Banana Bread Granola

My go-to granola, especially when I need a recipe to use an aging banana! Sometimes I swap out the nuts for chocolate chips, or add both for extra deliciousness!

I was given a ton of over the hill bananas and wanted to try something different than the usual banana bread or muffin. I’ve now made this a couple of times and it has supplanted my old granola recipe as my “go to” granola. I usually omit the sugar, go a little heavier on the spices and add a cup or so of shredded unsweetened coconut. This last time I accidentally forgot the walnuts, but it still tastes great! Thanks for sharing your recipe.

This was phenomenal! I omitted the nuts because I didn’t have any and subbed chia seeds. So good!

I just made this and am trying hard not to eat it all right now. I wasn’t sure (did not watch the video…) so I roughly chopped the nuts. Obviously did not hurt the recipe. I am thinking about making this as gifts in big mason jars. Also super easy to make. Thank you for the great recipe.

Completely irresistible! I eat it right off the pan while I’m transferring it into my mason jar .

Incredibly delicious. I needed to bake for 10 ou 15 min more for it to be really crunchy.

I made this last night and kept eating it straight from my sheet pan! So yummy with yogurt and blueberries. Thank you for the recipe!

This is an easy and great recipe – crunchy, full of flavor and adaptable to whatever you have in the pantry. Thank you!

This granola is DELICIOUS! This will be a go-to recipe forever and always!

Made this last night and both toddlers actually enjoyed it including the banana hater!

I ran out of pecans and walnuts so I did a mix of what I had on hand (pumpkin seeds, almond slivers and macadamia) + date syrup for the sweetener. I also doubled the banana to use some old ones so ended up baking it a bit longer on a lower temp to dry out more.

This granola is amazing! It really does taste like banana bread, but beware, it’s addictive! I didn’t have raw sugar so used brown sugar instead and it worked well. Minimalist Baker’s recipes NEVER disappoint! I’m a RN and have referred patients and friends to this site many times. Thank you so much for sharing all your hard work in testing and developing your recipes! ❤️

It’s a fact: the house will smell deliciously after making this granola. Amazing!! :)
It is delicious flavor-wise too. :D
As I am not a sweet tooth, I have omitted the raw sugar and cut a bit on the maple syrup. The banana was very, very ripe and it sufficed.
Also added a good pinch of ground ginger and shredded coconut, once cooled.
I love to try so many of your proposals. Thanks so much for sharing! :)

A fun twist if you eat a lot of granola. Mods:
– no pecans, almonds instead, loved it
– no stove top, just nuked in the microwave
– used honey but think it would be even better with maple syrup

I first made this recipe for my partner on our very first Valentine’s Day together and then again every Valentine’s Day after for years. It quickly became our tradition. Honestly, it’s my favorite granola recipe. If you’ve never tried homemade granola, don’t hesitate. It’s heaps better than anything you can buy at a store, even the fancy, locally sourced ones.

This granola is absolutely fantastic! I make granola regularly and have for years, and this juts might be the best one. That’s saying a ton! Thank you SO much! I love this! 100% on the doubling the recipe. I did, and I’m so glad. I used what I had, so vegetable oil and all sugar (sacrilege for me in the past, but honey is wayyy expensive now), and it turned out wonderfully! Also, I usually can’t do granola without being hungry for something else, unless I add egg whites, but the protein content is perfect with this recipe, and the crunch is fire!! Seriously!

I disagree with the overcooking recommendations because the crunch is perfect without deep browning. Deeply browning this granola burns the spices and nuts a little and compromises the flavor. Keep it blonde, and you’re good.

This is the 3rd time I have made this! Last time part of it was a gift. I had to share!

This is the best granola! I have made it many times. Today I only had 1 cup of oats and 2 cups of barley flakes and it still came out great. I have substituted almonds for the other nuts and that it great too. This has become a family favorite!!

This is delicious and makes the house smell wonderful. I cook it a little long to be sure to have crunchy granola.

We tried a yogurt parfait with banana bread granola out in the world, and it was such a hit that we had to find a recipe. Happily you did all the work! We went an extra mile and made some banana chips (in the oven) and mixed them in. Not necessary but if one has the time why not? Outstanding recipe, thanks!

Very nice granola !!
I didn’t have vanilla extract and only 15ml of maple sirup so I put 2 bananas, replaced the walnuts by a mix of sesame seeds and sunflower seeds, nutmeg instead of cinnamon and the granola is delicious. It was longer to cook though.
Thank you for the recipe.

I have made this a couple of times. Both times I have intentionally under baked it. It came out a little on the soft side and so yummy. Thank you!

Love this granola! Have been making the chai granola alot lately but came back to this delicious treat. Very easy to put together in no time. The house smells amazing afterwards.

