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Peanut Butter Chocolate Granola | Living Healthy in Seattle

Peanut Butter Chocolate Granola

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 1/4 cup unrefined coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup salted creamy natural peanut butter (no added oil or sugar)
  • 3 tablespoons cacao powder
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon pink sea salt, or to taste
  • 1/2 cup lightly salted roasted peanuts

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 300.
  2. Melt the coconut oil, maple syrup, and peanut butter in a medium size pot over low heat.
  3. Remove from heat, then stir in the cacao powder, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Taste and add more salt if you wish.
  4. Fold the oats into the chocolate mixture. Mix until well combined.
  5. Spread the oat mixture onto a rimmed large metal baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  6. Bake for 45 minutes, or until oats are crisp and dry. Stir every 15 minutes.
  7. Cool, then fold in the peanuts. Store in an airtight container.
  8. Serving idea: Serve with unsweetened oat milk topped with peanut butter, banana slices, cinnamon, and hemp hearts.