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HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE GRANOLA

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HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE GRANOLA

Hey guys! So you like granola, right? Of course you do, who doesn’t? How about taking it to the next level with this beauty?

The main ingredients for this chunky granola are cashews, almonds, rolled oats, PB, and cranberries. Cranberries are optional and you can choose other dried fruits such as pineapple, apricots, or raisins.

This granola is chunky, crunchy, peanut butter-y, healthy, easy to make and delicious!

Among other nutrients, you’ll get 24.7 g of fiber, 53 g of protein, 333 g of calcium, 11 mg of vitamin E, 598 mg magnesium, 12 g of zinc, and 14 g of iron.

Full recipe & nutritional info ⤵️

HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE GRANOLA
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast, snack
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 60 g almonds, toasted and cut in different sizes
  • 60 g cashew, toasted
  • 11 tbsp rolled oats
  • 2 tbsp smooth peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp dried cranberries, cut in small pieces
  • 4 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp chocolate chips, more if desired
Instructions
  1. Toast almonds and cashew on dry pan for 3-5 minutes, until they are golden.
  2. Cut almonds in different sizes, depending on preferences.
  3. Melt coconut oil and sugar on low heat and add 2 tbsp of peanut butter. Mix until smooth and consistency a bit runny.
  4. In a medium bowl, mix rolled oats, cashew, almonds, dried cranberries, and chocolate chips.
  5. Pour peanut butter mixture in bowl and stir gently until all ingredients are coated.
  6. Transfer into food container and press over it using a spoon.
  7. Refrigerate for 1 hour, then break apart and store it in jar or food container.
  8. Optionally, add more chocolate chips after chilling.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 212 Fat: 12 g Saturated fat: 1.5 g Unsaturated fat: 10 g Carbohydrates: 20 g Sugar: 7 g Sodium: 5 g Fiber: 3 g Protein: 7 g Cholesterol: 0.8 g

 

VEGAN BANANA & CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

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Oh My Gosh! These vegan muffins are the bomb. No, really, they are! Totes awesome. 🙆 These muffins will hunt you and make you crave them and you’ll just be thinking of them days after they’re gone. You’ll have mixed feelings about these muffins, because they’re so good, you’ll want to share them with everyone, but keep them all to yourself. Yeah, they’re that good. 😮

VEGAN BANANA & CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS
 
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Easy to make from scratch, these vegan muffins are crowd pleaser, and not only for vegan crowds.
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Recipe type: Vegan Dessert
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • • 3 medium-large bananas, ripe
  • • 75 ml/ ½ cup sunflower oil
  • • 65 grams/ ⅓ cup sugar
  • • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • • 250 grams/ 2 cup flour
  • • 1 tsp baking powder
  • • ¼ tsp salt
  • • 90 grams/ ½ cup vegan chocolate chips
  • • 60 grams/ ½ cup walnuts, chopped
  • • 3-6 tbsp of water, if needed
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, mash the bananas with a fork.
  2. Add the oil, sugar, and vanilla extract to the mashed bananas and give it a good stir.
  3. Sift the flour and the baking powder into the bowl and add a pinch of salt.
  4. If batter is too hard to stir, add a few tbsp of water. However, the consistency of the batter should be a bit harder than the usual muffin batter.
  5. Add the chocolate chips and walnuts, fold the batter and fill 2 thirds of each muffin tin using a spoon.
  6. Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean.
Notes
If you're a fan of raisins, dried cranberries, or even coconut flakes, by all means, add them to the batter, mix & match, do whatever you want with your awesome muffins, and let me know how it went.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 muffin Calories: 254 Fat: 11 Saturated fat: 2.3 Unsaturated fat: 7 Carbohydrates: 34 Sugar: 12 grams Sodium: 2.7 Fiber: 2.3 Protein: 3.6 Cholesterol: 0.58