My last attempt at Granola bars was less than stellar. They were certainly palatable but quite crumbly and they didn’t have enough fruit to make them sweet enough. These ones I made today are quite a different story. They have no added sugar and are sweet and totally delicious. These have it all – they are healthy and so moreish (is that a word? – it looks weird) that you will have more than one. I found this recipe here.
This is not a low Fodmap recipe.
Banana Pecan Granola Bars
Author: Suzanne Perazzini
Ingredients
- 1½ cups regular rolled oats
- 1 cup coconut flakes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- ½ cup pecan nuts, chopped
- 1 cup dried fruit
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
- Preheat oven to 175C. Line baking sheet with baking paper.
- In a large bowl, combine rolled oats, pecan nuts and coconut flakes.
- Stir in allspice and cinnamon. Add dried fruit and stir until well and evenly mixed. Make sure the dried fruit do not stick together in big batches.
- In another bowl, combine canola oil, mashed banana and vanilla extract.
- Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
- Spread the batter evenly onto the baking sheet, about ½ inch to ¾ inch high.
- Bake for about 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
- Let cool completely, store in airtight container and keep in the fridge.
I’ve never had much success with granola bars – always had the too crumbly problem – but I’m intrigued by the addition of the banana in these – can’t wait to try.
These ones are definitely staying together and are moist. They have the stamp of approval from my son. Do give them try.
Suzanne
I love these granola bars! They look so healthy and delicious. I love the addition of mashed bananas, probably contributes to keeping the bars moist. Great recipe!
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Suzanne
Whoops! Who thought the recipe would have U S customary units of measurements for all except for the oven temp? Had big doubts about the temp I tried for the first 15 min. Should have known! Finally realized 175 F cant be right! After many (read: MANY) repeat trips to the oven, I’m still trying to get my granola to resemble something that might be familiarly edible.
Hi Susan, I am so sorry about the oven temperature. I live in New Zealand and we use centigrade but I will put both temperatures from now on. These bars are a little crumbly. If my bars come out crumbly, I put them in the fridge and that firms them up. I hope they worked out in the end.
Suzanne
It’s 374 degrees Fahrenheit. https://www.metric-conversions.org/temperature/celsius-to-fahrenheit-table.htm