Sugar-Free Cinnamon and Banana Granola Recipe (Diabetes-Friendly, Oil-Free, Vegan, Gluten-Free, No Sugar)
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This recipe for cinnamon and banana granola is easy to make, healthy and tastes just like a cinnamon-y banana bread dream! Enjoy on its own, or eat it with yogurt, smoothies or nice cream. This sugar free, vegan, gluten-free, and oil-free granola is a delicious breakfast or quick snack especially for the Autumn and Winter.
A Sugar-Free Cinnamon and Banana Granola Recipe Perfect for Winter Mornings
This healthy homemade cinnamon granola is vegan, high in fiber, gluten free, naturally sweetened with fruit and is completely oil free.
What is the secret to making an oil free and no sugar granola? Banana! That humble banana adds sweetness to everything, and when pureed acts as a binder in a similar way to the tons of oil and sugar you’ll find in store-bought and most traditional granola recipes.
It’s made with a combination of oats, pecans, mashed banana, coconut oil, seasonings and stevia for a healthy granola recipe that is vegan, gluten-free (*use gluten-free oats) and is absolutely delicious!
This banana cinnamon granola recipe is rich, slightly nutty and fruity with a faint natural sweetness and a warming spice flavor.
This recipe can also be made into granola variations. Here is how you can switch it up:
Mix in unsweetened chocolate chips after baking
Mix in unsweetened raisins, hemp seeds and sunflower seeds, use any nut, seed and coconut
Try spices like pumpkin pie spice or ginger
Mix in crushed dried banana chips or strawberries after baking
I love to enjoy this cinnamon granola sprinkled on top of yogurt with berries or used as a crunchy layer in my No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse. And this granola can be stored in a sealed jar for up to a week.
Sugar-Free Cinnamon and Banana Granola
Isabelle McKenzie | Dec 2020
- prep time: 5 mins
- cook time: 20 mins
- total time: 25 mins
Servings: 10
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 tablespoon flax-seed meal or chia-seeds
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 mushy very ripe banana
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- ⅓ cup chopped pecans
- 4 to 10 drops of Vanilla Stevia to taste *optional for extra sweetness
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cranberries or 1/2 cup chopped unsweetened dried apples *optional
HOW TO MAKE IT:
Preheat to your oven 340°F. Grease or line a baking tray, and put to one side.
Whisk together the flaxseed meal and water in a bowl and allow it to sit for 5 minutes.
In a separate bowl mash your banana thoroughly and toss it in with the flax mixture. Stir in the cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, stevia and vanilla extract. Fold in coconut shreds, oats, and pecans, until well combined, and clusters form.
- Pour your clusters onto a baking tray.
- Bake for around 20 minutes, mix gently with a fork, and then cook for another 5 minutes.
- Allow the granola to cool, and mix in optional dried apples or cranberries. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition:
- Serving: 1/10 recipe
- Fat: 5.6g
- Calories: 120