Swann House, Historic Dupont Circle Inn

Swann House Granola: Breakfast-Brunch

Servings: 0

Prep time:2 hours

Ingredients:

• 

  1 1/2 cups Chopped Dates

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  4 Very Ripe Bananas

• 

  1/2 cup Brown Sugar

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  1 tablespoon Vanilla

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  1 teaspoon Cinnamon

• 

  dash Nutmeg

• 

  1/3 cup Hot Water

• 

  Dried Fruit & Nuts

• 

  8 cups Old Fashioned Oats

Step 1:

Mix first 7 ingredients together in a food processor, gradually adding chopped dates to form a puree.

Step 2:

Coat the oats thoroughly and spread about 1/2 inch thick onto a cookie sheet.

Step 3:

Bake at 250 degrees stirring every 30 minutes for a total cooking time of 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Oats should be golden, but not too crunchy.

Step 4:

Let cool.

Step 5:

Chop your favorite dried fruits and nuts and mix with cooled oats. Serve with plain yogurt and fresh berries!