Banana Bread Granola

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

1. 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.
2. Toss oats, walnuts, pecans, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl; add banana mixture and toss.
3. 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.
4. Divide granola into 5 (½-pint) wide-mouth glass jars with lids. Seal jars; store at room temperature up to 3 weeks.