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Home Recipes Course Breakfast Cashew Butter Banana Granola {vegan, gluten-free}
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Cashew Butter Banana Granola {vegan, gluten-free}

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Posted:1/25/19
Updated:1/21/20
bowl of yogurt with granola, cashew butter and bananas
bowl of yogurt with granola, cashew butter and bananas

This simple Cashew Butter Banana Granola recipe is perfect for snack time or breakfast. My favorite is enjoying it yogurt topped with bananas and cashew butter! Vegan and gluten-free friendly.

bowl of yogurt with granola, cashew butter and bananas this recipe

Basically if I were a granola flavor this is what I would be: Cashew Butter Banana Granola.

I have a serious love for cashew butter and baking with bananas is one of my favorite things. The amount of extra ripe bananas hiding in my freezer door is a clear indication of my obsession. Or maybe it just means I buy bananas too often and somehow they never get used. Hhmmm. I digress.

I hadn’t made granola before in way too long, and I’ve had this hankering to make granola again.

Baking sheet with banana granola

side note: Drew wanted me to use the word “hankering” in a blog post for reasons that I don’t recall but there it is. 

Why You Should Make Cashew Butter Banana Granola

bowl of banana granola with bananas on a plate with towel and knife

Making granola at home is wonderful for many reasons. One being that it makes your house smell awesome. Another reason being that it is often a heluva lot cheaper than buying it. I mean I totally get the laziness and convenience factor. Not to mention there are some damn good granola companies out there making ridiculous flavors that are out of this world.

But if you’re looking to save some dolla dolla bills, ya’ll… homemade is where it’s at.

Not to mention you get to make fun flavors like banana cashew butter that you probably won’t find in store!

Ingredients You Need

  • rolled oats (gluten-free if needed)
  • cashew pieces (optional)
  • cinnamon
  • cashew butter
  • banana
  • maple syrup
  • coconut oil
  • chia seeds
bowl of oats, chia seeds, coconut oil, maple syrup, cashew butter, banana and cashew pieces

How to Make Homemade Granola

  • First mix together the chia seeds with water so they can gel up.
  • Then mix the dry ingredients together separately and set aside.
  • Next combine the wet ingredients separately – cashew butter, mashed banana, maple syrup and coconut oil – in a large bowl. You can microwave the ingredients together if your cashew butter is really thick.
  • Then everything gets added together before you spread the mixture out on the pan and bake.
bowl of oats in mixing bowl with blue spatula

Some Notes about the Process (getting the best results!)

  • If your cashew butter is hard to stir, you can microwave the cashew butter, maple syrup and coconut oil together for about 15 seconds.
  • You can mash your banana with a fork separately first, or blend in with the cashew butter using an immersion blender.
  • Once the cashew butter banana mixture is ready, everything else gets combined with the dry ingredients.
  • Don’t be afraid to use your hands to get everything well mixed at the end. Then when transferring to the baking sheet, leave some clumps together if you want clusters.
  • *FLIPPING* the granola with a large spatula  (in 10 minute increments) will make sure you get clusters. If you don’t want clusters, simply stir the granola around.
  • Make sure to let the granola cool on the pan completely before storing – the air will help create a crunchier texture
bowl of banana granola with bananas on a plate with towel and knife

The granola clusters have a slightly softer texture because of it being made with mashed banana, but I personally enjoyed the combination.

bowl of yogurt with banana granola, cashew butter and bananas

Let me know if you give this a try by leaving a comment and review on the blog. I love hearing from you and it helps others find the recipe too!

Xx Ashley

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Cashew Butter Banana Granola [vegan, gluten-free]

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This simple Cashew Butter Banana Granola recipe is perfect for snack time or breakfast. My favorite is enjoying it yogurt topped with bananas and cashew butter! Gluten-free, vegan-friendly. 

  • Author: Ashley
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: about 4 cups granola 1x
  • Category: breakfast
  • Method: bake
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 1 TBS chia seeds + 3 TBS water
  • 3 1/2 cups rolled oats (gluten-free if needed)
  • 1/2 cup cashew pieces
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup creamy cashew butter (homemade works)
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup* (make sure it’s room temperature)
  • 1 medium banana, mashed
  • 2 TBS coconut oil, melted

Instructions

  1.  Preheat oven to 300ºF and line large baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat; set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, combine chia seeds with water and let sit for about 3-5 minutes.
  3. In large bowl combine oats, cashew pieces and cinnamon; set aside.
  4. In a medium microwave safe bowl combine cashew butter, maple syrup, oil and mashed banana. You can also microwave cashew butter and maple syrup together before adding mashed banana if tough to stir. Add chia seed mixture and stir until combined.
  5. Transfer cashew butter banana mixture to bowl of oats, using large rubber spatula to combine at first before using hands to make sure oats are fully coated.
  6. Transfer to prepared baking sheet; bake for a total of about 40 minutes, flipping the granola in 10 minute increments. *Flipping versus stirring the granola will result in clusters*
  7. Remove granola from oven and allow to cool completely, do NOT stir again. While the granola cools, the air will help set the crunchy texture. If you want less clusters, you can stir the granola here.
  8. Once the granola has cooled completely, store in airtight container. Granola should stay fresh up to 3 weeks – if it lasts that long 😀 

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Notes

See notes about the process in the post. The granola is slightly softer in texture because of the banana mixed in. You can try stirring the granola more instead of flipping, which will reduce clusters and make crunchier texture.

*This recipe is also not super sweet as written. Should you want a sweeter granola, I’d recommend adding in up to 1/4 cup brown or coconut sugar, stirring in with the wet ingredients.

Recipe can be easily doubled for a larger batch.

Nutrition approximate, based on about 1/3 cup servings.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/3 cup
  • Calories: 206
  • Sugar: 10
  • Sodium: 23
  • Fat: 10
  • Saturated Fat: 3
  • Unsaturated Fat: 3
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 26
  • Fiber: 4
  • Protein: 5
  • Cholesterol: 0

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About Ashley

"Ashley Walterhouse is the founder of Fit Mitten Kitchen, based in the Greater Lansing Area of Michigan, AKA “the Mitten.” Ashley grew up as a picky eater but later discovered that eating healthy was actually easy and fun. She started FMK in 2015 as a way to share her newfound love of developing healthier recipes for all to enjoy."

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  1. Roxy says

    3/5/2022 at 1:56 am

    Just found this recipe and it’s Amazing. Used Sunflower butter, and agave instead of listed ingredients. Turned out so good. Thank you so much.

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