I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, tucked safely away with your families after last weeks terrors and sadness. I spent a ton of time with friends and family and was grateful for every moment.

And as a gift for you today, I have Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola. I have had this granola recipe in my back pocket for a couple weeks now. I don’t know what has been the delay in publishing it since it was so freaking good? (My mom, the girls and I had a real delight gobbling this up one day.) But then when I remembered that I promised you a whopper of a recipe for Monday, it is the first that came to mind.

When I say Granola, lets not get confused. This is not a “healthy breakfast” item. This is like a crazy indulgent freaking delicious anytime treat that I would say is in the breakfast department like, lets say, a donut would be?

I enjoyed several bowls with cold milk and fresh banana slices.

Several.

And those were magnificent..

But then realized that I could also sprinkle it over ice cream.

And that was nothing to turn my nose up at either. Let me tell you.

I was also thinking that this would be an awesome gift. You know, like packaged up in a big latch top jar with a bow?

Either way, PHENOMENOL!!!! Please try this.

To make this Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola, this is what you do:

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees. On a sheet pan, spread out the pats and the peanuts.

In a saucepan, combine the coconut oil, peanut butter, cocoa powder, sugar and vanilla. Heat together over low heat while stirring until you have a smooth even chocolate sauce.

Pour the chocolate sauce over the oats and nuts and using a spatula, gently stir the oats and nuts until they are evenly coated.

Bake the granola for 45 minutes at 275 degrees until crispy.

Store in an airtight container.