What ingredient makes granola stick together?

The maple syrup and coconut oil help the granola stick together. Adding egg whites gives you extra sticky power, making granola clusters. You’ll also get granola that holds together better if you avoid stirring too often. Just stir once halfway through the baking time.

What are the main ingredients in granola?

Granola is typically made of oats, nuts, and some sort of fat to help with the toasting process, plus additional yummy flavors or sweeteners. In this healthy granola recipe, you’ve got the oats and almonds, plus peanut butter and coconut oil to coat the mixture, and coconut flakes, chocolate, and vanilla for flavor.

Best Healthy Granola Recipe | Chocolate & Peanut Butter

Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola

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This chocolate peanut butter granola recipe is so addictive and yummy! With no refined sugar and my secret ingredient for making granola clusters, you’ll pop some in your mouth every time you walk by the pan!

Author: Tiffany
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 6 1x
Category: Breakfast
Method: Stand Mixer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Scale

¼ cup maple syrup (83g)
¼ cup coconut oil, melted (52g)
½ tsp vanilla extract (here’s how to make it homemade) (2g)
1 egg white (30g)
½ cup peanut butter (170g)
2 cups rolled oats (170g)
¼ cup coconut chips (or coconut flakes) (43g)
¼ cup almonds, chopped (40g)
½ cup chocolate chips (use ¼ cup for mini chocolate chips) (85g)

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 300F.
Add all the wet ingredients – maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla extract, egg white and peanut butter – to the bowl of a stand mixer (I’ve had this Kitchen Aid mixer for 10+ years!) or in a very large bowl. Use the paddle attachment or a whisk to ensure all the wet ingredients are thoroughly mixed together.
Add the oats, coconut chips and almonds and again, mix until all of the oats are thoroughly moistened and covered in peanut butter.
Spread evenly onto a baking sheet.
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
Working in sections, very carefully flip the granola over, doing your best to not break up the large clusters into small pieces. Gently push the granola towards the center of the sheet pan.
Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the granola and bake in the oven for another 20 minutes.
Remove the granola to a cooling rack to cool completely before storing in a container with a lid.

Notes

You can store this homemade granola recipe at room temperature for several days, but I recommend storing it in the fridge FIRST to give the chocolate a chance to harden again AND to help create even more clusters.

Find it online: https://dontwastethecrumbs.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-granola/