Soft Baked Peanut Butter Superfood Granola
Healthy superfood granola that is baked in the oven and packed with peanut butter flavor. This is the perfect recipe to enjoy for breakfast, as a snack, or as a smoothie bowl topping. It is the perfect recipe to share with friends and family!
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Soft Baked Peanut Butter Superfood Granola
Good morning everyone! Today, I will be sharing one of my favorite little snack recipes with all of you – homemade soft baked peanut butter granola. If there is one thing about me, it’s that I absolutely LOVE granola. Specifically, I love homemade granola. Not only is homemade granola made with lots of love, but it makes your whole kitchen smell amazing. And while there are some storebought granola brands that I really enjoy, nothing beats the taste of fresh homemade granola.
Plus, you get to customize exactly which ingredients you want to add to your granola. Don’t like walnuts? You can easily sub almonds. Not a peanut butter fan? You can use almond butter instead. Allergic to nuts? You can omit them completely and opt for seeds and seed butters. The point is, granola is absolutely delicious and super easy to make at home. So, if you have been wanting to try to make your own granola at home, try this easy soft baked peanut butter granola recipe that I’m about to share.
Now, let’s take a look at some quick things to note for this recipe. Then, we will dive into the list of ingredients you’ll need to make this soft baked peanut butter granola recipe a smashing success.
How Do You Make Peanut Butter Granola?
Peanut butter granola is actually quite easy to make at home from scratch. All you have to do is gather some traditional granola ingredients such as oats, quinoa, chia seeds, pure maple syrup, etc., and then add some of your favorite creamy peanut butter to the mixture. Then, your granola will have a delicious, sweet, and creamy peanut butter flavor. You could also add some chopped peanuts for even more peanut flavor.
What Is A Good Binder For Granola?
There are many different delicious binding agents that you can use to make homemade granola, including pure maple syrup and agave to name a few. For this granola specifically, I used a combination of peanut butter and pure maple syrup to add stickiness to this recipe and help the granola bind together. These are two great vegan options you can use to sweeten your granola (and vegan baked desserts in general).
Now that we have went over a few things to note for this recipe, let’s take a look at the list of ingredients you will need to make this tasty, soft baked peanut butter granola.
Peanut Butter Superfood Granola – Ingredients
- Quinoa – Quinoa is the first essential ingredient you will need for this peanut butter granola recipe. It has a wonderful crunch and combines perfectly with the other flavors present in this recipe.
- Oats – Oats are a staple ingredient in most granola recipes. This one is no exception. The oats are absolutely delicious in this soft baked peanut butter granola. If you want to make this recipe gluten free, use your favorite gluten free rolled oats.
- Walnuts – The walnuts add flavor and a nice crunch to this soft baked superfood granola recipe. They are one of my favorite nuts to use in sweet recipes such as this one.
- Chia Seeds – The chia seeds are another superfood used in this recipe as part of the dry base. They add a ton of nutrients and a nice little crunch.
- Ground Cinnamon – The ground cinnamon adds a delicious spice to this recipe.
- Salt – The salt will be added to taste for additional flavor.
- Creamy Peanut Butter – The creamy peanut butter adds a ton of flavor, richness, and creaminess to this recipe.
- Pure Maple Syrup – The pure maple syrup adds some sweetness to this delicious soft baked peanut butter granola recipe.
- Unsweetened Applesauce – The unsweetened applesauce adds a ton of moisture to this granola recipe. It also adds some natural sweetness to the granola
- Pure Vanilla Extract – The pure vanilla extract amplifies all of the other flavors already present in this soft baked peanut butter granola recipe.
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Soft Baked Peanut Butter Superfood Granola
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 2 tbsp walnuts (finely chopped)
- 1/2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 2 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
- 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325° F.
- Mix all dry ingredients together.
- In a separate bowl, mix all wet ingredients together.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix to combine thoroughly.
- Firmly press the granola mixture onto a greased or lined baking sheet in a thin, even layer.
- Bake the granola for about 13 – 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Let the granola cool for a few minutes.
- Dig in and enjoy!
Notes
I hope you all enjoy this simple and delicious soft baked peanut butter granola recipe. It is absolutely perfect for snacking on or throwing on top of smoothies in the summertime. As per usual, I will be back with another blog post very soon.
-Alyssa 🙂
