That said, I have a recipe to share today, and I would consider this to be healthy because it's made with all ingredients that are natural and wholesome. Many granolas are seemingly healthy, but there's a lot of sugar hidden in there. So I decided to share this recipe, that is just as tasty, but a lot less sugar. Just saying, I'm not a nutritionist, or anything like that, I'm just a teenage girl that likes to eat more on the healthy side. Ok, let's get started with my own version of a healthy homemade granola.
INGREDIENTS THAT YOU'LL NEED:
1 medium sized banana (preferably ripe)
1/3 cup of old fashioned oats
1/2 cup of chopped nuts
1/2 cup of dried fruit
2 tablespoons of flaxseed (optional)
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
1 tablespoon of honey
any other toppings you would like, but do not add too much because your granola would not stick together
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1.Preheat oven to 280°F. If you would like to speed up the baking process, you can increase the temperature, but be more careful because your granola will more likely burn.
2.Peel your banana and smash it up in a bowl.
3.Add in all the other ingredients in the same bowl and mix it all together. I know, it doesn't look that appealing but it's going to taste so good in the end.
4. On a baking pan, place a sheet of non-stick parchment paper. It is very crucial to do this because these granola pieces will stick if the parchment paper isn't there.
5. With your bowl of ingredients all mashed up together, begin to shape them in granola size pieces. It is your preference on how big or small these should be. I like to shape them about the size of a quarter. (I actually used grapes instead of cranberries, but it didn't stick very well so using dried fruit would be better.)
6. Place the granola pieces inside the oven and let it sit there for about 20 minutes, depending on what kind of texture you would like to have. For about 20 minutes, these granola pieces should be somewhat hard, but a little soft in the middle. If you would like them to be harder and a bit crunchier, leave them in the oven for a little longer but make sure they don't burn. And also, if you want the heat to be even on both sides of the granola, flip it over halfway between the baking.
7. When the baking process is finished, pull the pan out of the oven. (Be careful, it's hot!) Let it cool for a couple minutes.
8. Now, you're ready to serve! Yum... ever tasted granola so good to be healthy?
Alright, that was my version of a healthy granola recipe. You can also shape them into bigger circles to make them cookies. Remember, you can always switch out the ingredients along with your preference but just keep the banana there because it is the main ingredient to making all these other ingredients stick to each other. Other than that, hope you enjoyed this simple and healthy granola recipe.
Leave a comment down below if you tried this and how it turned out for you. Thanks for reading, and again, Happy New Years!
