"Skinny" Peanut Butter Oat Granola

Yesterday I started another No Junk Food Challenge today and I need to find some healthier snacks for me to have with my lunches for work this week aside from the obvious fruits and veggies. So I got hunting on Pintrest and came across this recipe and it looked delish! I just had to try it! Of course, I had to go grocery shopping to be able to make it.

Here we go!

In a saucepan, add Coconut Oil, Peanut Butter, Honey and Vanilla. Don't let it boil, just let it get creamy and rich.

In a large bowl, add in oats. The recipe I was following called for Rolled oats, I just used Quick oats. Then pour the peanut butter mixture over the oats and mix well. Let it stand for 5 minutes, or more.

Add in Mini Chocolate Chips and sprinkles if you please, there aren't many, so it's not that bad in the over all mixture. (My dad complained that there wasn't enough chocolate or sprinkles and that it was "too healthy" for him)

Once it's all mixed together you can make them into bite sized balls OR put it in a bar form like I did. Once you have the mix in the pan make sure it's pressed together really well! For a little added stickiness to hold everything together I drizzled a bit of Honey over top.

Stick 'er in the fridge for a good hour, then take it out and cut into bite sized pieces (I put mine in 1/2" squares).

So here's what you need :

1/4 cup Coconut Oil
1/4 cup Light Peanut Butter
1/4 cup Honey (plus extra for drizzle)
2 1/4 cups Oats
1/4 cup Chocolate Chips
2 tbsp Sprinkles (Optional)

The recipe is Copyright of BruCrew Life, but it was just way too good to pass up sharing with all of you.