Peanut Butter Granola with Peanuts and Chocolate Chips
A crunchy, peanut buttery, granola recipe with chocolate chips
Ingredients
- 4 cups old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup peanuts, roughly chopped
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup un-salted butter
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (I used Kraft peanut butter)
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips, or more if wanted
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 325 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set it aside.
- Chop peanuts and set them aside.
- Place oats, peanuts and cinnamon in a large bowl. Mix. Set aside.
- In a pot on medium low heat add in the butter, peanut butter, maple syrup and brown sugar. Whisk until smooth and melted. DO NOT crank heat or it can turn into a paste.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Pour peanut butter mixture over the oat mixture and coat evenly.
- Place on cookie sheet and spread out evenly.
- Bake for 15 minutes then mix. Place back in the oven for 10 more minutes.
- Remove from the oven, mix again. Bake for 5 more minutes or until browned if needed.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack until completely cooled.
- Once cooled completely mix in the chocolate chips.
- Add to an air tight container and store at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.