Honey, let me tell you about one of my favorite recipes — Zucchini Bread Granola is something I’ve been making for years and it never disappoints! This is the kind of dish that fills the whole kitchen with the most wonderful aroma and has everyone asking when dinner will be ready.
Made with simple, wholesome ingredients like oats, cereals, squash, this recipe comes together without any fuss. That’s the way Gran likes it — good food that doesn’t keep you in the kitchen all day.
Whether you’re making this for a weeknight dinner or bringing it to a gathering, I promise it will disappear fast. Don’t forget to scroll down and let me know how it turned out in the comments!
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Zucchini Bread Granola
Ingredients
- 1 cup Oats
- 1 cup Cereals
- 0.75 cup Squash
- 1 tablespoon Canola Oil
- 2 tablespoon Syrup
- 2 tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 0.5 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 0.25 teaspoon Nutmeg
- 0.25 teaspoon Salt
- 0.5 cup Walnuts
- 0.5 cup Spartan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Meaure the oats and crisp rice cereal into a large bowl, set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the grated zucchini, canola oil, maple syrup, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- Whisk until well-combined.
- Pour wet ingredients over cereal.
- Using your hands, break up the clumps of grated zucchini and stir until the cereal is evenly coated.
- Spread mixture on the prepared cookie sheet in an even layer.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove sheet from the oven, stir the nuts into the granola, and break up any remaining clumps of zucchini.
- Bake for an additional 15 minutes, or until the granola is golden brown and crisp.
- Remove granola from the oven, cool for 10 minutes, and then toss in the chocolate chips until partially melted.
- Cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container.
- Nutritional information per serving: 207 calories, 9.8 grams fat, 2.2 grams saturated fat, 4.4 grams fiber, 10.3 grams sugar, 4 grams protein
