Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola
I can't tell you how excited I am to share this granola recipe with you!! Chocolate and Peanut butter is only the best flavour combination EVER and with Halloween around the corner i just couldn't resist! This granola reminds me of all the sugary kids cereals i was never allowed to have as a kid. I used to beg my mother for them but she was unmoved to say the least.I am so grateful my mother knew not to give in to our pleas. My granola recipes have whole ingredients, high in protein and refined sugar free. I use the best quality maple syrup and when asked, I reccomend honey as an alternative.
Equipment
- baking pans
- oven
Ingredients
- 3 cups oats certified gluten-free if needed
- 1 cup almonds roughly chopped
- ½ cup each sunflower & pumpkin seeds
- ¼ cup hemp seeds
- ¼ cup cacao powder divided
- 1 scoop peanut butter protein powder
- ½ cup cacao nibs
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ cup each olive oil peanut butter, maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- preheat oven to 320 convection or 325 if you don't have convection.
- add all the dry ingredients, except for 2 tsbp of cacao powder, into a large bowl and stir to combine.
- in a small pot add wet ingredients and remaining cacao powder. Combine thoroughly and pour over dry ingredients. Stir well so that all the ingredients are coated.
- Transfer to the baking trays. If your baking tray is very large you might only need 1 but i use 2. Spread granola out into an even layer* and press it down with the use of a spatula.
- Bake for 20 minutes, turn the pans and bake again for 10-15 minutes more*.
Notes
You don't want a thick layer of granola on your pan. It will not bake evenly. The thinner the layer however the more chance it will have to burn so keep a close eye. Every oven is different!
Turning the pans means exactly that. Turn the pans so that the granola bakes evenly. Ovens can have cool and hot spots. all my granolas taste better on the well done side but there's a fine line between well done and burnt. Please don't let it burn.
Turning the pans means exactly that. Turn the pans so that the granola bakes evenly. Ovens can have cool and hot spots. all my granolas taste better on the well done side but there's a fine line between well done and burnt. Please don't let it burn.