This granola has a chip on its shoulder, too.
call me Idéfix if you have to…
I know that between the granola making and other peanut butter-centered recipes, you’d be entitled to.
hear me out, though: it will be especially good for those of you who might dislike the type of granola that’s got sharp edges and shows an amazing lack of respect for sensitive gums. not that this one here is soft by any means, who would want that anyway?
let’s just say that there’s no harshness involved here to keep you from gobbling up the whole batch in two seconds flat.
the whole idea is again to make life just a bit more interesting and mouths full of cavities by throwing some of your favorite chips in there: butterscotch (you can find the vegan version at Price Chopper), white chocolate (check out Cosmo’s Vegan Shoppe or Food Fight for these), semisweet chocolate, carob…we don’t discriminate, and neither should you.
Peanut Butter & Chips Granola
1 cup (80 g) old-fashioned rolled oats
1/4 cup (40 g) brown rice flour
1/4 cup (28 g) flax meal
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
2 tablespoons (32 g) natural peanut butter
1 tablespoon (15 ml) canola oil
2 tablespoons (42 g) agave nectar or (30 ml) pure maple syrup
1/3 cup (58 g) nondairy semisweet or (66 g) white chocolate or (40 g) carob chips
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C, or gas mark 4). Have a large rimmed baking sheet handy.
In a large bowl, combine oats, flour, flax meal, and salt.
In a small bowl, whisk together peanut butter, oil, and nectar or syrup, until emulsified.
Fold wet ingredients into dry, until well coated. Spread mixture evenly on the baking sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes. Stir well.
Bake for another 8 minutes, or until golden brown.
Stir chocolate chips into the granola until they melt and coat the cereal.
Let cool on baking sheet before transferring into a tightly closed container. Store in fridge, once completely cooled.
Yield: about 3 cups
Becka said,
October 20, 2008 at 4:26 am
Oh yum, more granola! Love, love, love granola and love that I can call it granola now that I live in North America. It sounds so Babysitters Club to me, perfect. Looks like there will be many a granola variety in my house soon!
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Rosa said,
October 20, 2008 at 5:02 am
I love Granola and yours looks/sounds delicious! With PB, I can only say YAY!!!
Cheers,
Rosa
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vegan addict said,
October 20, 2008 at 6:07 am
Mine, mine, mine! Do you think I could use all of the chip varieties at once?! You pretty much dominate the granola market. And, I am crazy excited for the granola you sent my way (spoon in hand as I type). Thank you!
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mihl said,
October 20, 2008 at 7:07 am
You always make me buy peanut butter :D
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Celine said,
October 20, 2008 at 7:10 am
adding all the chips at once sounds crazy enough for you to get away with it, Amy.
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Celine said,
October 20, 2008 at 7:28 am
sure, Mihl, blame me!
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Sanja said,
October 20, 2008 at 8:14 am
The recipe looks great. Beautiful picture, too.
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VeggieGirl said,
October 20, 2008 at 11:48 am
WOWZA!! Looove it.
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JohnP said,
October 20, 2008 at 11:51 am
Sounds and looks great!
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Ricki said,
October 20, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Can’t think of a better breakfast! And look at that gorgeous bamboo spoon!
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Celine said,
October 20, 2008 at 12:48 pm
these bamboo spoons are primadonnas and insist on being seen far more often than they should be. damn brats.
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Carrie said,
October 20, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Peanut butter AND chocolate?? Best breakfast ever!
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veganview said,
October 20, 2008 at 2:27 pm
I agree with Carrie, you can’t really beat peanut butter and chocolate! And I love the no harshness factor, you are right, who wants all those sharp edges in food? Not me :)
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River (Wing-It Vegan) said,
October 20, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Best. Granola. Ever. Bring on the cavities!
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allularpunk said,
October 20, 2008 at 2:54 pm
your granola recipe is making me wish i hadn’t skipped breakfast this morning. is there anything better than peanut butter and chocolate together? yes, i suppose, it’s this granola!
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Julie said,
October 20, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Okay. Um, making this immediately. Thank you thank you. Now my husband can’t get on my case for eating chocolate chips for breakfast, because they’ll be hidden in granola. Mwahahaha.
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Vegannifer said,
October 20, 2008 at 4:12 pm
I’m totally cool with the peanut butter use. Keep it comin’!
This granola would be dessert at my house. Mmmm mmm!
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Joanna said,
October 20, 2008 at 4:53 pm
I’ve looked for vegan white chocolate chips and vegan butterscotch chips. I can’t find them. Do you order yours online?
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Celine said,
October 20, 2008 at 5:14 pm
the white chocolate chips, you can get them from http://www.cosmosveganshoppe.com, the butt chips [ha], I had a friend send them to me a long time ago: you can find them at Price Chopper, but there’s none of that here on the West coast.
