A healthy on-the-go snack for all of us with a sweet tooth! Only 7 ingredients needed to make this chocolate peanut butter granola.
If peanut butter and/or chocolate is your middle name, this granola is for you. (And so is this peanut butter granola, too!)
The ingredient list is short, easy, and simple. Nothing weird, nothing complicated, nothing you can’t pronounce. I actually looked at the ingredient list on some granola at the store yesterday and recognized about 4 of the 288745843 ingredients. Yeah, scary.
The ingredients you’ll need for today’s recipe are peanut butter, coconut oil, honey, cocoa powder, oats, peanuts, and vanilla. Chocolate chips and a peanut butter drizzle are completely optional, but heavily recommended for obvious reasons.
One thing you shouldn’t alter about this recipe: the coconut oil. If you do not have or you do not like coconut oil, you may substitute canola or vegetable oil instead. The small amount of oil in this recipe gives each bite a crunchy texture. You will certainly miss the 1/4 cup of coconut oil if you leave it out.
For a version without peanut butter, try my triple chocolate crunch granola instead. You might enjoy this maple almond cranberry granola, vanilla almond granola, or these granola clusters also!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Lovers’ Granola
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
- Yield: 3-4 cups
- Category: Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Description
A healthy on-the-go snack for all of us with a sweet tooth! Only 7 ingredients needed to make this chocolate peanut butter granola.
Ingredients
- 3 cups (255g) old-fashioned whole rolled oats*
- 3/4 cup (106g) peanuts (or any nut)
- 3 Tablespoons (15g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup (125g) creamy or crunchy peanut butter
- 1/3 cup (113g) honey*
- 1/4 cup (56g) coconut oil*
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Optional
- 1/2 cup (90g) chocolate chips
- melted peanut butter for drizzling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F (163°C). Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
- Mix oats, peanuts, and cocoa powder together in a large bowl. Melt peanut butter, honey, and coconut oil together in a medium bowl and stir until smooth. Mix in the vanilla extract. Pour over oats and mix until all oats are moistened.
- Bake for 30 minutes, stirring and flipping every 10 minutes. Remove from oven and, if adding chocolate chips, sprinkle the granola with them while it is still warm. Stir. The chocolate chips will melt, creating larger clusters of granola. Allow to cool at room temperature for at least 30 minutes. The air will help the granola get crunchy.
Notes
- Make Ahead & Freezing Instructions: Granola is the perfect recipe to make ahead because it stays fresh for so long. Store this in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 weeks. You can also freeze it for up to 3 months.
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- Gluten Free: For a gluten free version, make sure you use certified gluten free oats.
- Vegan: For a vegan version, make sure you use maple syrup or agave instead of honey as well as dairy-free chocolate chips.
- Oil: Instead of coconut oil, feel free to use canola or vegetable oil.
Even with the added optional chocolate chips, it was a little bit lackluster. Decent recipe, but not outstanding to our taste buds.
Mine burnt! Most of the granola recipes I’ve used in the past are much lower in temp than 325. Any thoughts?
Hi Hannah, it sounds like your oven may run a bit hotter than it reads. You can certainly bake it on a lower temperature for longer, or move it down a rack away from the heating element. Both easy fixes for next time!
Thanks, I will try lowering the position of my oven rack. That’s a good thought. Or I might try roasting at 300 degrees, since I see that’s the temperature that appears in a lot of other Sally’s Baking Addiction granolas.
Making this tomorrow!! Should I use salted or unsalted peanuts or does it matter?
Hi Ruth, this recipe works with either kind of peanut!
WE LOVE THIS RECIPE! I have been making this for my family every week for over a year now. I always make a double batch. They love how delicious and filling it is for a great start of the day. I chop the peanuts a little in our mini chopper before adding. I sometimes use dark chocolate chips and I always use real maple syrup instead of honey. I will like to drizzle melted PB on top of mine when I want to splurge.
Could I use quick oats for this recipe? I only have Irish whole or quick oats, and I want to make this for my aunt tomorrow so I don’t have time to get to the shop! Thank you!
Either Irish or quick oats will be just fine. I don’t typically use quick oats since they’re cut so thin/small.
I couldn’t add the chocolate chips, let alone stir it as my granola is just falling apart.. not the hardish chunks. It’s this normal? The taste is out of this world though! It would be perfect if I could get it right!!
Hi Sally! I don’t know what took me so long to make this granola, probably because I knew I would eat the entire batch in one sitting! This granola is wicked good! I added peanut butter chips instead of chocolate. I’ll do a combination of both next time. Thanks! 🙂
OMG! I just made this and it’s so stinking good! Amazeballs as my friend would say!!!
Thank you for making my 3PM snack a highlight to my work day!
Wow this was/is good. Can you believe it’s my first homemade granola with chocolate added? Reminds me of that cereal of yesteryear, Cocoa Pebbles, which of course I haven’t eaten in years. To the comment about how awful coconut oil is, there’s a reason I don’t trust those major “health” organizations, but this isn’t the place for that.
