HEALTHY BANANA BREAD GRANOLA

January is a stressful month – from nowhere you are supposed to go back to normal after the holidays, the amazing indulgent food and all netflix-movies. Its also that time of the year when people go crazy over salads, workouts and all insane diets that are out there.

I start 2016 doing what I’ve always been doing – eating food that makes me feel great, both my tummy and my mind. And to be honest, nothing makes me feel as great as food.

This approach comes with a bit of unintentional healthy eating, because how great do you feel eating fast food every day? Not that amazing, huh? A cheeky hamburger every now and then makes me weak at my knees (like this weekends visit to BadaBing Burgers, wow!), but mostly I feel better with good, unprocessed produce with big flavors – like this banana bread granola, it ticks all the boxes; no oil, no sugar and it’s packed with fiber that keeps me full all day (and therefore not grumpy).

You want to have this at home;
2 really ripe organic bananas (like somewhere in between a banana and compost)

1 cup oats

0,5 cups shredded coconut

5 tbsp chia seeds

2 tbsp cinnamon

0,5 cup dried fruits

 

And you will do like this;

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

Mix the bananas until really smooth, add in the cinnamon and mix until its all combined. Then mix in the oats, coconut and chia seeds, spread it evenly on a baking tray lined with baking paper.

Bake until its got a bit of color and gets crispy (15-20 min), make sure to flip it around occasionally so it doesn’t burn.

Let it cool completely and then add in the dried fruits, today I used goji berries and mulberries but its really up to whatever you fancy or have in the cupboards.