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Homemade Peanut Butter Granola

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Homemade Peanut Butter Granola – eat it for breakfast or as a snack

Homemade Peanut Butter Granola - eat it for breakfast or as a snack

Who knew how easy granola was to make? I didn’t.

We’ve been trying to find healthier snacks for the kids to take with them to school and for after school. For my youngest, it’s no problem, throw some fruit at her and she’s in heaven. A bunch of grapes don’t stand a chance around her. And she’s not embarrassed to carry a cute lunch bag to school.

For the other two, it gets a bit more challenging. My son is in high school. It’s not cool to carry that cute lunch bag around. He is willing to take his lunch, mainly because in an effort to be more healthy, along with budget cuts, school lunches just suck. They don’t even provide salt or pepper. So we have to get a little creative in what he takes. It has to be able to survive his backpack.

My middle child, in Middle School, is my picky eater. Fruit, no way. Vegetables, good luck trying that. This girl could live on cheese alone. I used to love granola as a kid. Just a little sweet, grab a handful and keep going.

Wanting to try my hand at making granola I found a recipe. It was terrible. But I knew I could work with it.

I can’t tell you how easy it is to make peanut butter granola, well yes I can, and I will.

Homemade Peanut Butter Granola-eat it for breakfast or as a snack

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Homemade Peanut Butter Granola

Homemade Peanut Butter Granola

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup old fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans or other nuts (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. Combine peanut butter and honey in a medium bowl and microwave about 20 seconds, until peanut butter melts. Stir to combine.
  3. Add in cinnamon and vanilla, stir again. Add oats and pecans and stir till oats are completely coated with peanut butter mixture.
  4. Spread out on prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes until granola starts to brown.
  5. Remove from oven and let cool completely. Store in airtight container.

Notes

recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com

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Comments

  2. Leslie says

    This really does look like a delicious snack! I love those big clumps of granola…that’s the best kind! 🙂
    Blessings,
    Leslie

  3. Heather Kinnaird says

    we LOVE granola here – thank goodness
    because my fussy one, who also could live on cheese and grapes alone,
    will eat it:)
    I don’t think I have ever tried PB though – will try it this weekend
    have a good one

  7. Kimby says

    Hi, Joan! I’m visiting from Chef Dennis’ blog where I enjoyed your guest post. GREAT flavor combo in your granola and fun to see how (and why) you developed the recipe here. Also, thank you SO much for the link to Ann’s crock pot Dulce Le Leche… oh my. So much to love in one post — two, counting your guest post! 🙂

  8. Krista says

    This looks great! It reminds me of no bake cookies! Thanks for sharing at Church Supper. Have a blessed week & come back soon ~EMM

  11. marty says

    I actually have everything in my pantry right now to make this so guess what my kids will be snacking on this afternoon? 🙂

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