Nutella Banana Granola
I have for you today one splendid, crunchy bowl of banana chocolate hazelnut breakfast amazingness.
I always wait until my boys are off to school before I eat my breakfast. This morning, when the house had quieted down, I grabbed my bowl of Great Grains cereal, sat down at my computer, and a lightbulb turned on in my head. Zing. I didn’t really want this bowl of cereal. What I wanted was homemade Nutella Granola. And what goes perfectly with Nutella? Bananas, of course! Just like that, a recipe was born. My brain is funny that way.
Nutella Banana Granola
Chocolate hazelnut Nutella and banana flavored oats with crispy rice cereal make for a delicious homemade granola.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups rolled oats
- 1½ cups crispy rice cereal
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup Nutella chocolate-hazelnut spread
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
- ½ ripe banana mashed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325℉. Prepare a large baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- In a bowl, mix together oats, crispy rice cereal, and salt. Set aside.
- In a microwave-safe dish, heat Nutella and honey together for about 20 seconds or until thin enough to stir together easily.
- To a blender, add Nutella and honey mixture, melted butter, and mashed banana. Blend until smooth. Pour over oat mixture and stir until coated.
- Spread granola onto the baking sheet in one layer. Bake in oven for 15 minutes. Flip granola over using a spatula (this won't be perfect, just flip it in segments). Bake for another 10-15 minutes until mostly dry (will dry out more as it cools) and beginning to brown.
- Let cool on cooling rack then crumble. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5 cupCalories: 212kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 4gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 163mgPotassium: 167mgFiber: 3gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 49IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 2mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Transformed my Greek yogurt breakfast this morning. I had all the ingredients. Love it!
Yay! Isn’t it yummy? I love it, too. Thanks, Erin. 🙂
Just finished pulling this out of the oven and couldn’t resist to try it right away! I figured with only half of a banana you wouldn’t taste it, but it definately comes out. It’s really good, 🙂
I’m a huge fan of Nutella, not so much banana. Could I make this and leave out the banana?
I haven’t tried it without the banana, but I do think it will work. You may need to decrease the cooking time a bit since there will be less moisture without the banana. Let me know how it turns out for you!