Easy Homemade Peanut Butter Granola Recipe
This crunchy, peanut butter granola recipe uses honey and real peanut butter, and has the most delicious peanut butter clusters. You won't miss store-bought granola once you try this easy recipe!
Equipment
- 1 Large Mixing Bowl
- 1 Large Baking Sheet or cookie sheet
- Unbleached parchment paper
- 1 Small / Medium saucepan
- 1 wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 5 cups organic rolled oats
- 1/2 cup peanuts
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes optional
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter i love chunky, but creamy works great too
- 1/2 cup coconut oiil
- 1 cup raw honey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300, and line a large baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper.
- In a medium / small saucepan combine the peanut butter, coconut oil, and honey. Melt over medium-low heat. Stir occasionally.
- While the wet ingredients are melting, combine all of the remaining dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl
- Once the peanut butter mixture is smooth and melted, add it to the dry ingredients. Mix everything together.
- Spread the granola out on the prepared baking sheet and parchment paper.
- Bake the granola for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes (stir twice during the baking time)
- Remove the granola from the oven, and don't stir it again. Let it sit and cool completely so it can get really crunchy.
- Once the granola is completely cool, break it up in to smaller pieces and store in an airtight container.