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homemade crunchy maple cinnamon granola baked with bananas

Homemade crunchy maple cinnamon granola

This amazing granola recipe is full of flavor and has a delicious crunch to it!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 cups quick oats
  • 4 cups whole oats
  • 1-2 cups flour
  • 1/2-3/4 cup melted coconut oil or butter
  • 2 cups maple syrup
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 teaspoons cinnamon

Method
 

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients
  2. Add the wet ingredients and stir well together
  3. Add any additional goodies from the add-on list or anything else you'd like
  4. Lay on a large jelly roll pan with sides. You can also line with parchment paper if you'd like
  5. Bake at 325 for about 35-50 minutes, stirring half way in-between and switching the pans out between the top and bottom oven racks. Baking time will depend on different things including your oven, how often you open the oven to check the granola and the amount of dry and liquid ingredients added in the recipe
  6. Remove from oven when done. The granola will turn golden brown and might be a little "wet" still but it will continue to bake and dry (harden) as it cools
  7. When you remove from the oven- DO NOT STIR! Allow to cool for about 15-30 minutes in the pan. This helps to get the clumpy crunchy granola that everyone loves!

Notes

Optional add-in's
  • flax seeds
  • sunflower seeds
  • pumpkin seeds
  • chia seeds
  • sliced almonds
  • dried cranberries
  • coconut
  • raisins
  • chocolate chips
  • maple extract flavoring (for additional maple taste)
Note-this is not a overly sweet granola so if you are looking for something more sweet then add 1 cup sugar or additional maple syrup.