This peanut butter and chocolate granola has two favourites in one crunchy breakfast treat! Easy to make, salty-sweet perfection!
Ingredients
- ½ cup natural smooth peanut butter (not creamy) (135g/~4 ¾oz)
- ⅓ cup honey, maple syrup or brown rice syrup (105g/~3 ¾oz)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or coconut oil (notes 1)
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups rolled oats (240g/~8 ½oz)
- ¾ cup nuts (like pistachios, hazelnuts, almonds, pecans, peanuts) (105g/~3 ¾oz)
- ¾ teaspoon coarse sea salt or kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅓ cup unsweetened dried cranberries , Optional (45g/~1 ½oz)
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips (95g/ ~3 ½oz) (notes 2)
For best results, always weigh ingredients where a weight is provided
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- large baking sheet
Instructions
- Line a large baking sheet with baking paper and preheat the oven to 160C (140C fan forced)/325F.
- In a large bowl (microwave-safe) or saucepan, combine the peanut butter, honey, oil and vanilla. Heat until just warm and easily pourable.
- Add the oats, nuts, salt and cinnamon and mix really well, making sure everything is evenly coated.
- Spread the oat mixture out on the baking sheet, evenly.
- Bake for 20 minutes. If using dried fruit, add that now. Give the granola a good mix around and place it back into the oven for a further 5 minutes. It should be a lovely deep golden brown at the end. If at any time, it looks like it’s burning, remove it from the oven straight away.
- If using chocolate chips, add half to the granola as soon as it comes out of the oven, giving it a good mix together.
- Scatter over the remaining chocolate chips after 5 minutes, without mixing, and leave it to cool at room temperature. The granola will firm and crisp up as it cools.
- Once cool, transfer it to an airtight container in the pantry for 2-3 weeks.
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Notes
- Tablespoons: I use a standard Australian 20ml tablespoon (equal to 4 teaspoons). Check yours before measuring.
- Measure chocolate with your heart. if you want more, add more.
- Nutrition details are approximate only - scroll below the recipe to find the full nutritional information.
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Nutrition information is approximate only and derived from an online calculator. The brands you use and any changes you make may cause variations.
