Chocolate Granola Recipe
Homemade dark chocolate granola with coconut, brazil nuts, cranberries and sesame seeds with no added sugar, just natural ingredients to sweeten this luxury start to the day, stuck together with the best melted chocolate.
Ingredients
- 300 g (10.5oz/3 cups) jumbo oats (if on a strict GF diet, ensure they're labelled gluten free)
- 100 g (3.5oz/1 cup) brazil nuts roughly chopped (or mix with walnuts)
- 50 g (2oz/½ cup) sunflower seeds
- 25 g (2 tbsp) sesame seeds (or flax seeds)
- 50 g (2oz) dessicated coconut
- pinch salt (fleur de sel, Celtic sea salt or Maldon flakes)
- 3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder (I use Van Houten)
- 75 g (5 tbsp) sunflower oil or other neutral oil like grapeseed/canola
- 75 g (5 tbsp) maple syrup
To add after baking:
- 100 g (3.5oz/¾ cup) dried plump cranberries (or golden raisins)
- 125 g (4.5oz) dark chocolate chips, drops, or grated chocolate (Vegan if necessary)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan)/350°F (Gas 4).
- In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients except the chocolate and dried fruits. Mix well until completely coated in the oil and maple syrup.
- Cover a baking tray with baking paper (or a silicone mat). Spread out the oat mixture evenly. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, turn over the mixture and return to the oven for a further 15-20 minutes.
- As soon as out of the oven, immediately sprinkle over the chocolate chips/drops/grated chocolate and the dried fruits over the hot granola (see note*). Turn over the granola to mix in the melted chocolate and dried fruits. Leave to cool- either on the counter at room temperature or for at least 15 minutes in the fridge for chocolate to set.Transfer to a sealed container when cool.
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Notes
To Store: in an airtight container at room temperature. Enjoy at its best within 10 days.
* Quicker altervative: wait until the granola cools completely, then add chocolate chips and fruits. Without melted chocolate no clusters are achieved but still good.
Serve with unsweetened almond milk, fresh berries or with homemade rhubarb compote for a vegan breakfast or any of your favourite vegan accompaniments.
Otherwise, if it doesn't need to be vegan, enjoy with yoghurt, milk or fromage blanc
Otherwise, if it doesn't need to be vegan, enjoy with yoghurt, milk or fromage blanc