Banana Hazelnut Chocolate Chunk Granola
Author: Ella Smith
Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 9½ servings
- 3 cups rolled oats
- ¾ cup hazelnuts, halved
- 2-4 Tablespoons walnut pieces
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large or 2 small very ripe bananas, mashed
- 3 Tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- ⅓ cup chopped dark chocolate (about 1.5 oz)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a large baking pan or baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside
- Cut hazelnuts in half. (Only if the hazelnuts are whole)
- In a large mixing bowl, combine rolled oats, hazelnuts, walnuts and salt.
- In a medium bowl, mash banana.
- Add banana to oat mixture and stir.
- In a small heat-safe bowl, melt coconut oil in the preheated oven or microwave.
- Add coconut oil and maple syrup to oat mixture and stir until oats are completely soaked.
- Chop chocolate and stir into oats.
- Spread out oats on lined baking pan. (Make sure it's even and there are no large clumps.)
- Bake 25-35 minutes, or until light brown and crispy. Stir every 5 minutes to keep from burning. (Use a large fork to separate clumps.)
- Let cool completely and save in an airtight container in room temperature.
- Serve with almond milk.
* Make sure there are no clumps before baking oats. If there are clumps, it won't become crispy.
Serving size: ½ cup Calories: 281 Fat: 14.6 Carbohydrates: 34.3 Sugar: 11.2 Sodium: 62.3 Fiber: 5.3 Protein: 5.3
Recipe by Wake Up to Waffles at https://wakeuptowaffles.com/vegan-banana-hazelnut-chocolate-chunk-granola/
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