Ingredients
3¾cupsold-fashioned rolled oats
½cupground flax
1cupalmonds,sliced
1tspground cinnamon
½cupmashed banana
¼cupNutella
¼cuppure maple syrup or honey
1tsppure vanilla extract
¼tspsalt
1cupbanana chips
½cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips,optional
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together oats, flax, almonds, and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the mashed banana, Nutella, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and salt together.
Allow to bubble for about 1 minute. Remove from heat and pour over the dry ingredients. Stir it all together until all of the oats are moistened.
Spread the oats on the baking sheet in a thin even layer. Bake for 15 minutes, remove from the oven and stir.
Bake for another 15 to 20 minutes until lightly browned. Top the granola with chocolate chips and banana chips. Gently stir. The chocolate will melt, creating larger chunks of granola.
Allow granola to cool completely; it will harden and crunch up as it is exposed to air. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.
