Oh yes.
I did it.
I made chocolate granola.
And yes, it is super chocolaty.
I officially declare May 14, Super Chocolaty Day. At least, it is over here at the D- household.
But although it’s super chocolaty, I must warn you, it’s not very sweet. Sweet granola = sugar crazed overload. In other words, I’ll eat the whole batch in a day if I don’t limit the sugar I use in the recipe.
Granola is for crunch-factor. Cupcakes are for sweetness.
Chocolate Almond Granola
2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
2 Tbsp. flax meal (ground flax seeds)
3/4 cup apple sauce
1/4 cup organic sugar*
2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 cup whole raw almonds
1/4 tsp. sea salt
Combine all dry ingredients: oats, flax, sugar, cocoa, and salt. Mix well. Add apple sauce and stir well. Add extract last and stir well, one more time.
Oil a large baking sheet. Spread granola out as thinly and evenly as possible. Bake on 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and stir. Sprinkle almonds over the granola. Bake for an additional 15 minutes. Remove from oven and stir, breaking apart the large clumps of granola. Lower heat to 250 degrees and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
*If you love sweet granola, add an additional 2 Tbsp. – 1/4 cup of sugar. Sweeten to taste by adding a bit, stirring, then tasting and adding more to meet your preference.
Store in an airtight container and this stuff will last a long time.
Who am I kidding? This granola will be lucky if it makes it through the week!
This sounds soooo good!! I am definitely going to have to try, I have yet to make my own granola but this seems like I might be able to handle it, and I love chocolate. What a perfect combo!! Thanks for a great recipe! Oh and I agree with Super Chocolaty Day!!
You should definitely try making granola. It’s really easy to customize to exactly what you want after you get the hang of it. It turns out best if you cook it long and at a low temperature and stir it often…but it took me a while to figure that out.
that looks so gooooood!
I would really like to have that right now. With milk or not. By the handful would be great too
Will be perfect on vanilla ice cream!
Yes! You are a genius!
I love how this isn’t overly sweet! I usually buy 86% cacao bars when I’m feelin’ chocolaty so I bet I would LOVE this! Definitely trying it this week
I love super dark chocolate too. This stuff would be fatal if you added chopped dark chocolate pieces.
this looks amazing, love granola and anything chocolate!
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