I have for you today one splendid, crunchy bowl of banana chocolate hazelnut breakfast amazingness.
I always wait until my boys are off to school before I eat my breakfast. This morning, when the house had quieted down, I grabbed my bowl of Great Grains cereal, sat down at my computer, and a lightbulb turned on in my head. Zing. I didn’t really want this bowl of cereal. What I wanted was homemade Nutella Granola. And what goes perfectly with Nutella? Bananas, of course! Just like that, a recipe was born. My brain is funny that way.
Nutella Banana Granola
- 2-1/2c rolled oats
- 1-1/2c crispy rice cereal
- 1/2t salt
- 1/4c Nutella
- 1/4c honey
- 1T butter, melted
- 1/2 ripe banana, mashed
Preheat oven to 325. Prepare a large baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
In a bowl, mix together oats, crispy rice cereal, and salt. Set aside.
In a microwave-safe dish, heat Nutella and honey together for about 20 seconds or until thin enough to stir together easily.
To a blender, add Nutella and honey mixture, melted butter, and mashed banana. Blend until smooth. Pour over oat mixture and stir until coated.
Spread granola onto the baking sheet in one layer. Bake in oven for 15 minutes. Flip granola over using a spatula (this won't be perfect, just flip it in segments). Bake for another 10-15 minutes until mostly dry (will dry out more as it cools) and beginning to brown.
Let cool on cooling rack then crumble. Store in an airtight container.