Peanut Butter Granola Recipe
Peanut butter granola is easy to make and is perfect for breakfast or a mid day snack!
Ingredients
- 8 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- 1 ½ cups wheat germ
- 2 cups shredded coconut
- 1 2/3 cups pecans or almonds
- 1 ⅔ cups cashews
- 1 ⅔ cups sunflower seeds, shelled
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup avocado, coconut or canola oil
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1-2 cups raisins, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Prepare 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or cooking spray.
- In an extra large bowl or container, mix oats, brown sugar, wheat germ, coconut, nuts, and sunflower seeds.
- In a medium saucepan, stir together water, oil, honey, peanut butter, and vanilla. Heat just until all ingredients are mixed well and smooth.
- Pour peanut butter mixture over the dry ingredients and stir with a large wooden spoon. Spread on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 1 to 1 ½ hours, stirring or folding every 20-30 minutes. Check granola more often toward the end of baking as it can quickly overcook. Granola will become more crunchy as it cools.
Notes
- Measure the oil first, then the honey and the peanut butter. The oil helps the other ingredients slide out of the measuring cup easily.
- The nuts can be any type of nut or seed, measured to the amount called for in the recipe.
- This recipe may be frozen after cooked. Once the granola is cooked and cooled, store in airtight container. If freezing, place in Ziplock bag or other storage container, label and freeze for up to 6 months.