
Dare I say they remind me of a freshly baked peanut butter cookie in crunchy snack form? Whoa now. you walk by the kitchen and have caused certain food bloggers in our family to get their hands stuck in the granola jar while digging for that one big cluster at the bottom of the jar. A handful of these makes for a per-fect-o-snack. But then again the crunch is necessary, right? These accommodate both the crunch and the soft yummy.Ī word about the big clusters. In a small bowl, gently whisk together the olive oil, peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla. 3 ½ cups old fashioned oats, 1 cup honey roasted peanuts, ½ cup almond flour, ½ teaspoon fine sea salt. Combine oats, peanuts, ground almonds and salt in a large mixing bowl. The granola itself is mildly sweet, peanutty, whole wheaty, and so satisfyingly crunchy with semi-soft centers to the clusters because I hate to launch into a bowl of granola and not be able to hear anything. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the granola onto the baking sheet in an even layer. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat. Add the oats, coconut, cocoa, and salt and stir until combined. To sweeten these big boys, I used a couple of different things during testing, like real maple syrup // raw honey // the newest food to our pantry: brown rice syrup and it’s all just a big sugar selective granola party up in this house. In a large bowl, stir together peanut butter, coconut oil, maple syrup, and vanilla extract until smooth.

*eye roll* But the yummy-good news is that refined sugars are long gone in this granola recipe, making this an everyday snackerific awesome food that we can feel three cheers good about. You might already remember that Bjork and I are now your weird friends who follow what we’re calling a sugar selective diet so normally granola would be kind of a treat for us. These are happy granola hailstones of epic peanut-buttery-delicious proportions. Your snacking, breakfasting, and crunchy-sprinkled-topping will never be the same. Friends? Get yoselves ready because here come the Big Clusters marching down bloggy avenue.
