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Easy Naturally Sweetened Peanut Butter Granola

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Easy Naturally Sweetened Peanut Butter Granola | Mama Papa Bubba

Mmm… peanut butter granola!

Once upon a time, Miss G and I made a big batch of chia granola every couple of weeks or so and it was absolutely delicious.  That continued on for years – while living just off of Main Street in Vancouver and then throughout our second stint in Kuwait.  And then we came back home to Canada for the second time {you can see snipets of our last few weeks in the desert here}, me pregnant, tasked with finding a home, getting Miss G started in school, and settling back into life here in North America {which I truly think is harder than settling into a new life abroad}… And somewhere in between all of that and our little nugget Sam being born super early, I started buying granola instead.  Delicious, locally made and naturally sweetened granola from Terra Breads, but store bought nonetheless.

Well, on a whim a few weekends ago, I whipped up a batch of peanut butter granola to feed the kids for breakfast as Grae read and Sam played play dough up at the island.  I burned the first batch badly {too many things on the go at once while solo parenting}, but despite being completely charred, I could tell that the recipe was a good one, so I promptly whipped up another batch.  Since then?  I think I’ve made another 2 or 3 batches.  It’s that delicious and that easy.

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Now disclaimer – this homemade granola isn’t as healthful as our old version made with all kinds of seeds, hemp hearts, wheat germ, flax seeds, and a very small amount of oil made up for with pure apple sauce…  In fact, I’d probably classify this new version as more of a ‘treat’ granola, but it’s still naturally sweetened and made of a few fairly wholesome ingredients, so I’ll take it.  Plus it’s incredibly delicious and so easy that you can whip it up while your kiddos patiently wait for their weekend breakfast.

Here’s our recipe…

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Easy Naturally Sweetened Peanut Butter Granola

  • 2/3 cup of natural peanut butter (or other natural nut butter)
  • 1/3 cup of coconut oil
  • 1/3 cup of pure maple syrup or honey (we do half and half and use a maple honey)
  • 4 cups of old-fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup of sliced almonds
  • 1/4 cup of chia {we use white chia seeds}

In a small saucepan, combine the nut butter, coconut oil, and maple syrup and/or honey.  Warm it over medium heat, stirring regularly, until it starts to bubble.

On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a baking mat, measure out the old-fashioned oats, sliced almonds, and chia seeds.

Pour the hot liquid mixture over the oat mixture and combine them well (I get in there with my hands once it cools a bit).  Spread the mixture out evenly, pat it down a little bit (this will help clusters form!), and pop it into a 300 degree oven.

Let the granola bake for 20 minutes undisturbed, then take it out, flip it carefully (trying to keep as many big clumps as you can), and then pop it back into the oven for another 10 minutes.

Allow it to cool completely (it’ll crisp up as it does) and serve or pop into an air-tight jar or container for later use.

We keep our granola in a mason jar in our pantry for a week at a time (it doesn’t last any longer than that), but if you really want to extend it’s storage, you could easily store it in the freezer and use what you need when you need it.

Also, though we’ve not tried it ourselves, my guess is that you could totally make this nut-free if you have an allergy in the family or if you want to send it to school and your child’s class is nut-free…  I’d swap out the peanut butter for either sunflower seed butter, pumpkin seed butter, or Wow butter, and the sliced almonds for pepitas.  {If you try this, please let me know how it works out!}

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Chia Granola {with clusters!}

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Healthy Homemade Chia Granola | Mama Papa BubbaHomemade granola is somewhat of a staple in our house…  Gracen and I usually made a big batch once a month or so, jar it up, and eat it as a cereal, serve it with yogurt, sprinkle it on nut butter toast, or use it as a smoothie topper.

IMG 7955Though it can be full of sugar and not-good-for-you fats when purchased in stores, we jam pack ours full of nutrient-rich nuts and seeds, use a good pure maple syrup to sweeten it, and include a relatively small amount of oil, so I can feel good about giving it to Grae {and eating it myself}.

IMG 7956While I’ve posted about our granola making adventures in the past, we’ve tweaked our recipe just a bit and I love the effects it’s been having on finished product.  Normally, the one downside to healthy homemade granola is that it’s nearly impossible to make it all clustery like its store bought counterpart… That is, until you add chia (magical little seeds that they are – just look at those clusters!)  Now not all of your batch will look like this obviously, but 1/3 to 1/2 of it will, which is good enough for me. ☺

Chia Granola {with clusters!}

  • 2 individual cups ‘just apples’ applesauce
  • 1/4 cup of pure organic maple syrup
  • 4 tablespoons of chia seeds
  • 3 tablespoons of organic coconut oil, in liquid form
  • 1 tablespoon of pure vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tablespoon of ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt (optional)
  • 6 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 2 cups of raw almonds, chopped
  • 1/4 cup of raw pumpkin seeds
  • 1/4 cup of raw sunflower seeds
  • 1/4 cup of hemp hearts
  • 1/4 cup of wheat germ
  • 1/4 cup of ground flax seed
  • 3/4 cup of unsweetened coconut
Preheat the oven to 300°F.

Mix the wet ingredients, spices, and chia seeds in a small bowl and let sit for 10 minutes or so.  

Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.  Add the wet chia mixture into the dry ingredients and combine well (use hands if needed).  Spread the mixture onto two parchment-lined baking sheets and let sit for another 5 to 10 minutes.

Bake for about 45 minutes to an hour until golden, stirring every 15 minutes to ensure even browning.

Enjoy!

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