Chewy peanut butter granola with chocolate and toffee chunks - best of all, you can make this in your crock-pot!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time50 minutesmins
Total Time55 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16servings
Calories: 246kcal
Ingredients
5cupsold fashioned oats
1cupcrunchy peanut butter
2/3cuphoney
1teaspooncinnamon
1tablespoonvanilla
3/4cupminiature chocolate chipsdivided in half
3/4cuptoffee bitsdivided in half
Instructions
Lightly grease the crock-pot with butter. Add the oats to the crockpot. In a small glass bowl, combine the honey, peanut butter, cinnamon, and vanilla. Microwave for 60 seconds, stir and microwave 30 more seconds (only if needed), just until everything has melted. Stir to combine. (In lieu of a microwave, this can easily be done in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently.)
Pour the liquid over the oats in the crockpot and stir very well to thoroughly coat all the oats. Place the lid on the crockpot, leaving it slightly vented (as pictured) with a chopstick or wooden spoon.
Cook on HIGH for 20 minutes and then stir very well, being careful to scrape the sides and the bottom of the crock-pot. Cook an additional 15 minutes and stir again. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set it next to the crockpot. Cook 15 minutes more and stir one more time.
Spread the granola across the baking sheet and stir in half of the chocolate chips and toffee bits. Let cool for 20-30 minutes. Stir in the rest of the chocolate and toffee. Let cool completely and transfer to an airtight container. Enjoy!
Notes
The granola cooking time varies depending on how hot your crock-pot gets. One of my crock-pots finishes the oatmeal in under an hour, while another one takes almost two hours. When you begin to smell the granola, it's probably time to stir it again. Use a spatula or large spoon to stir along the edges and the bottom of the crock-pot every 15-20 minutes. It is possible to burn the granola in the crock-pot. if you do not stir it frequently enough, or if you do not scrape the sides and bottom each time you stir it. The granola is done when the liquids have been absorbed and the oats look moist, but not wet. It will finish drying out and clump together a bit while it cools on the baking tray.