Healthy Chocolate Granola Recipe
This Healthy Chocolate Granola recipe is a low sugar treat that's perfect for breakfast, dessert, and snacking! It's made with oats, nuts, cocoa powder, and maple syrup.
Servings 6 cups
Calories 832kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup finely chopped nuts I've used almonds and walnuts
- ½ cup coconut flakes optional
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup chocolate chips or 2 chocolate bars chopped
- optional: flake sea salt on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F and line baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a large bowl, mix together oats, nuts, coconut flakes, and salt.
- In a saucepan, heat coconut sugar, cocoa powder, maple syrup and coconut oil over medium heat. Let cook for 3-4 minutes or until sugar is dissolved.
- Turn off heat and add in vanilla.
- Pour saucepan mixture onto oat mixture and stir until combined.
- Pour onto baking sheet and press into flat sheet. Bake for 25-30 minutes total.
- Once fully baked, top with chocolate chips immediately. Stick back in oven for 5 minutes until chips are melted. Stir granola, letting melted chocolate cover all of the granola.
- Let cool for one hour before breaking apart.
- Store in pantry for up to two weeks.
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Nutrition
Calories: 832kcal | Carbohydrates: 98g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 233mg | Potassium: 635mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 4mg