This healthy sugar-free granola recipe is vegan, high in fiber, naturally sweetened with banana and makes a delicious breakfast or quick snack.

This delicious homemade granola is high in fiber, sugar-free and makes a healthy alternative to store-bought granolas that may contain added sugar.

It’s also packed with nutrition thanks to healthy ingredients like rolled oats, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds and banana, and super easy to make!

Enjoy with almond milk and sliced banana, sprinkled over coconut yogurt and topped with berries or just eaten plain for a snack! For homemade granola, this Peanut Butter Granola and Homemade Pumpkin Spice Granola are really yummy too.

Ingredient Notes

Here are a few things to consider about the ingredients in this recipe:

1. Oats. Rolled oats, old fashioned oats or large flake oats are best.
2. Seeds. I used 1/2 cup each hemp seeds plus 1/2 cup any nut or seed such as sunflower seeds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, pecans or cashews.
3. Raisins. The raisins add a nice touch of sweetness and goes well with the cinnamon and banana. Chopped dates or cranberries would also work.
4. Banana. This recipe is best with an overripe, spotty banana. If you don’t have one ready, peel and freeze a ripe banana and then defrost so it’s soft and mushy.

Recipe Variations

• Mix in chocolate chips after baking.
• Add spices like pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg and/or ginger.
• Instead of raisins, hemp seeds and sunflower seeds, use any nut, seed and coconut mixture for a total of 1.5 cups – try pecan, coconut and date – yum!
• Instead of raisins, try dried cherries, blueberries or cranberries or chopped dried apricots or dates.
• Mix in crushed dried banana chips after baking.
• Add up to 1/2 cup of shredded or flaked coconut.

Step by Step Instructions

Mash the banana into a smooth paste then mix with the melted coconut oil and vanilla until completely smooth.

Combine with the rest of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix until all of the oats are coated.

Evenly spread the mixture on a baking tray and place it in the oven to bake. Once it comes out of the oven, let cool fro 15 minutes then mix in the raisins.

Tips for Baking

• line the baking tray with parchment paper
• use a lower oven temp – I suggest 300 degrees
• spread the granola in one, even layer…you may need to use 2 baking trays if yours are on the smaller side
• watch carefully after 20 minutes to prevent burning
• let the granola cool completely on the pan before handling or storing – this is key for the best crunchy clumps!

This recipe was originally published on May 7, 2016.