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Chocolate Granola
Skip the store-bought version and make my easy chocolate granola! It's completely customizable and works equally well for breakfast or a healthy dessert. Recipe includes a how-to video!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 50 mins
Servings: 12 servings (about ½ cup per serving)
Calories: 354 kcal
Course:
Breakfast , Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 ½ 3 ½ cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 1 cup chopped nuts I like almonds and pecans
- ⅓ ⅓ cup natural cocoa powder
- ⅓ ⅓ cup shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened, your preference)
- ⅓ ⅓ cup melted coconut oil or a neutral cooking oil like avocado oil
- ⅓ ⅓ cup honey may substitute maple syrup
- ⅓ ⅓ cup granulated turbinado, or coconut sugar
- 1 ½ 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ ½ teaspoon table salt
Optional add-ins (use all or none of these)
- 2 2 Tablespoons chia seeds
- 2 2 Tablespoons Flax Seed
- 2 2 Tablespoons cacao nibs
For topping
- ⅔ ⅔ cup semisweet chocolate chips I like to use a blend of mini and regular
- sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300F (150C) and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together oats, nuts, cocoa powder, coconut, and any of the optional add-ins listed at the bottom of the recipe.
- In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together (melted) coconut oil, honey (or maple syrup), sugar, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the oat mixture and use a spatula to stir until all of the dry ingredients are coated with the wet.
- Spread into an even layer onto prepared baking sheet and transfer to center rack of 300F (150C) preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes or until granola appears dry.
- Immediately after removing from the oven, sprinkle chocolate chips and flaky sea salt over the surface of the granola (see note). Allow granola to cool completely, then use your hands or a wooden spoon to break the granola into clumps (if you break up the granola before it has cooled completely you will not have a clumpy granola).
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Notes
- Note that the chocolate will remain soft and melty for quite a while and can be a little messy when you break up the granola. You can let the chocolate sit and then smear it over the surface of the granola for a more even distribution and faster cooling if you prefer.
- Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. It should keep for several weeks. Chocolate granola may also be frozen in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
354kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
108mg
(5%)
Potassium
253mg
(7%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
8IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
48mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings (about ½ cup per serving)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 354
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 354kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 108mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 253mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 8IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 48mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.