Thank you

I made this today and its really easy and delicious. Well, the non-burnt part was delicious hahaha. In my defense, I was distracted because I had to make lasagna and was chatting with my mother at the same time, thus forgetting that it should be taken out of the oven when its just browned. Its still good to eat though, just not as good as it could have been hahaha.

So good!! I used monkfruit and agave and am obsessed. I also used more banana. I have to resist eating it all in one sitting. I baked for an extra 5 minutes as I like it extra crunchy!

Just made it and doubled the recipe after reading the reviews, glad I did, it is sooo good! I did add an extra banana bc I wanted the extra banana flavor, I also added a cup of raisins. I baked for 25 minutes to make it more of a soft granola which is what I prefer, Thank you so much for the recipe! It’s a keeper and one I’ll be using regularly :)

Delicious and less oil than my other granola recipes! I didn’t stir until nearly done, so it clumped in places like cookies. I didn’t have walnuts so I combined salted pumpkin seeds recently bought from Costco with mostly pecans. Will make this again, but before that the MB maple pumpkin granola.

OMG! This granola is soooo yummy! I have been making my own granola for a while, but with a recipe that calls for peanut butter, and I was looking for something different, and wow! This blows my mind!
Thank you

Yeee! What perfect granola! It’s chunky, crunchy and bursting with flavor. What a great use of an over ripened banana.

This is WAY TOO GOOD!!! Like others said, I should have doubled the recipe hahah! Now I have to try not to binge and eat the whole batch right here right now! This is soooo tasty. I can’t tell yet if I prefer it by itself or in milk but either way it’s delicious!

I just made this and am having to restrain myself from eating it all off the pan before it’s even cool. For sure doubling next time. I followed the recipe (including maple syrup and brown sugar) but did 2 cups gf oats and 1 cup each of walnuts and pecans because I like a nuttier granola. I love the chunkiness! So so yum.

I never wouldve thought to make a banana bread granola but wow oh wow am I glad the fine people at MB did because this stuff is SO GOOD.

I didn’t have any walnuts so I used extra pecans, and I added in a few tablespoons of hemp seeds.

I wish mine was a teeny bit more banana-y but I think that will just vary on the banana used. Mine was super ripe but maybe I needed a larger one? Either way, its still super tasty and I’ve been snacking on it all day!

This is so good. I really love it.
I was wonder if I could substitute bananas for apple sauce?

I just made this and the house smells incredible! I love the flavor and that it’s so chunky. However, I question the part of the instructions that said not to stir the granola while baking to achieve more chunks. I tried that but at the end of baketime the granola was still wet underneath. I had to stir and continue baking. I think because of the banana’s added moisture you MUST stir this granola at the halfway point to get it to fully dry and crisp up. Still had tons of chunks, though. Only problem now is to get some for my breakfast before my partner eats it all!

Made this on my son’s request and it was super easy to make and delicious to eat. Whole family loves it. Now off to find a “cinnamon roll” granola recipe 😉

Absolutely delish! I made this for the first time tonight and have just tried a little bowl! I wasn’t disappointed – it’s crunchy and full of goodness and has the perfect sweetness for my liking!
I didn’t add the sugar and mixed up the raw nuts and seeds – I added what I had in the cupboard: pumpkin and sunflower seeds, almonds, cashews, Brazil and walnuts.
I also warmed the coconut oil and agave mix in the microwave which worked out perfectly.
I’ll definitely be making this again!
Thank you,
Fee

Delicious! I have been eating oatmeal for breakfast for wayyyyy too long, and finally the switch flipped and I’m tired of it. Granola sounded good. . . . but I didn’t want store bought. So I went to your sight, and as always, you never fail to please! So many appealing recipes I had a hard time deciding which one to try first. Eating my first bowl of this one right now, and planning to work my way through many of the other recipes! Thanks for making breakfast tasty again!

I’ve made this 3 times, each time adding different nuts and seeds. Has come out perfect every time!! I’ve used both maple syrup and agave and I like both. So so good!

Damnnnnnn. Subbed in avocado oil for the coconut oil because I try to keep my saturated fats down, but it did not alter the deliciousness of this recipe. Absolutely amazing. I let it get a little extra toasty and wow, it really tastes like banana bread. Highly recommend making this if you wanna be the favorite family member.

I love this granola! Make it all the time.

I do not care for coconut anything, but I wanted my first run on this recipe to follow the recipe. I sort of followed the recipe! I added 1/4c chia seeds, 3/4 raw pepitas; did not have walnuts so I added almonds. It’s in the oven and it smells divine. Ok, it’s out of the oven. Send reinforcements so I don’t eat it all tonight!