I just made a batch and the whole appartment smells sooooo good 😉 Can’t wait for breakfast! Greets from Vienna
Hello! I was wondering does the coconut oil stand out in the recipe? I have a ton of coconut oil but am so afraid to put it in recipes because I’m afraid of the taste being too overpowering. I know tons of people say that there is no flavor to coconut oil but I have made chicken in coconut oil and haven’t been able to eat coconut since, because of the very strong coconut flavor. I have the organic unrefined top of the line coconut oil. I’m just so nervous!
This baked granola doesn’t really take on any coconut flavor. Especially paired with strong flavors like cocoa and peanut butter.
Made this last night, delicious! Used sliced almonds as the nut and added about 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips after it cooled a bit. Love it!!
I love your peanut butter recipes :D, and I especially LOVE this recipe 🙂
But I altered it slightly, by using rice and buckwheat flakes instead of oats and maple syrup instead of honey and I added dried cranberries cause cranberries are the best <3
Has anyone tried making this with PB2? This recipe looks amazing, but I’m trying to cut the fat and calories without compromising the taste!
Hi Sarah, I don’t recommend powder peanut butter here.
I love how simple this was for me. I am not much of a baker…yet…and was able to make this thanks to the easy recipe and simple ingredients. I was even able to put my own twist on it…adding flax seed, cranberries, and sliced almonds. I also substituted dark chocolate cocoa powder and it was still super yummy! I will definitely be trying out more of your recipes soon!
I made this last night and it was a big hit. I was starting to make my standard granola recipe but realized i was out out of Cinnamon (we go through that so fast in this house!) so I changed it up and used this recipe. I did almonds and cashews instead of peanuts and butter instead of coconut oil (since my other recipe called for butter). It all tasted great so I am sure it will be even better with the coconut oil next time. It felt like eating Cocoa Pebbles! I love “dessert cereal” but gave it up to avoid all the processed stuff. Glad to have this to satisfy those cravings!
I love, love, LOVE this granola! I now make a double batch every other weekend and take a portion to work (I have to put some in a bag to refrain from eating all of it) and mix it with some vanilla Chobani! I’m a dietitian and LOVE chocolate (yes, you can absolutely have chocolate daily 😉 ) and this satisfy’s my intense craving for chocolatey peanut buttery goodness.
I was super excited to make this recipe and I’m usually a good cook, but I somehow managed to screw it up. I guess maybe my mistake was spreading it too thin (over two baking trays) as the smoke alarm went off after 5 minutes and it was scorched black.
I’ll definitely try the recipe again and set my oven a little lower. It’s always a bit temperamental. Last time I made granola I had to give it an extra 20 minutes 🙁
Oh no! Try setting your oven lower, Emily. That will definitely help. I’ve set off the fire alarm one too many times in my day. So sorry about that – let me know how round 2 turns out.
I made this with my two-year son last week and oh. my. gosh. SO good! I almost ruined my dinner the day I made it by eating it straight off the pan. I’ve also added it to my yogurt and oatmeal and it works great in both. Or there’s times i just eat it with a spoon. My son loves it too. Thanks for a great recipe! I will make it again! 🙂
To freaking die for! Made a double batch for a couple of my fav co-workers, and returned the favor for someone who brought me homemade granola before. Hers was NOTHING like this, wow we! Plus super easy!
I made these they other day….boy oh boy is it yummy! One question -do you have any tips on getting the granola to be larger clusters of granola. I have a few large clusters but most of the batch smaller pieces. Maybe I should add more chocolate?…I dont think anyone would have a problem with that! 🙂
Hey Christine! I would add a little more honey, as well as more chocolate chips at the end. The melty chocolate chips will create more clusters of granola for sure!
Made this last night. It smelled sooo good while it was cooking and the uncooked “batter” was delicious. Unfortunately mine burnt at 20 minutes because my oven runs hot. I’ll definitely try it again and turn my oven temperature down because I can tell it’ll be delicious.
This granola is amazing! The smell fills my house and is making my stomach rumble! Thanks so much for this recipe!
Wow, Sally! This was really good! I made this granola for breakfast today and my siblings loved it. Since we have peanut allergies in my family, I substituted the peanut butter for soy nut butter and I used almonds in place of the peanuts. It turned out amazing! Thank you!
Here in Ohio where it is -degrees outside is causing my coconut oil in our chilly pantry to be solid. For this recipe, do I use 1/4 cup MELTED coconut oil or measure 1/4 cup of it solid and then melt it? 🙂 Thanks!
Hey Jennifer! Measure 1/4 cup coconut oil in its solid form, then melt. And stay warm!
Can we use quick oats instead ?
You could, yes. But the granola won’t have as much texture since quick oats are more powdery.