Banana Walnut Granola
makes about 7 cups granola
- 5 cups rolled oats (not quick-cooking)
- 1 cup raw walnuts
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 cup brown sugar
- 2 very ripe bananas
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- kosher salt
Preheat oven to 350F.
In a large bowl, toss oats, walnuts, cashews, cinnamon and brown sugar together and set aside. In a small bowl mash bananas and stir in maple syrup & olive oil until thoroughly mixed. Pour wet mixture over the oat-nut mixture and stir until oats are well saturated. Spread the oats on a parchment lined baking sheet and cook for 30 minutes, stirring mixture every 10 minutes until oats are nice & golden. Let granola cool and transfer to an airtight container.