Sweet, and full of flavor, this Peanut Butter Granola is the ultimate healthy treat! It's loaded with hearty oats, crunchy raw peanuts, and dark chocolate bits. It's both delicious and very nutritious.
Preheat the oven to 325F. Line a big baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, raw peanuts, cinnamon, and salt. Mix everything with a spoon or spatula.
In a small bowl, add peanut butter, maple syrup, melted coconut oil. Mix together using the spatula or whisk.
Pour the wet mixture over the dry ingredients. Mix with a spatula until all of the dry ingredients are coated in the wet mixture.
Spread granola onto the prepared baking sheet and flatten it into one layer.
Bake for 20 minutes and then stir granola to make sure everything bakes evenly. When stirring, don't get too crazy because you don't want to break up all of the clumps.
Continue baking for another 10-15 minutes until everything is a nice golden color. Watch out not to over-bake and burn the granola.
The granola will still be slightly wet when you take it out and will crisp up after it cools.
Cooldown granola completely and then mix in dried cranberries and dark chocolate chips.
Notes
Makes around 10-12 serving. The recommended serving size of granola is up to ⅓ cup.Tips for storing Store peanut butter granola in an airtight, glass container at room temperature. It will last for 3-4 weeks.Substitutions
I used rolled oats here, but you can substitute them with quick oats. Rolled oats will give denser chewier granola clusters.
I used red peanuts. You can use any type of peanuts just don't use (dry)roasted, salted ones from stores.
You can substitute maple syrup with honey or date syrup. Make sure honey is not raw but in liquid, runny form.
You can substitute dried cranberries with raisins, sultanas, or currants. Dried chopped dates will work well too.
You can substitute dark chocolate chips with cacao nibs. You can substitute coconut oil with avocado oil. Other oils won't work well.
MAKE IT GLUTEN-FREE: Use certified gluten-free oats.As a measure, I used US cup (240ml).