Harness the health benefits of peanut butter with this tasty granola recipe. It's full of heart healthy fats from the nuts and seeds – read more on why we should eat more seeds and kernels here. If you're after a fruitier granola, try making this granola with maple-glazed pineapple.
We've got more delicious and healthy peanut butter recipes for you including peanut butter flapjacks, peanut butter energy bites and peanut butter and date granola bars. And why not whip up some of the world's easiest peanut butter bars for a post-workout snack?
Peanut Butter Granola Recipe
Ingredients (makes eight servings)
- 200g maple syrup
- 100g crunchy peanut butter
- 50g unsalted butter
- 300g porridge oats (jumbo oats work best)
- 100g whole almonds
- 80g pumpkin seeds
- 200g chopped apricots
- 2tsp mixed spice
To make
- Heat the oven to 180˚C/gas mark 4.
- In a bowl combine the oats, almonds, seeds and spice. In a small pan, melt the peanut butter, butter and maple syrup together over a gentle heat, stirring to break up any clumps.
- Drizzle over the dry ingredients, stirring well until everything is coated and starting to stick together. Tip onto a large baking tray and bake for 20 minutes, stirring well halfway through.
- When done, stir in the apricots while still hot and press the granola down with the back of a spoon to help it clump together as it cools. Once cool, store in an airtight container for no more than four weeks.
Recipe courtesy of Meridian Foods
Between 2010 and 2016, Ben was the deputy editor of Men’s Fitness UK, which predated, and then shared a website with, Coach. Ben also contributed exclusive features to Coach on topics such as football drills, triathlon training plans and healthy eating.