Hummingbird Granola

Hummingbird Granola is one way to work the southern favorite Hummingbird cake into your breakfast routine, with banana, pineapple, pecans, and white chocolate.

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I adore homemade granola. You really can make just about any flavor you want, and lately I’ve been feeling the tropical vibes so I decided to turn Hummingbird Cake into granola! Hummingbird granola is certainly one way to get away with eating cake for breakfast.

Have you ever had Hummingbird Cake? It is a banana-pineapple spice cake originating in Jamaica but has since become a popular dessert in the southern United States. Ingredients of note include banana, pineapple, cinnamon, pecans, vanilla extract, and usually a cream cheese frosting.

We all know how much I love cream cheese (frosting), but incorporating one of my favorite ingredients into granola didn’t seem feasible. I thought about letting the yogurt I inevitably would serve this humming bird granola with to substitute for cream cheese, but then I found some sense and added white chocolate chips.

Obviously I also didn’t use fresh pineapple or banana. I also didn’t just use dehydrated because I find dehydrated banana and pineapple to be a bit chewy sometimes. Instead I opted for freeze dried for some extra crunch! But if you struggle to find either in your local grocery stores like I did, feel free to use regular dehydrated.

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HUMMINGBIRD GRANOLA

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Yield: 5 cups Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cooking Time: 30 Minutes 30 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

• 4 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup ground flaxseed or hemp hearts
• 1 cup roughly chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup coconut oil*
• 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp flaky sea salt
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup freeze-dried banana slices
• 1/2 cup freeze-dried pineapple pieces

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine oats, flaxseed or hemp hearts, and pecans. Mix well.
3. In a small bowl, combine the coconut oil and syrup or honey. Microwave for 30-60 seconds, or until melted*. Stir in vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
4. Pour wet ingredients into oat mixture and stir until the oats are evenly coated. Evenly spread the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet.
5. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove pan from the oven and stir. Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes or until the granola is golden and crisp. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Stir in the white chocolate chips, banana, and pineapple.
6. Store in an airtight container.

Notes

*You could alternatively use vegetable oil, in which case microwaving is unnecessary.

Source: Adapted from my Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Granola and Hummingbird Cake.

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