Kid Friendly Granola

This is the ultimate Kid Friendly Granola which is adored by children of any age and their grown ups too! It’s a refined sugar-free granola, gluten-free, packed with energy boosting protein and easy to make vegan so it can be enjoyed by the whole family.

Prep Time15

Cook Time40

Total Time55

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: British

Servings: servings

Calories: 415kcal

Author: Georgina Hartley

Ingredients

75 g unsalted butter
2 bananas 200g, peeled and sliced
5 medjool dates pitted and roughly chopped
100 g almond butter
50 ml honey
1 orange zest only
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
300 g gluten-free jumbo rolled oats
100 g ground almonds
50 g hemp seeds
30 g ground flaxseed
20 g sesame seeds
½ teaspoon salt optional

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Pre-heat the oven to 170°C/ 150°C fan assisted oven / gas mark 3.
Melt the butter in a medium sized saucepan then remove from the heat.
Add the bananas, dates, almond butter, honey, orange zest and vanilla extract into the saucepan and blend using an immersion blender.
Mix the oats, ground almonds and seeds in a large bowl until well combined.
Pour in the blended ingredients and mix until the oats and seeds are completely coated.
Spread out the granola on a large greased baking tray and bake for 40 minutes in total. After 20 minutes, take the tray out and break up the granola to form about 1 inch sized clusters, then do the same again after 30 minutes.
Remove from the oven, loosen the granola from the bottom of the baking tray then leave to cool completely on the tray.
Pour the granola into an airtight container where it will be delicious for up to 2 weeks.

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Notes

If you don’t have an immersion blender you can use a stand blender.
If the granola is for young children then leave the salt out but for older children or adults the salt really enhances the other flavours.

Vegan / Dairy-Free Version

Butter – swap for coconut oil
Honey – swap for maple syrup

Pro tips

Tip #1 Make sure your bananas are good and ripe, the medjool dates are sticky and fresh and the almond butter is lovely and drippy.
Tip #2 The ground almonds can be swapped for another ground nut like pecans, hazelnuts or walnuts. You can grind yourself or buy ready ground.
Tip #3 Try not to move the granola around too much mid-bake. You need to chop into it just enough to break it up in the clusters but not too much that all the shards disintegrate.

Ingredient measurements

Please note that the US customary measurements for the ingredients provided are based on a conversion calculator. This recipe was tested with metric measurements and I recommend using a digital scale to weigh ingredients for the most accurate results.
READ MORE >>> Why you should always weigh vs measuring with cups

Nutrition Information

Please note that the nutrition information provided below is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator. It will vary based on the specific ingredients you use. Please seek a professional nutritionist’s advice for further clarification.
The nutrition serving is for 1 serving of granola, assuming the granola is portioned into 10 servings.

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