Almond Butter Granola
This Almond Butter Granola is made with a base of old fashioned oats mixed with almond butter, honey and coconut butter. Then it is loaded up with whole almonds, chopped walnuts, pecan pieces, pumpkin seeds, shredded coconut, dried cranberries and dark chocolate chips.
My mom has been making homemade granola for years. She makes a killer chocolate peanut butter granola from which this Almond Butter Granola is adapted. She used to send it to me in college care packages and whenever we go home there is always at least 1 gallon sized bag of it in the refrigerator 😉
Granola is one of those dangerous foods where you may very easily find yourself eating a whole jar without noticing. It has that nibble effect because each bite is different and there really aren’t any defined portions. So when you finish a whole jar you think “hmm… I probably shouldn’t have eaten all of that” instead of “wow, I can’t believe I just ate a dozen cookies”. You just had a few extra nibbles instead of 8 extra cookies so you don’t really feel guilty… until that inevitable stomachache hits and then you just feel bad.
So let this be my warning to you — store granola in small jars 🙂
Granola is an everyday, all-day type of food. There are no rules as to when you should eat it or how. It’s a completely acceptable breakfast, eaten with yogurt, fruit, on a smoothie, in a bowl with milk, or dry by the handful. After breakfast it can serve as a snack any time of day and is also makes a great dessert option. It’s super snackable!
The base of this Almond Butter Granola is old fashioned oats, almond butter, honey and coconut butter. The add-ins are whole almonds, chopped walnuts, pecan pieces, pumpkin seeds, shredded coconut, dried cranberries and dark chocolate chips. You can of course substitute any of the add-ins for something else or leave any out if you don’t care for them.
For the best results don’t add the coconut, cranberries or chocolate chips until about the last 5-10 minutes of bake time. If you add them at the beginning they will burn and give the whole batch a burnt taste.
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Almond Butter Granola
Description
This Almond Butter Granola is made with a base of old fashioned oats mixed with almond butter, honey and coconut butter. Then it is loaded up with whole almonds, chopped walnuts, pecan pieces, pumpkin seeds, shredded coconut, dried cranberries and dark chocolate chips.
Ingredients
6 cups rolled old fashioned oats
2 cups smooth almond butter, divided
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup coconut butter, melted
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup whole almonds
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup pecan pieces
1/2 cup roasted pumpkin seeds
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 300°F
Add oats to a large bowl
In a medium sized bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups almond butter, honey and melted coconut butter
Pour mixture over oats, toss to coat evenly
Add the salt and pumpkin pie spice, mix
Mix in almonds, walnuts, pecans and pumpkin seeds
Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper
Spread granola in a single layer filling both pans
Bake for 40 minutes
Remove from oven, return to large bowl
Add coconut, cranberries and chocolate chips*, mix
Spread back onto the baking sheets
Heat 1/2 cup almond butter in the microwave for about 30 seconds so it is pourable
Drizzle the almond butter over the granola
Return the granola to the oven
Bake for 5-10 more minutes**
Remove from oven, cool
Store in an air tight container in the refrigerator for lasting freshness
Notes
*Add at this step so the coconut, cranberries and chocolate don’t get burnt
**check it every few minutes until it is browned to your liking
Keywords: #almondbuttergranola, #homemadegranola
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