Healthy Homemade Low Sugar Peanut Butter Granola

The best granola is made with peanut butter. This healthy version of granola is so delicious and easy to make. A few simple ingredients are all it takes to make this low-sugar granola recipe.

 My boys are huge into peanut butter and they sure do love peanut butter sandwiches. They eat peanut butter sandwiches for both breakfast and lunch. I have tried to encourage them to eat something else for breakfast like oatmeal but they complain that oatmeal takes too long to make and is boring.

 The only other thing that my boys will eat for breakfast is a bowl of cereal. A while back, I stopped buying cereal a long time ago as most cereal is loaded with sugar and can be expensive. When I do treat the boys to a box of cereal, it is gone in a day as they snack on it all day so buying cereal can get expensive in my house with hungry boys.

Swerve is the ultimate sugar replacement for healthy recipes

 I don't like to feed my boys too much sugar as it is not healthy. My youngest son also tends to misbehave when he consumes too much sugar. So if I can substitute the sugar for a natural sugar replacement all the better. I like to use healthy sweeteners in my recipes.

 The other day I was making some homemade granola for the boys. When I looked at the recipe ingredients, I saw honey on the list. When I looked in my pantry, I saw that I was out of honey. So I decided to swap out the honey in my granola recipe for a natural zero-calorie sweetener to make it a healthy breakfast cereal for the boys. 

 I like that Swerve can be measured just like regular sugar so I don't have to play the guessing game of how much to use. This sweetener also has no bitter taste like Stevia and since it is non-glycemic it has no effect on blood glucose or insulin levels. Swerve is also made from ingredients found in select fruits and starchy root vegetables and contains no artificial ingredients, preservatives, or flavors.

Peanut Butter Granola Is

  ~ Delicious 

  ~ Easy To Make

  ~ Healthy

  ~ Low Sugar

  ~ Gluten-Free

  ~ Plant-Based

  ~ Crunchy

  ~ Perfect for Breakfast

  ~ A Healthy Snack

  I also used Swerve granular and brown sweetener the other day when I made my low-fat chocolate chip cookies and they came out so delicious. My family could not tell a difference as they tasted the same as if I had used real sugar. So now I can make my favorite cookies low-fat and low-sugar. I can even make my favorite chocolate chip cookies vegan if I switch out the eggs for one of these Eleven Egg Substitutes For Baking and switch out the milk for plant-based milk as well as use vegan butter.

Store Bought Granola Can Be Expensive

 Last month when my older son came home from the academy for spring break, he asked me to buy him some granola as his school serves it for breakfast. This son also wanted me to buy some granola for him to keep at school for snacks. When I went to the store and saw the price of a box of granola, I told him that he could make a batch of granola. It was then I showed my son how easy it is to make homemade granola. Granola is one of those things that is easy to make and I will not buy.

Tips for making homemade granola

*Make sure you use old fashioned oats and not quick oats.

*Use creamy peanut butter.

 *Bake the granola at a low temperature so you don’t burn the granola and stir it a couple of times while baking.

*Let the granola cool completely on the baking sheet and don’t stir it if you want the granola to clump up.

*Make it healthier by adding nuts, unsweetened coconut, or chia seeds.

*Make it fun by adding chocolate chips and dried fruit when the granola is completely cooled.

 *Store the granola in an airtight container or jar for up to one month.

Peanut Butter and oatmeal are so delicious

 When oatmeal is coated in peanut butter and baked it is so delicious. Peanut butter granola is way better than those peanut butter cereals that my boys like. This peanut butter granola is great with a splash of almond milk poured over it. My boys love this crunchy granola over a dish of yogurt and my favorite way to eat it is straight from the container. This granola reminds me of my homemade peanut butter granola bars. Next time I make my Easy No Bake Dairy Free Peanut butter Chocolate Granola Bars, I will use Swerve to make them a low-sugar treat.

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Author: Mom Knows Best

Healthy Peanut Butter Granola

Easy to make granola that makes a great breakfast or snack

ingredients:

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 3/4 cup natural creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup  Swerve Granular zero calorie sugar

instructions:

How to cook Healthy Peanut Butter Granola

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silicone baking mat and set aside.
2. Place the oats in a large bowl.
3. In a small microwave-safe bowl combine the peanut butter and Swerve sugar.  Heat in the microwave for 20-30 seconds. Stir until smooth.
4. Pour the peanut butter mixture over the oats and stir until oats are well coated.
5. Bake granola for 25-30 minutes, stirring once, or until granola is slightly golden brown.
6. Let the granola cool completely on the baking sheet without stirring.

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