Peanut Butter Granola

A crunchy, chewy and peanut butter rich granola perfect for a snack or breakfast. It is naturally gluten-free, vegan and dairy-free while being full of fibre and protein.

Peanut Butter Granola. What is not to love? Peanut butter is an ongoing obsession of mine, and I don’t think it will ever stop. The same goes for granola and after playing around with a few fruity mixtures, chocolate bakes and almond-focused granola mixes, it was about time that peanuts took centre stage. I recently made this while chef-ing on a yoga retreat and didn’t write down a recipe as it was very much throw-it-all-together and bake. After much interest in the original, I decided to get back into the kitchen and take some photos.

Peanut Butter Granola

This Peanut Butter Granola is really easy to make, requiring only 5 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes in the oven. The sticky mixture is a blend of melted peanut butter (crunchy or smooth) and coconut oil while the sweetness comes from a mashed banana – with optional syrup, too. Without the syrup, the granola isn’t too sweet but still tastes delicious, although if you are used to store-bought or sweeter granola mixtures then I’d add in the syrup (I like fruit, maple or coconut syrup).

Peanut Butter Granola

The base is naturally gluten-free – check your oats if you are coeliac – and then add some peanuts and sunflower seeds for crunch and texture. I like to add some vanilla protein powder for a little more vanilla flavour as well as a protein-boost. It also coats the oats to form bigger clusters with a more crumbly, moreish texture. That said, you can leave it out if you aren’t a fan.

Peanut Butter Granola is a definite winner in my eyes. Serve it with some yoghurt and fruit, with milk or snack handfuls out of the jar. Anyway you choose to enjoy it, it is equally as delicious.

This Peanut Butter Granola is crunchy, chewy, rich with peanut butter flavours and very easy to eat. The mixture forms big clusters with added texture from the nuts and seeds. It is naturally vegan, low-sugar, gluten-free and packed with fibre.

Peanut Butter Granola

If you are looking for some more peanut butter recipes, how about my Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Flapjack Bars, Peanut Butter Coffee Crunch Chocolate Slices, Peanut Butter and Blueberry Muffins or Peanut Butter Berry Muesli Bars.

Peanut Butter Granola

• Servings: 1 jar, 700g
• Time: 30 minutes
• Difficulty: easy
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A crunchy, chewy and peanut butter rich granola perfect for a snack or breakfast. It is naturally gluten-free, vegan and dairy-free while being full of fibre and protein.

Ingredients

• 200g oats
• 100g peanuts
• 50g sunflower seeds
• 1 scoop vanilla protein, optional
• Pinch of salt
• 100g peanut butter
• 50g coconut oil
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 banana, mashed
• 50ml plant-based milk
• 4 tbsp syrup, optional

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 160Fan/180*C and line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
2. Stir together the oats, peanuts, sunflower seeds and vanilla protein with a pinch of salt.
3. Place the peanut butter and coconut oil into a saucepan and stir until melted and fully combined. Take off the heat, stir in the vanilla essence and mashed banana, plant-based milk and optional syrup.
4. Pour into the dry oat mix and stir until combined and sticky. Tumble onto the lined tray and bake for 25 minutes. Stir the mixture through after 10 minutes.
5. Allow to cool fully before storing in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Peanut Butter Granola

I hope you will love this simple recipe for Peanut Butter Granola – let me know your thoughts below. If you make this for breakfast, share your bakes with – I’m @nourishing.amy on Instagram and use the hashtag #nourishingamy. I’m also on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest  – please say hello!

With peanut butter granola love x