Vegan granola for breakfast or whenever you just want a healthy snack
If you've clicked on this post, I assume you're a breakfast person (or maybe a late-night person, I don't judge).
I've reached the age where 6 AM feels magical to me. I love the silence in the neighborhood, the pleasant chill in the air, and the slowness as the day gradually enters the house.
My favorite thing to eat in the morning is the vegan granola I prepare for myself.
This granola is chunky, sticky, and perfect for eating in a deep bowl with soy milk and plenty of tasty additions.
It's sweet, indulgent, healthy, and contains a good amount of dietary fiber, complex carbohydrates, and protein that will ensure you feel full and energetic throughout the day.
A bit about vegan granola
This granola is based on oats, bananas, and tahini that bind everything into a kind of sweet porridge that is baked in the oven and then crumbled into a deep bowl filled with soy milk (or any other plant-based drink you love) for a real treat.
Now, I know what you're about to ask: no, you don't have to add protein powder to the granola.
I like it because it significantly increases the amount of protein I consume daily.
Don't have any? Don't like it? Skip it. It will still come out delicious and indulgent.
Nutritional values by clinical dietitian and fitness coach Noam Bachar:
One 150g serving of vegan granola contains:
450 kcal
24g protein
63g carbohydrates
12g fat (of which 1g is saturated fat)
Addition of one cup of soy milk – approx. 30 kcal, 2g protein
Addition of one cup of almond milk – approx. 30 kcal, 0.5g protein
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Vegan Granola
With bananas, tahini, and silan (date syrup)
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas 200g
- 2 cups oats 250g
- 3 tbsp raw tahini 45g
- 2 tbsp silan (date syrup) 44g
- 1 tsp vanilla extract 10g
- 1 scoop protein powder 30g
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 180°C (medium heat)
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Peel and mash the bananas with a fork in a deep bowl
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Add the vanilla extract, tahini, and silan and mix well
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Add the oats and protein powder and mix well
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Spread the mixture on a baking tray
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Bake for about 30 minutes until golden brown
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After baking, cool slightly and crumble the granola with your hands. Transfer to a deep glass jar
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Will keep for up to a week in an airtight container
Recipe Video
Cook's Notes
Upgrade options:
For apple cake granola: add 2-3 tablespoons of unsweetened applesauce and a teaspoon of cinnamon to the mixture.
For rich chocolate granola: add a tablespoon of cocoa and a tablespoon of coconut sugar.
