Peanut Butter Granola

 From:  Peanut Butter Granola - JoyFoodSunshine

• ▢4 cups quick-cooking oats
• ▢1-2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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• ▢1/2 - 1 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• walnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, etc.

Instructions 

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. 

Grease a large cookie sheet and set aside.

In a small bowl, mix together oats, salt and cinnamon. Set aside

In a microwave safe dish or on the stovetop, melt the peanut butter until smooth.  Then, add in the applesauce.  Let it warm just a little to take off some of the liquid.

Stir in dry ingredients and mix until well combined.  This will take some elbow grease.  You want the peanut butter mixture on all the oats, but you don't want it to be wet or you will get soggy granola.

Spread mixture on prepared cookie sheet.

Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until granola is lightly browned, stirring the granola once gently halfway through. (A great way to test for doneness is to remove a small portion of the granola from the pan and set it on the counter. If it hardens as it cools the rest of the granola is done)!

Remove from oven and let sit until cooled.