I’m happy to see you guys aren’t shunning me for the abuse of PB!
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culinarycory said,
October 20, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I love homemade granola. It’s so comforting on a chilly morning.
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aTxVegn said,
October 20, 2008 at 5:21 pm
It’s looks different here – nice! I love another granola recipe. Did I ever tell you how much I appreciate your small batch recipes? Well, I really really do.
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Celine said,
October 20, 2008 at 5:32 pm
I didn’t make any recent changes to the site, D. I think you’ve visited since I switched things up. or am I loco en el coco? on second thought, don’t answer that…
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melisser said,
October 20, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Oooh, yum! This is right up our alley around here.
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tofufreak said,
October 20, 2008 at 11:09 pm
chocolate. chip. peanut. butter. granola. to live and die for :D
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Shelby said,
October 20, 2008 at 11:32 pm
oh man…..
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alaina said,
October 21, 2008 at 3:03 am
mmm i love crunchy granola n soy yogurt!
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Teddy said,
October 21, 2008 at 3:05 am
hmm i’m not sure how i feel about that powdered peanut butter….
it does look tasty I suppose :)
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Jes said,
October 21, 2008 at 3:15 am
Yeahhh granola! I think that’d make a good midnight snack right now…
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Nick said,
October 21, 2008 at 3:46 am
Peanut butter granola has been on my list forever, but I’m resolving to make this within the next month. It just needs to be done. I can imagine that the aroma while baking must be incredible.
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Celine said,
October 21, 2008 at 3:48 am
s’okay, Teddy, the powdered peanut butter isn’t too sure how it feels about you either.
I’m all for granola and soy yogurt too, especially if it’s plain and unsweetened. the yogurt, not the granola. and fresh strawberries on top? oh boy.
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veganhomemade said,
October 24, 2008 at 3:32 am
This sounds so amazing.
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Eleanor said,
October 30, 2008 at 11:58 pm
ohhhh dear. celine, if i die alone b/c i’m a fatty, it will be this granola’s fault! i just made a batch (followed recipe but added a fairly decent amount of unsweetened coconut…used 1/2 choc. 1/2 carob chips), and as soon as it was cooling in the tray, i was already doomed. i had a taste, and it was just SO good that i couldn’t stop eating it!! i probably ate like 1/3 of it!!! i finally put it in the fridge and forced myself out of the room. haha i hope you’re happy!! i HIGHLY recommend this recipe, unless you have no self-control like yours truly..or if you have no self-control, but don’t mind splurging (i guess it’s not that unhealthy, right? lol)
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Celine said,
October 31, 2008 at 1:58 pm
ha, Eleanor, your comment cracked me up. thanks!
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Eleanor said,
November 1, 2008 at 11:43 am
haha, just wanted to let you know that i am now completelyyyy okay with this incident as i realized, it’s halloween!! i deserve my “treat” lol also, compare it to what everyone else is eating!
speaking of halloween-y things, i can’t wait to try the pumpkin tofu scramble you posted about last week! what a great idea
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kittee said,
November 13, 2008 at 1:22 pm
celine,
i have a double batch of this in the oven right now. i’m not sure if i’ll add chips to it or not, but it was great raw. i was eating it by the spoonful (i just came from the gym and was really hungry). i love that your granola recipes use the pantry items i need to use up like ground flax and brown rice flour, and that they are all gluten free (i consider oats “safe”). thanks!
xo
kittee
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kittee said,
November 13, 2008 at 1:41 pm
alright i went ahead and put a small amount of chocolate chips in this. it’s good! it’s really good, but i think i lost the pb flavor with the chocolate. next time, i’m leaving out the chips.
thanks for this great recipe.
xo
kittee
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kittee said,
November 14, 2008 at 10:19 am
OK, can i just say that the double batch of this stuff is almost gone, i made it less than 24 hours ago, and i am the only one indulging.
evol!
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michael said,
November 16, 2008 at 6:16 pm
I used freshly-ground cashew butter instead of the PB, then threw in some whole peanuts and chocolate chips, and also added a touch of coconut. So good – can’t wait for breakfast tomorrow! Thanks for posting this.
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audrey said,
November 28, 2008 at 2:50 pm
i used 1/4c wheat germ instead of flax meal; white chocolate chips instead of regular chocolate; honey instead of agave.
mine didn’t require the full 20 minutes (after 10 there were dark brown sections) and i only baked this at 325. loved the small quantity this recipe makes. such clear directions. thanks for posting.
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Carrie Jane said,
December 20, 2008 at 2:16 pm
YUM! I did leave out the chocolate chips only because I’m trying my hardest to get off that stuff, but even without them this granola has rocked my universe. This is my newest addiction. Thanks!!
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Celine said,
December 20, 2008 at 8:00 pm
hooray, Carrie! thanks for letting me know.
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