Super Easy Peanut Butter Granola! The EASIEST granola you will ever make! Ready in 30 minutes + crunchy + vegan + gluten free + packed with plant-based protein + fiber. Peanut butter + oats perfection!
I love granola. I also love peanut butter. What I don’t love is store-bought granola with a ginormous list of ingredients that have no business being in a bag with wholesome oats + nuts. What’s a girl to do? Make homemade granola π.
Tara’s Tips for Easy Peanut Butter Granola Perfection
- The low heat is a necessity. This granola will burn if you aren’t mindful of it, so put your pan on the center rack of your oven and set a timer to give it a gentle turn/stir during the 25 minutes cook time.
- Use natural peanut butter. This is a MUST. So many peanut butters contain unnecessary oil, sugar, and peculiar ingredients that are unnecessary. Peanut butter should have one ingredient: peanuts.
- Use old fashioned rolled oats. Steel cut or quick cook do not work in this Easy Peanut Butter Granola recipe.
- Measure the coconut oil in its melted state. If you don’t like (or have) coconut oil, you can substitute canola oil.
- Toppings! Add what you love. Dried fruit, mini vegan chocolate chips, coconut, extra peanuts or even extra cinnamon. I am a granola purist. I am not a fan of mix-ins but I am in the minority on that (I know).
- Can substitute honey for the maple syrup if you are not vegan.
- What to do with your Easy Peanut Butter Granola? Eat it as is, put it in a cute jar and give it as a gift, serve it at brunch or a breakfast gathering (as I did in the image above), sprinkle over yogurt or milk of choice!
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Do You Love Cooking with Oats?
Me too! Try one of my other favorites:
Β Healthy Eggless Oatmeal Banana Bread
Pumpkin Oat Bars (Vegan + Gluten Free)
Vegan Oat Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
Instant Pot Pumpkin Steel Cut Oatmeal
Pumpkin Chia Seed Overnight Oats
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Easy Peanut Butter Granola
Super Easy Peanut Butter Granola! The EASIEST granola you will ever make! Ready in 30 minutes + is crunchy + vegan + gluten free + packed with plant-based protein + fiber. Peanut butter + oats perfection!
Ingredients
- 2 cups organic old fashioned oats (use GF if gluten free)
- 1/4 cup Peanut Butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tbsp melted coconut oil (be sure to measure in its melted state)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup peanuts (use up to 1/2 cup if desired)
- optional toppings after baking: coconut flakes, dried fruit, or mini vegan chocolate chips
Directions
- Step 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Step 2 Place oats in a large bowl and set aside.
- Step 3 Place the peanut butter, maple syrup, coconut oil and cinnamon in a small microwave safe bowl and heat in 20 second increments until melted. Mix well until fully combined and pour over the oats. Add peanuts and stir again. Spread your mixture onto a parchment paper or silicone lined baking sheet. Be sure to spread evenly and pack down.
- Step 4 Bake in 325 degree oven for 25 minutes. Turn your granola with a spatula two times during the cooking the process while protecting the clumps. Do not over-mix or you will lose your clumps.
- Step 5 Allow to cool for 5 minutes and sprinkle on optional toppings.
- Step 6 Leave on baking sheet until fully cooled. Once cooled, break up into desired size chunks and transfer to an airtight glass container or serve with yogurt or milk of choice or simply eat as is! Enjoy!
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