Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola

Being the nice sister I am (at least most of the time), I decided I would make my sister some granola. I asked her what kind she would like. I gave her a few options to choose from, and she picked the flavor chocolate peanut butter.

Of course, what could be better than chocolate peanut butter granola? You are probably thinking, that can not be healthy one bit. However, it is! I used natural peanut butter (you could even use homemade peanut butter, I just didn't have the time for that) and dark chocolate. Yes, dark chocolate is healthy for you in small quantities. So as long as you do not go eating the whole batch, it has health benefitting qualities.

As you will see, the recipe calls for cinnamon. This could be omitted or kept. The reason this is added is because the original recipe was for Cherry Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola. The first time I made this granola I kept it in, but my mom said she could tell. So the second time around I omitted it, and my sister asked if I changed anything because it did not taste as good without it. Regardless, it tastes good no matter what. It is up to your preferences as to whether or not to add the cinnamon in.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola

Adapted from Back for Seconds

Ingredients:

2 cups oats

1/3 cup chia seeds

2/3 sliced almonds
1/2 cup peanut butter 

1/3 cup honey

½ cup chocolate chips

1/4 tsp. cinnamon (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325°. 

2. Stir together oats, chia seeds, and almonds in a medium bowl. Set aside. 

3. In a small bowl, microwave peanut butter and honey until melted. Stir and pour over oat mixture. Stir well until everything is coated. 

3. Pour evenly on a pan lined with parchment paper. Baked 25 minutes. Stir every 10 minutes. 

4. Let sit for 5 minutes and then add the chocolate chips. Stir to combine, and then wait until dry to store it in a container.