Happy Happy New Year! I hope the jolly fella in the red jumpsuit was super nice to you and that you used up all your residual naughty to ring in the new year proper. In which case, this Biscoff Banana Granola Breakfast Bowl would be a pretty nice start to 2015.
We had a great holiday break. The dude is a just-before-christmas baby, so we took a little trip to log some birthday time before the onslaught of Tofurkey and other strange mystery non-meat magic. I chose to forego the turkey, tofurkey and carb-laden sides this year for a change, but I had my fair share of the sweet stuff. I don't know about you, but I think the extreme cold weather we are experiencing here has shrunk my clothes, like five sizes, or so.
I returned to work this past Monday and I felt like the Hulk in most of my garb. I had two buttons pop off my sweater. No lie! Gaping, buttonless sweaters aside, I have finally stopped using 2014 in my communications and power has been restored to my brain. The lights are on, the sign has been flipped and we are back in business folks! Occasional peep show included.
Resolutions aren't my thing, but if they were, making granola more often would most definitely make my list. We normally make a big batch of the basic recipe and top it up with add-ins as our tastebuds fancy on a given day.
Banana and Biscoff make amazingly delicious smoothies, so I paired them up with oats and dark chocolate chips. I shared the first batch a few weeks ago on Instagram. I amped up the banana flavour in subsequent batches with a fully ripened banana that was blended into the coconut oil and Biscoff. I am hooked on Coconut Blossom Sugar and used a little to sweeten this recipe. The taste is like no other!
We enjoyed these Biscoff Banana Granola Breakfast Bowls with a serving of Greek yogurt, fresh juicy mango and a delicious handful of Pom Wonderful Pomegranate Arils. I'm so ready for my close-up now 2015!
Eat Breakfast or Brunch:
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Vanilla Bean Malted Mini Muffins
Ingredients
Granola
- 240 g large flake whole grain oats 3 cups
- 90 g Biscoff Spread ½ cup
- 1 large ripened banana, sliced
- 72 g coconut oil ⅓ cup, melted
- 30 g organic coconut blossom sugar 3 tbsps
- 45 g mini ¼ cup, bittersweet chocolate chips
Breakfast Bowl
- Greek yogurt or your favourite yogurt
- Biscoff Banana Granola
- flesh of 1 mango optional, cubed
- handful of POM POMs Arils optional
Instructions
- Prepare a cookie sheet with a silpat or parchment paper.
- Preheat oven to 300ºF.
- Place oats in a large bowl and set aside.
- Blend the Biscoff, banana, coconut oil in a blender until fully combined.
- Transfer to a small sauce pan, add the sugar and heat until melted. (this step is not required if using a liquid sweetener).
- Pour the warm liquid over the bowl of oats and mix to coat as evenly as possible.
- Use an angled spatula to spread evenly onto the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake on the middle rack for about 20-30 minutes, until evenly browned. Turn pan in oven about halfway through baking.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool in pan on a cooling rack.
- When almost cool, sprinkle half the chocolate so that it melts slightly.
- Once completely cooled, break up the granola and sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips.
Notes
Paula says
Happy New Year Jacquee! I like the sound of this recipe and the bowl of granola looks wonderful. I'm still going through all the wonderful granola I received from Nature's Path (it is very good) but will pin this to try in the future.
All the best to you for a challenging, exciting, fun and healthy new year.
I Sugar Coat It! says
It is really quite tasty, Paula! Happy Happy New Year to you!
Medha @ Whisk & Shout says
Great Recipe! I love biscoff and bananas and never thought of them together! Granola is the perfect breakfast 🙂
I Sugar Coat It! says
It's such a handy snack for on the go, as well!! Thanks for dropping by and commenting!
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
Happy Happy New Year, Jacquee! This is such a gorgeous breakfast bowl! I am a sucker for granola and Biscoff so would polish this off in no time! Love the bananas and pomegranates in here! Yum!!
I Sugar Coat It! says
Happy New Year, Kelly! Fresh fruits and chocolate make everything better! 😉
Deb|EastofEdenCooking says
Biscoff in my granola sounds like a divine way to begin the new year! A wonderful recipe to begin a dreary winter morning.
I Sugar Coat It! says
A definite treat, I'd agree. Thanks!
Regina @ Leelalicious says
Biscoff granola sounds absolutely heavenly! I HAVE to give it a try when I dare to buy my next jar. Right now my compulsive snacking is making me too scared to get one in the house 😉
I Sugar Coat It! says
Hahahaaa... I hear you! In your case, it's all for Liv. 😉