i’ve been a little indulgent with my posts lately, so i thought i’d try something simpler and possibly (not really) healthier. i am not the biggest granola fan. all i really want are the nuts, so i usually just stick with that instead. sean however loves his granola. i needed to find a happy medium. so…i decided to go with peanut butter and jelly granola with some peanuts for added crunchiness and goodness. i love pb&j. it is one of my favorite things in the whole world. so ultimately comforting and perfect on toast for breakfast.
this granola was super easy to make. the texture is both crunchy and a little bit chewy. although you can’t really see the jelly (or jam in this case) the flavor is there. i have been taking little bags of this to work to snack on throughout the day and it is perfect by the handful or on yogurt.
pb&j granola
i used regular (not natural) peanut butter and raspberry jam. i borrowed this recipe as my starting point.
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup jam or jelly
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 cups oatmeal (not instant)
1 cup dry roasted peanuts
heat oven to 300 F.
heat peanut butter, jam, and brown sugar in a saucepan until everything is combined and sugar is disolved. put oatmeal and peanuts into a large bowl and add pb&j mixture. stir to combine. turn out onto a parchement lined baking sheet and bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15-20 minutes. allow to cool and break up into pieces.