Granola lands on my shopping list almost weekly. Between two adults and two kids in my house that all like some crunch in the morning, it’s an easy food to grab a few boxes of at the store and toss them into the pantry. However, granola is deceptively easy to make and when you make your own, you know exactly what you’re putting into your body. Follow the recipe below for a homemade, crunchy treat that you can add to yogurt, smoothie bowls or eat alone!
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups old-fashioned or quick cooking oats*
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ¼ cup natural peanut butter*
- ¼ cup honey*
- ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a large cookie sheet and set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix together oats, salt and cinnamon. Set aside
- In a microwave safe dish or on the stovetop, melt the peanut butter and honey (or maple syrup) together until smooth.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Stir in dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Spread mixture on prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until granola is lightly browned, stirring the granola once gently half way through. (A great way to test for doneness is to remove a small portion of the granola from the pan and set it on the counter. If it hardens as it cools the rest of the granola is done)!
- Remove from oven and let sit until cooled.
- Once cooled, break apart and eat!
NOTES
Oats: You can use both quick-cooking and old-fashioned oats in this recipe! Using the quick-cooking variety produces a chunkier granola (it’s what is in the batch pictured).
Honey: You can easily substitute maple syrup for a vegan option!
Peanut Butter: Any nut or seed butter can be used in place of peanut butter. If you use a firmer variety of peanut butter {not a runny, natural kind}, just be sure to melt it completely with the honey before adding the rest of the wet ingredients.
Thanks to Joy Food Sunshine for this great recipe!
