Banana Hazelnut Chocolate Chunk Granola
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 9½ servings
Ingredients
  • 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)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a large baking pan or baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside
  2. Cut hazelnuts in half. (Only if the hazelnuts are whole)
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine rolled oats, hazelnuts, walnuts and salt.
  4. In a medium bowl, mash banana.
  5. Add banana to oat mixture and stir.
  6. In a small heat-safe bowl, melt coconut oil in the preheated oven or microwave.
  7. Add coconut oil and maple syrup to oat mixture and stir until oats are completely soaked.
  8. Chop chocolate and stir into oats.
  9. Spread out oats on lined baking pan. (Make sure it's even and there are no large clumps.)
  10. 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.)
  11. Let cool completely and save in an airtight container in room temperature.
  12. Serve with almond milk.
Notes
* Make sure there are no clumps before baking oats. If there are clumps, it won't become crispy.
Nutrition Information
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/