Peanut Butter Granola

Photo: Noelle Ferrada Kelly

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups rolled oats

1 cup puffed brown rice cereal

3/4 cup puffed millet cereal

1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds

1/4 cup hemp seeds

1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds

1 1/2 cups dried sweet cherries

3/4 cup brown rice syrup

3/4 cup Trader Joe's Peanut Butter with Roasted Flaxseeds

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and line a medium baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray with coconut non-stick spray.

In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients like the oats, millet, brown rice, nuts and seeds, and cherries.

In a small bowl add the peanut butter and the brown rice syrup. Place in microwave for 30 seconds.

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix well until evenly distributed. Reserve 1 1/2 cups on the side.

Use the rest of the mixed ingredients and place on baking sheet. Pat until evenly distributed.

Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool for 5-10 minutes. Using a knife, cut into 4x2 inche bars.

Cool completely and then wrap individually in plastic wrap or store in a plastic container.

Peanut Butter Granola

Makes 1 1/2 cups

Spread the rest of the mixture and loosely spread on baking sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes and remove from oven and cool.

Store in airtight container.

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What were the next ingredients going to be? How about something creamy and something fruity? The dried cherries have been on sale lately so I knew I had plenty of that on hand. I keep my raw nuts in the freezer so they won't go stale. I found raw pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds and then also decided to add hemp seeds to the mixture. How about some Trader Joe's peanut butter with flaxseeds?