{"id":58,"date":"2013-01-29T16:42:04","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T16:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehomemadehomestead.com\/?p=58"},"modified":"2013-01-29T16:57:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T16:57:00","slug":"big-batch-peanut-butter-granola-recipe-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehomemadehomestead.com\/?p=58","title":{"rendered":"Big Batch Peanut Butter Granola Recipe – Easy!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Easy and delicious, and better yet, versatile–excellent traits for a recipe to have. And boy does this peanut butter granola recipe<\/strong> have them!<\/p>\n

Homemade granola<\/em> serves as one of the staples in my house, because it offers up whole \"Peanut<\/a>grains (and white bread eaters like us could use a hidden, healthy does of whole grains) and also because we can use it in many ways. My son makes it his breakfast cereal; my husband takes it to work to top his homemade yogurt for a dose of energy when he takes his coffee break in the morning; and the others frequently grab a bag for their lunchboxes to munch trail mix-style.<\/p>\n

So yes, our granola gets around and it’s nice when I can find a way to add some variety to that, such as a new granola flavor (to date we’ve done your typical, regular granola, a chocolate version, and now we’ve added this peanut butter variety as well), it really helps to keep the household happy. This particular recipe has helped to keep me<\/em> happy, too, because it is the simplest and fastest granola recipe I’ve experienced to date. I swear the whole process takes no more than 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

Credit Where It’s Due…<\/h2>\n

The original Peanut Butter Granola recipe I found, of course, on Pin<\/a>terest<\/a> and it originated at Shape.com<\/a>. That recipe, however, was tiny and was never going to do for my family of 6 (we’re talking a 1 cup batch here, folks). That kind of boggled me because granola keeps very well on its own. Homemade granola is very easy to store and if you’re taking the time to make it anyway, why not make enough to make it worth it? Realistically, it might add a half a minute or two to the process, but then you’ve got it ready and waiting for a while…or for a day and a half if you’re my crew (perhaps when the novelty wears a bit we’ll stretch it to three days…yes, it’s that good).<\/p>\n

So to cut the story short (too late!?), I modified the recipe to something that seemed sensible to me, and now what I have for you is this 8-cup recipe for:<\/p>\n

Big Batch Peanut Butter Granola<\/h2>\n