Are you looking for a granola recipe that tastes sweet yet contains no refined sugar or oil? Here is one that can satisfy a sweet tooth in a healthy way.
Banana Nut Granola
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups dates
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 bananas
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 10 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup (or more or less based on preference) of each of the following: chopped nuts, seeds, and coconut date pieces
Instructions
- Bring water (1/2 cup) and dates to a boil in a covered saucepan. Remove from heat, let sit for 5 minutes, then blend with the bananas and vanilla. (wet ingredients)
- Separately, mix the oats and salt, then add the wet ingredients and stir until combined.
- Spread on 2 cookie sheets or baking dishes with edges (to help keep the oven clean when stirring the granola).
- Bake at 225° for 2 hours (or until done), stirring every 30-40 minutes. Add the nuts, seeds, and coconut when finished baking.
- When eating the banana nut granola, add dates, fresh banana, or any other desired toppings. Enjoy!
- Note: If you are making more than 1x the recipe, you will probably need to extend the baking time and maybe adjust the temperature. For reference, the photos show 3x the recipe.
Call to Action
While reading the books of Isaiah and Jeremiah, I have been so touched with the sweetness of God’s great love, yearning, and pleading with His people. It is so beautiful and poignant! If you want a spiritual sweet treat before you eat this sweet treat, I encourage you to open up the Bible to those books and specifically looking for the beautiful picture of God’s yearning heart and the sweetness of His love that is revealed in them.
"Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know."
Jeremiah 33:3 (NASB)
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman \ Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org
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