Chocolate Granola – Accept That, Count Chocula!

I know chocolate granola variety of sounds similar candy, exactly introducing cocoa into the mix non solely makes it delicious, it every bit good genuinely makes it amend for you! Possibly. No i is genuinely sure. The betoken is this genuinely tastes great, too would brand a wonderful care for for the chocolate lover, woman bring upwards or otherwise, inwards your life.

I showed amazing restraint non adding anything to a greater extent than that oatmeal too almonds, since I genuinely intend that’s the best innovation for the chocolate base, exactly I would convey no work amongst yous accessorizing this every bit yous run into fit. Coconut flakes are an obvious choice, every bit are other commons suspects similar dried fruit, whatever too all nuts, too assorted seeds.

If yous desire a stickier granola, that volition to a greater extent than easily clump together, yous tin terminate upwards the chocolate-brown saccharide too maple syrup a bit, every bit I used the bare minimum inwards this recipe, exactly I intend it’s plenty sugariness enough, specially if you’re a fan of nighttime chocolate.

Speaking of chocolate, I used Guittard’s Cocoa Rouge, a Dutch-process cocoa, which has a lower acidity than regular cocoa, too industrial plant perfectly flavor-wise. However, I’ve heard that type of cocoa doesn’t retain every bit much of the nutritional value, due to the agency it’s processed. The practiced word is, whatever high-quality cocoa volition endure here.

By the way, I was solely half-kidding close making this for someone, too and thus keeping it all for yourself, thus best play it safe, too brand a double, or triple batch. No affair how much yous make, or what yous add together in, I genuinely promise yous plough over this a endeavour soon. Enjoy!



Makes close iii 1/2 cups of Chocolate Granola:

1/3 loving cup packed chocolate-brown sugar

1/4 loving cup maple syrup

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 teaspoon kosher tabular array salt (or 1/2 teaspoon fine salt)

pinch of cayenne

3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa (Dutch-processed if possible)

2 cups rolled oats

3/4 loving cup chopped almonds

- Mix, too bake at 250 F. for close an hour, or until every bit crunchy/chewy every bit yous like.