PB2 Granola

Plant based Granola, before baking

This is a lower fat recipe for granola than most I have found published. I am replacing some of the fat and oil with applesauce and by golly it works!

I bought a lot of PB2 powder and wanted to use it in an energy snack that didn't have too much sugar or fats.
Preheat oven to 275 degrees fahrenheit

Ingredients:
2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup PB2 powdered peanut butter, I used the cocoa flavored variety
2/3 cup raw pumpkin seeds
1 cup raw sunflower seeds
1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes or shreds
1/3 cup raw almonds, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup dried blueberries or cranberries
3 tablespoons flaxseed meal
2 tablespoons oat bran
1/4 cup wheat bran

Stir dry ingredients together and then add wet ingredients to dry ingredients as a drizzle while you continue stirring.

Wet ingredients:
Combine 1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup coconut oil, 1/4 cup applesauce and 2 teaspoons vanilla

It works well to heat the liquids together for a few seconds in the microwave to make the mixture more fluid. All ingredients together will seem fairly dry but keep stirring and eventually it will all become sticky.  When you no longer see dry pockets it is ready to bake.

PB2 Granola

Spread out on cookie sheet that has been lined with lightly oiled parchment.
Bake for 1 hour at 275 degrees fahrenheit. This will make approximately 2 1/2 lbs. of dry granola.
It works great as a breakfast cereal.