Traditional Peanut Butter Granola
October 21, 2008 § 3 Comments
A traditional, drier batch of nutty granola.
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons peanut butter, natural
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
6 tablespoons dark chocolate
1 + 3/4 cup quick oats
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup sliced almonds
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. In a small sauce pan, heat the peanut butter, olive oil, brown sugar, vanilla and dark chocolate. Stir on a medium heat until melted.
3. Pour over the oats + wheat germ and mix. Stir in sliced almonds.
4. Spread oat mixture on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes, stirring halfway through. Remove from oven when oats and almonds are slightly golden. Leave on the counter for at least on hour to crisp-up and cool completely.
Diet Notes: Vegan
Sounds pretty good, but a tad too unhealthy for me at breakfast. I will tell you, that I make my own granola too and use less sugar and less butter and no oil, no chocolate and no peanut butter!
Mine has about 2 tbl of maragarine and I sprinkle a little honey over it. Sometimes I add cinnimon and always add both almonds and pecans. I have added vanilla at times and sometimes other seed things like sunflower seeds.
I think the other difference is that I bake mine until brown, not just a little golden. Mine is also dry, but I like it that way. Great with plain yogurt or rice milk, or by the handful.
As a snack, you can melt in chocolate chips. I like the idea of peanut butter though as a snack, might have to try it!
Heh heh. Yes, this recipe is definitely a far-cry from healthy. I would like to experiment with healthier recipes. I’ve been reading lots of good things about agave nectar recently… And I have nearly an entire bottle lurking in my cupboard. I might use that as a sugar substitute. I think I might try a “healthized” version next, and I’ll add more nuts, like you suggested!
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