This granola. 4 Ingredients. Minimal prep. Just a little toasting in the oven. That’s it.
But before I hand over this to-easy-to-be-true granola, we’ve gotta talk about cacao nibs for a bit. I used them in this granola but you could sub in dark chocolate chips if that’s more your style. Cacao nibs are made from pure cacao beans. So basically they’re like the darkest chocolate ever. because there’s no sugar in them. They’re also considered a superfood, although who decides what’s on the list of superfoods… I do not know.
Not sure if you’re ready to move from chocolate chips to cacao nibs? Here’s a good way to tell:
- Do you like the taste of kombucha?
- Do drink your coffee black?
- Do you often think desserts taste too sweet?
If you answered yes to all of the above, you’re ready to try cacao nibs. If your favorite “coffee” drink doesn’t actually have coffee in it, then you might want to stick to chocolate chips on this one. Personally, I like cacao nibs and I wanted to cut back on sugar in this recipe, so I used cacao nibs but trust me this would be delicious with dark chocolate chips, too.
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Makes 8 1/4 cup servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup honey (or agave or maple syrup if vegan)
- 1/3 cup cacao nibs OR chocolate chips
- Pinch of sea salt (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300.
- Combine the oats, peanut butter, and honey. You want to make sure the oats are coated. If your peanut butter in unsalted, sprinkle a little salt in there.
- Spray a large baking sheet with non stick spray.
- Dump the oats onto the baking sheet, leaving all the oats in one pile, and then flatten with your hand or spatula. You want them in basically a giant pancake shape.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 300 and then stir things around with a spatula. It’s up to you if you want big clumps or not. (I like clumps, so I stirred just enough to get everything brown.)
- Bake for another 5-7 minutes, until everything is evenly browned.
- Stir in cacao nibs or chocolate chips. (If using chocolate chips, let it cool just slightly.)
Is there any better combination than chocolate and peanut butter? I don’t think so.
Head to Toe Chic
Yum that looks so good!! Definitely need to try this out.
xo,
Angela
Kate
I love how simple this is! I do believe I’d have a hard time not eating it all.
I absolutely love black coffee and dark chocolate, but I am not crazy about cacoa nibs,, but I’ve only ever had them plain. I will have to try them here.
Stacey @ Making Waves Outreach
Sounds simple and delish! Will definitely have to try and will sub agave for honey..honey is disgusting!
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Parita @ myinnershakti
Great minds…I made a maple, coconut, walnut granola yesterday. Unfortunately, something went wrong with the oven temp and/or my timing, so it’s a tiny bit burnt. Oops!
Love the chocolate + PB combo you have going on here. Delicious!
Torry @ A World Without Wheat
There is nothing better then chocolate and peanut butter….okay maybe peanut butter and banana….or….well anything with peanut butter is good in my book. I think I need this granola in my life now. Gotta go stock up on some GF oats!
Kat
I love cacao nibs! Just…not by themselves. Ive been adding them to everything though – smoothies, oatmeals, cookies, etc. And I love granola so so much, but man I cant keep the stuff in my house. I just eat it non stop!
Alyssa @ renaissancerunnergirl
I’m definitely a dark or bittersweet chocolate person so I will be trying this recipe with cacao. Plus, ever since I saw Fed Up and That Sugar Film… I made dark chocolate brownies this weekend with cacao and they’re so dense and amazing, and only the tiniest bit of sugar 🙂
Kelly @ Kelly Runs For Food
Yummmm! This is definitely my kind of recipe. I always go straight for the darkest chocolate possible so this is just my kind of recipe.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
The more bitter the better! Black coffee, dark dark, pure chocolate, ALWAYS!
rachel @ athletic avocado
only 4 ingredients????? YES!