A Cup of Love
Written by Sarah Jewett
Cooking! It is something calming for me, meditative… at least it was until my family is in the same room with me the entire time. That’s mostly a joke, Mom, okay??
The best part of cooking is that it is a way to practice creative problem-solving! That’s right folks, creative problem-solving can be more than a bullshit term you write on your resume. You can cook to solve (or avoid) all kinds of problems in your life.
Graphic by Abby Smith
I follow the recipe below to the T, but it is very versatile. For honey, you could use maple syrup or agave. For peanut butter, any kind of nut butter. Add more warming spices if you want. Add nuts. This is how I like it! If you’re sick of reading, go ahead and watch this very high-quality produced and budgeted video I made of me making the recipe. Sorry it goes sideways sometimes.
Love,
Sarah
- 2 cups old-fashioned or quick cooking oats
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 6 TBS natural peanut butter
- ¼ cup honey or maple syrup for vegan
- ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
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 and honey (or maple syrup) together until smooth.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
Stir in dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
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 half way 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 the oven and let sit until cooled.
Once cooled, break apart and eat!
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