Double Chocolate Granola Recipe
A delicious, customizable homemade granola recipe. Chocolatey, nutty and so affordable!
Equipment
- 1 Food Processor optional
Ingredients
- 3 cups rolled oats sprouted is best
- 1 ½ cups chopped nuts almonds, pecans, and/or peanuts are delicious
- ¼ cup shredded coconut unsweetened
- ¼ cup hemp hearts
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup coconut or avocado oil
- ½ cup maple syrup plus more to taste // or other liquid sweetener of choice
- ½ cup chocolate chips or chunks optional
- 1 tsp espresso powder optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- To a food processor (or large mixing bowl), add oats, nuts, hemp hearts, pumpkin seeds, salt, cocoa powder and espresso powder, if using. Pulse/stir to combine. Drizzle over coconut oil and maple syrup. Pulse until incorporated. Press into baking sheets. Sprinkle with coconut.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until fragrant. If coconut browns before granola finishes cooking, stir granola and continue baking.
- Turn off oven and leave granola to cool in oven with door slightly ajar. Granola will harden as it cools.
- Break into pieces, stir in chocolate chips, and store in airtight container.
Notes
If you prefer sweeter granola, you can add a few tablespoons of dry sugar (coconut sugar, cane sugar, etc) when mixing the initial ingredients
Feel free to add other ingredients you like (cinnamon, vanilla extract, chia seeds)
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