Banana Bread Granola
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large ripe DOLE® Banana, mashed
- 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2/3 cup walnut pieces
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a rimmed baking pan with parchment paper. Heat maple syrup, oil and vanilla extract in a small saucepan over medium heat 5 minutes or until heated through; remove from heat and whisk in banana.
- Toss oats, walnuts, pecans, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl; add banana mixture and toss.
- Spread oat mixture on prepared pan; bake 1 hour or until golden brown and crisp, stirring once. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Makes about 5 cups.
- Divide granola into 5 (½-pint) wide-mouth glass jars with lids. Seal jars; store at room temperature up to 3 weeks.