That’s right, Peanut Butter Granola with some added raw cacao powder for that extra vah vah voom! It’s gorgeous and the smell as it bakes in your oven will have sitting in front of the oven door, spoon in hand for the timer to ping. I am guilty of this.
I am absolutely in love with peanut butter. It was a staple in all of our lunchboxes but there has been a peanut butter renaissance as of late in my baking/cooking repertoire. I have been putting it in everything. Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall opened up my taste buds to Sweet Potato and Peanut Butter Gratin which is a serious wholesome comfort food. I love having it in my oats in the morning with some homemade Strawberry Chia Jam (recipe to come). It has been so comforting on these dark and chilly mornings in Perth. Peanut Butter is naturally full of protein and great fats which nourish our bodies.
Now, I command you to go to your local health food store and pick up a jar of whole peanut butter where the ingredients simply read: 100% peanuts. No added extras.
One other thing I must mention is the oats I used. I was particularly excited about receiving this month’s Urban Locavore box as it contained a 1 kg bag of Mason’s Rolled Oats. I love oats and I love these guys. Their oats are grown AND packaged on the farm. No chemicals, totally natural, totally healthy. Boom! The Mason Family are based in Kojanup in Western Australia and implement the use of the Demeter trademark, quality produce produced using the Bio dynamic Agricultural Method.. They even include some nifty looking recipes for ANZAC Bicuits and Porridge on the packet. Right up my street!
So here we go
2 1/2 cups of Mason’s rolled oats
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1/2 cup crunchy whole natural peanut butter
1/3 cup real maple syrup
2 heaped tablespoons coconut oil
2 tablespoons raw cacao powder (I use Eco)
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 teaspoon cinammon
Sprinkling of Sea Salt ( I use Maldon)
Heat oven to 120 degrees
In a saucepan, gently heat the coconut oil, maple syrup, crunchy peanut butter, vanilla essence and raw cacao powder.
In a mixing bowl, combine the oats, chia seeds, cinammon and salt.
When the wet mixture has fully melted, pour in to the oats mixture and combine fully.
Place on a baking tray and baked for 1 hour 15 mins.
Every 15 minutes, toss the mixture with a spoon to ensure it doesn’t burn and is evenly baked.
I thought this would be the perfect addition to the Sweet Adventures Blog Hop. This month’s theme is Nuts! Really excited to read all of the submissions. Nic from Dining with a Stud is this month’s host.
Head on over to Nic’s blog to see the rest of the beautiful recipes for this month’s Sweet Adventures Blog Hop.
I bookmarked this even before I’d read the recipe lol. I adore PB and this is SO me I am struggling to find the words for its amazingness haha. Thank you for this recipe
and thank you for joining the hop!
Haha, that’s hilarious. Although I’m not surprised. Anything with peanut butter in it and I’m all over it. Good to be on board
I love that this recipe contains so many of my favourite flavours – peanut butter, chocolate (well cacao powder – even better!), coconut and cinnamon. I can already imagine how good it tastes
I am trying to find ways to use up my bag of oats from Urban Locavore and I have most the ingredients at home for the granola except for maple syrup. Could I use agave syrup or honey as a substitute?
Ai-Ling
That would be perfect Ai-Ling. I just love Maple Syrup but agave and honey are equally as good.
I couldn’t believe I hadn’t done it sooner, I hope you enjoy
Oh my goodness! I will have to try this, and I even have ALL those ingredients ready to go! Project with the kids tomorrow, thank you!
I hope you and the kids enjoy it Bianca! Let me know how it goes
Love this! Love the idea of grabbing handfuls of this all day long actually
Nice new site design too!
Thanks Christina, I’ve been doing exactly that and nibbling on it every chance I get
Love, love, love! Can’t wait to try this, and I’m really looking forward to your Strawberry Chia Jam!
It’s pretty addictive Chanel, be warned!!
The Strawberry Chia Jam is amazing, I’ll have that up soon.
This is dangerous – very dangerous! I’ve been looking forward to reading the recipe ever since I saw it on Instagram – gorgeous shots too! I’m not sure I should make this EVER as it will get eaten in one go – ha!
I can’t lie, it is pretty dangerous JJ! But it is so good, It’s a combination of all of my favourite ingredients!
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Hi, looks divine, did you buy those oats in Irish shop or order online?
Hi Rozz, the oats are from Western Australia, I used them a lot when I lived there. If you’re in Ireland, try Kilbeggan Oats. They’d be perfect in this recipe.
Will look for Kilbeggan oats, they sound familiar! Thanks!