Chunky monkey banana bread granola:
I wanted to make some gluten-free granola for the week for snacking on. And so I combined my love of all things banana into some glorious chunky monkey banana bread granola. Plus I think it’s time to find other ways to use up ripe bananas besides the usual banana bread right?
Ingredients you will need:
- Ripe bananas
- Coconut oil
- Artisana Organics hemp + Brazil nut butter blend (substitute any nut or seed butter you have)
- Manuka Honey (substitute maple syrup or any sweetener you have)
- Slivered almonds (substitute any nut/seeds you want)
- Hemp seeds
- Flaxseed meal
- Chopped pecans (substitute any nut/seeds you want)
- Sprouted gluten-free oats
- Cinnamon
- Optional but I highly suggest: mini chocolate chips and raw coconut chips
How to prepare:
I first mashed my ripe bananas with a fork in a medium size bowl. And then I melted my coconut oil, Manuka honey, and hemp + Brazil nut butter blend in a small sauce pan. Once melted, I added it to the bowl with the bananas and rest of the ingredients and mixed. I placed it all on a lined baking sheet pressing down to create an even layer and baked 300 F for 20-3o minutes.
Storing:
Once the granola is done baking I like to stick mine in the freezer to firm up for 10 minutes. And then I store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Chunky Monkey Banana Bread Granola
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/3 cup Artisana Organics hemp + Brazil nut butter blend substitute any nut/seed butter
- 1/4 cup manuka honey substitute maple syrup or any sweetener you have
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- 1/4 cup hemp seeds
- 1/4 cup flaxseed meal
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- 2 cups sprouted gluten-free oats substitute any oats you have
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Optional: 1/3 cup raw coconut chips
- Optional: 2-3 Tbsp mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Mix everything in a large bowl
- Add to lined baking sheet, press down into an even layer
- Bake 300 F for 20-30 minutes, keeping an eye out that it doesn't burn
- Let it cool completely, I like to stick in freezer to firm up
- Break up into desired chunks
- Store in an airtight container in refrigerator