Banana Split Granola Recipes

BANANA SPLIT GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Line a 9×13 pan with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325°
• In a small sauce pan heat 1/2 cup until boiling over high heat, add quinoa, reduce to a simmer and cover for 9 minutes. Remove from heat, allow to sit for 5 minutes and fluff with fork.
• Transfer cooked quinoa into medium bowl to cool.
• In a large bowl combine oats, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
• When the quinoa is cooled add mashed banana, egg, honey, Canola Oil and vanilla to bowl with quinoa. Stir to combine.
• Pour quinoa mixture over oat mixture and stir until all combined.
• Stir in dried cherries, walnuts and chocolate chips evenly.
• Spread mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes until top is golden and set.
• Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.

BRUNCH BANANA SPLITS

Steps:

• Divide bananas among four shallow dishes. Top with remaining ingredients.

GRANOLA BANANA STICKS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the peanut butter, honey, brown sugar and milk; cook until heated through, stirring occasionally., Peel bananas and cut in half widthwise; insert a Popsicle stick into one end of each banana half. Spoon peanut butter mixture over bananas to coat completely. Sprinkle with granola. Serve immediately or place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet and freeze.

BREAKFAST BANANA SPLIT

Steps:

• Lay sliced banana in a shallow bowl and spoon yogurt over it, then sprinkle with berries and granola.

BANANA SPLIT SANDWICH

Steps:

• Spread peanut butter on a side of 1 piece of bread. Top with marshmallows and chocolate chips. Lay banana slices on top.
• Spread strawberry preserves on 1 side of the other piece of bread. Assemble sandwich.
• Spray a skillet with cooking spray and cook sandwich over medium heat until browned on both sides and marshmallows are beginning to melt, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

BANANA GRANOLA WITH CINNAMON, NUTMEG AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Add the mashed banana to a medium saucepan along with the brown sugar and coconut oil. Stir to combine. Cover and cook over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the pot comes to a sputtering boil. (You'll hear it popping.) Cook for another 60 to 90 seconds, swirling the pan often so the mixture doesn't burn.
• Remove the pan from the heat, allow the sputtering to subside, then stir in the lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Fold in the oats and walnuts until combined.
• Spread the mixture out on the prepared sheet pan in an even layer. Using a spatula, press the oats down into a layer that is about 1/2-inch thick. Bake for 25 minutes, rotating halfway through, then remove the sheet pan from the oven and, using a butter knife, break the granola into large, 2- to 2 1/2-inch clusters on the baking sheet.
• Spread the clusters evenly around the pan and bake again until the clusters are a deep golden brown, another 15 to 20 minutes, rotating and tossing halfway through so they don't burn.
• Remove the pan from the oven and allow the granola to cool for at least 30 minutes on the counter to harden slightly. Once the granola has cooled, break it up with your hands into small or medium clusters, depending on preference. Allow to cool completely, at least one more hour.
• Transfer the granola to an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to a month (or in the freezer, where it'll stay crisp for at least 3 months).