Banana Bread Granola

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups gluten free rolled oats
• 1 cup crisped rice cereal (or an additional cup of rolled oats)
• ¼ cup ground flaxseed
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1½ very ripe bananas
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 Tb. melted coconut oil
• 3 Tb. real maple syrup
• 2 tsp. 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.

Serves: 6-8

Optional:

These crunchy clusters give you that classic banana bread flavour but with fiber filled oats, real maple syrup and omega-3 filled walnuts to start your day, rather than a sugar crash! Pair this with a high protein yogurt and you’ll be energized and satiated all morning long.