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Another chocolate & peanut butter recipe. Sigh.
I mean, are you really surprised? There’s enough chocolate and peanut butter going on around here to make a Reese’s jealous.
And now, I’m loading my favorite flavor combo into another favorite of mine: homemade granola!
Whenever I’m making homemade granola, I stick to 5 main ingredients and work off of those.
- Grains (oats)
- Nuts/seeds
- Dried fruit
- A sticky sweetener (honey, maple syrup, agave, etc)
- A binder (nut butter, pureed dried fruit, apple sauce, etc)
I really just use anything I have in the pantry at the time in each of those categories. That’s the beauty of homemade granola and/or granola bars… they are uniquely versatile and you can mix/match based on what you like/have on hand.
This time, my pantry was loaded with chocolate and peanut butter. Shocker. So I worked off of those. 
If you like peanut butter and chocolate (who doesn’t?!?!?!), then this is for you. It’s a peanut butter cup in a bowl. One of my many healthy, wholesome granolas that won’t weigh you down. Eat up!
Peanut Butter Cup Granola
makes about 5 cups
- 2.5 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup ground flax
- 1 cup honey roasted peanuts
- 1 tsp cinnamon (or more, go by your taste preference)
- 2/3 cup honey
- 2/3 cup honey roasted peanut butter (or regular creamy peanut butter)
- 1 cup raisins
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips, divided
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Looks delicious!!
can’t get enough of chocolate and peanut butter, yummmy!
What a fun idea for homemade granola! It looks so delicious, Sally. Definitely something I could see myself munching on all day!
You are a goddess! Giving me a reason to eat peanut butter cups in my breakfast without my mum having palpitations
Yum!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Wonderful! I’ve never made anything using peanut butter and chocolate – I should! (Actually I have a few ideas), I’ve been planning to make my own granola soon!
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I think you might of made this just for me! LOVE.
I can never get enough chocolate and peanut butter, so I say keep bringing it!!!! I mean really a reeses granola for breakfast? Awesome!!!!
I am always totally up for chocolate and peanut butter. Love it in granola! This is the kind of stuff that I live for when it comes to Friday breakfasts
I have a bit of a granola obsession so I’m totally swooning over these right now!
ohh mmyy goodness, I’ve fallen in love with every single recipe and idea in this post. I am a total sucker for anything involving peanut butter …. and granola. You’ve just taken my addiction for both to a whole new level ~ YUUUUMMM!!
thank you so much! i’m convinced there is nothing in this world a spoonful of peanut butter (and granola!) couldn’t fix.. yum!
How can I turn this recipe and your other granular into crunchy granola bars?
Hi Sara, you could definitely turn these granola recipes into bars. Try adding a bit more binder (in this case, the binder is peanut butter) and extra honey. The goal is to have the granola be easy to mold. Press it into a baking pan and bake until it is hardened. Not sure if it will be crunchy or how long it would take in the oven. Good luck! Let me know how it turns out.
Thanks, I will definitely have to try!
*granola
I made this the other day and while it was delicious, It burned a bit right off the bat and came out very loose, with none of those tasty granola clumps that I so love. Any advice on how to increase the clumpage?
Hi Rachel! Try clumping some up with your hands before sticking in the oven. Sometimes I clump a few pieces into balls. Make sure to use enough peanut butter so it binds the granola together – you can always add more! I’m glad you liked it though. I would try cooking it for less tiemn next time. Mine did not burn, but I made sure to stir it at the 15 minute mark.
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