I finally switched it up again with my granola flavor. I’ve been meaning to make a peanut buttery granola for a long time, since I saw a recipe on Healthy Food For Living. I mostly just use granola recipes for inspiration of flavor rather than following them verbatim because I just really love the granola recipe I made. I haven’t actually made granola since before my spring break; I’ve been trying to clear out our pantry area of cereal a good bit, and so I’ve been having Kashi Go Lean Crunch for the past week or so. Can’t wait for this peanut butter goodness tomorrow morning!! 🙂
I always include coconut in my granola recipes, but it’s no problem to opt out of using it if you don’t like the flavor or texture. It’s a very subtle flavor, so unless you’re really against the texture, you’ll barely even notice it. I think it adds a nice crunch.
This smelled absolutely heavenly as it was baking; I think that’s my favorite part of making granola – it fills up the entire floor in the dorm!
Peanut Butter Granola
4 cups old-fashioned oats
1 1/2 T flax seeds
1/3 cup honey
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 t vanilla
1/4 cup water
1/3 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup applesauce
Dash of salt
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Combine oats, coconut, flax seeds and salt in a large bowl. Combine water, honey, peanut butter, vanilla and applesauce in small sauce pan and heat until just boiling. Pour the boiling mixture over the dry mixture and stir until evenly coated. Pour evenly onto baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes, stirring once halfway through. Once cool, store in air-tight container.