Many say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Having a tasty granola in the pantry allows us to refuel with a nutritious, nourishing and tasty breakfast packed with beautiful nuts, seeds and fruits.
A delicious pantry staple that produces a granola that has a lovely mild banana flavour, a little bit of spice and a lot of crunch.
Crunchy Maple Banana Granola
Makes: 1 large jar
Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 1 hour
3 cups of oats
1 cup of coconut thread
1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup of pecans
1/2 cup of almonds
1 Tbsp ground ginger
1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 very ripe banana
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
Preheat the oven to 140ºC fan bake and line two baking trays with baking paper or sheets.
Combine the oats, coconut, pumpkin seeds, pecans, almonds, ginger, cinnamon and salt in a large mixing bowl. Mash the banana well and combine with the maple syrup. Add the banana mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well, with either a spoon or your hands. Spread the mixture evenly over both trays and bake in the oven for approximately 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until the nuts are lightly toasted and the mixture is an even caramelised colour.
Remove from the oven and allow the granola to cool on the trays. When cold store in airtight containers in the pantry. To serve, combine with your choice of milk or nut milk and whatever fresh fruit you have in season.
This is also a great breakfast on the run, just pop it into a jar, top with milk, fruit and yoghurt and you’re ready to go!
Source: https://www.swoonfood.com/crunchy-maple-banana-granola/
