Oil-free chocolate granola
Brighten up your breakfast with this healthy oil-free chocolate granola. It comes together in under 30 minutes and also makes a great hostess gift!
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ¼ cup raw hazelnuts cut in pieces
- ¼ cup raw almonds cut in pieces
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
- A pinch of salt
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- ½ teaspoon Ceylon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons water
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons raw cacao nibs optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F (160C).
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the oats, the nuts, the coconut flakes, the seeds and the salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the cacao, the cinnamon, the water, the maple syrup and the vanilla extract until you reach a thick chocolate sauce consistency. Pour it over the oat mixture and stir well until well coated.
- Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat . Spread granola on the baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Stir and bake for approximately 10 more minutes.
- Let cool completely. Stir in cacao nibs if using and stir. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
You can use traditional oat flakes or, as I did, a mix of several flakes. I used a store-bought mix of organic oats, wheat, rye…
These granola are only slightly sweet, which is what I love about them. If you would like them sweeter, as dessert for example, add one or two tablespoons coconut sugar to the oat mixture before stirring in the chocolate sauce.
These granola are only slightly sweet, which is what I love about them. If you would like them sweeter, as dessert for example, add one or two tablespoons coconut sugar to the oat mixture before stirring in the chocolate sauce.
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