)
Large mixing bowl

Ingredients

2 cups rolled oats
½ cup walnuts , chopped
½ cup pecans , chopped
3 tablespoons ground flaxseed
3 tablespoons hemp seeds
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt (only if using unsalted peanut butter)
¼ cup maple syrup
¼ cup peanut butter (natural)
2 tablespoons avocado oil (or other neutral oil)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup banana , mashed (about 1 small banana)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 °F.
In a large bowl, mash banana.
½ cup banana
Stir in maple syrup, peanut butter (natural), avocado oil and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
¼ cup maple syrup, ¼ cup peanut butter, 2 tablespoons avocado oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
To the bowl, stir in rolled oats, chopped walnuts, chopped pecans, ground flaxseed, hemp seeds, cinnamon and salt (only if using unsalted peanut butter).
2 cups rolled oats, ½ cup walnuts, ½ cup pecans, 3 tablespoons ground flaxseed, 3 tablespoons hemp seeds, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon salt
Once everything is mixed and the oats/ nuts are evenly coated with your peanut butter banana mixture, spread out onto a parchment (or silicone mat) covered baking tray.
Flatten into a single layer that’s about ½ cm (¼ inch) thick.
Bake for 25 minutes, until the granola is golden brown on the top and bottom.
Remove from oven and cool completely before breaking apart the granola (use a spoon or your hands). Cool the granola completely before storing in an airtight jar/ container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

Notes

Accuracy of nutrition information cannot be guaranteed (certain ingredients may not have all nutrients listed in the database); amounts may vary (and will vary depending on brands of ingredients used); all nutrition fact values rounded to the nearest whole number.

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