Good morning everyone and Happy Saturday! I love granola with my yogurt and decided it was time to make my own simple version at home. Here’s the recipe I used:
Peanut Butter Granola
- 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup oats
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with olive oil. Combine peanut butter and honey in a bowl and microwave 20 seconds until peanut butter melts. Stir. Mix cinnamon and vanilla into peanut butter and honey mixture. Add oats and stir until coated. Spread on cookie sheet and bake 7 to 8 minutes. Let cool until granola is crunchy.
I’m thinking this homemade granola could be sparked up a bit next time with some flax seeds, peanuts, raisins or other dried fruit. (Whatever is on sale works for me!)
The good news- this was not a total failure. My granola experiment turned out great! And it even tasted good– better than the store-bought version and in this case I know exactly what ingredients were used. I’ve been making a big effort to watch my sodium and sugar intake– not to mention those other weird “ingredients” that are scary big words I can’t pronounce.
Speaking of ingredients…. I spent a whopping $0.28 on the oats and $3.99 buying a new jar of honey. The rest of the stuff is basically pantry items normally on hand. My estimation is that I spent approximately $1.50 on this batch of Peanut Butter Granola. Paired with my store brand yogurt for $0.50 this makes for quite a thrifty breakfast.
Cheers!
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