This easy oil-free Peanut Butter Granola with no refined sugar is a healthy vegan breakfast, snack, or dessert! Just 6 ingredients, 10 minutes of prep, and 30 minutes to make.
This oil-free peanut butter granola is so quick and easy to prepare.
It is only 6 ingredients, naturally sweetened, and takes about 10 minutes of preparation time.
Plus it includes lots of plant-based protein and fiber.
Most granola recipes call for quite a bit of oil, but I found the natural oils in the peanut butter works great. Simply lining a baking sheet with parchment paper will keep the peanut butter mixture from sticking.
Ingredients for Peanut Butter Granola
For this recipe you will need:
- Old-fashioned rolled oats: Use gluten-free old-fashioned oats if desired.
- Peanut butter: I use creamy and natural. You could also try substituting the peanut butter with other nut butter or seed butter. (I have not tested this however.)
- Almond flour: I use Bob's Red Mill super-fine almond flour.
- Pure maple syrup: This works great as a natural sweetener.
- Vanilla extract
- Ground cinnamon: I use Ceylon cinnamon.
Customizing
Sweetness: I use one-third cup maple syrup for the sweet flavor, and also because it helps create chunky granola clusters. But feel free to decrease if desired.
Mix-ins: After baking in the oven, you can also stir in raisins, cranberries, dried fruit, vegan chocolate chips, coconut flakes, or nuts like pecans, almonds, or peanuts.
Serving
This homemade granola is great for breakfast with almond milk or other plant-based milk, snacks throughout the day, or even a healthy dessert.
You can also serve it in a bowl on top of dairy-free yogurt or ice cream.
Storing
Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge. We find it keeps well for about one week. (Any storage time longer than that I'm not sure.)
Texture: The granola will be soft when it comes out of the oven, but it gradually hardens as it cools. Let it cool completely before storing.
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Easy Peanut Butter Granola
Ingredients
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (gluten-free if desired)
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/3 cup peanut butter (I use creamy, natural)
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon (I use Ceylon)
- 1/8 tsp. salt
Optional add-ins after baking:
- Vegan chocolate chips, dried fruit, coconut, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (162°C).
- In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, add peanut butter and maple syrup.
- Heat for about 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- When melted and combined, remove from heat. Add vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Stir.
- Add oats and almond flour. Stir well to thoroughly combine.
- Place parchment paper (or Silpat) on a baking sheet. Add oat mixture and slightly spread out. (It doesn’t have to be completely spread out – keeping some together will create clusters.)
- Bake for about 20 minutes, stirring halfway through. Remove and let cool*.
Notes
Nutrition Per Serving (Estimate)
If you are enjoying this vegan homemade peanut butter granola recipe, also check out:
- Tofu Scramble with Spinach & Tomato
- Vegan Gluten-Free Waffles
- Vanilla Almond Overnight Oats
- Creamy Banana Matcha Smoothie
- Chunky Monkey Protein Smoothie
- Super Seed Granola
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Julie
I have a peanut allergy, wondering if sun butter would work well in this recipe. Do you know of anyone substituting with other butters and how it turned out? It sounds amazing!
Kaitlin McGinn
Hi Julie! I haven't personally tried other nut butters with this yet, but I'm guessing sun butter (or almond, cashew, or a blend of any of these) would work well. Would love to hear if you give it a try!
Alison
I don't have natural peanut butter. Will Skippy work, or do I need to adjust the other amounts?
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
I haven't tested this with Skippy but I'm guessing it would work very well. (I think it has some sweetener in it, so you could slightly decrease the maple syrup and add more as needed but it should be fine either way).
CK
This was an amazing granola and so easy too. My granddaughter loved helping and gobbled up a bowl full when it was done. Thank you.
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
I love hearing about your grandmother/granddaughter time in the kitchen - how sweet. Glad she enjoyed. Thanks for the comment!
Justina Kenyon
I'm excited to try this granola! I've been looking for homemade, veg friendly snacks and a lot don't sound very appealing or are time consuming to make. This granola sounds delicious and time friendly.
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
Thank you - hope you enjoy!