healthy chocolate granola

This Healthy Chocolate Granola is super healthy, nutritious, oil-free, gluten-free and made with wholesome ingredients and a boost of cinnamon for extra flavor! No need to ever buy store-bought granola again!

Healthy Chocolate Granola (Oil-free)

(300 grams) old-fashioned oats

(30 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder

cinnamon

fine sea salt

(50 grams) sliced almonds

(40 grams) sunflower kernels or chopped pecan pieces

almond butter

(30 grams) water (OMIT if doing 3/4 cup syrup)

(10 grams) vanilla extract

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Preheat an oven to 325°F and Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, combine the oats, cocoa powder, cinnamon and salt and stir well. Stir in the seeds and nuts.

In a small bowl, combine the syrup, almond butter (water if using) and vanilla). Whisk well. Pour over the dry and stir until evenly coated. This will take a couple of minutes.

Spread the granola out evenly onto the lined pan and press down with the back of the spoon to make the granola stick. It should be about 1/2 inch high for nice size chunks.

Bake on the LOW rack for 15 minutes. Remove and stir the granola around well, then return back to the oven on the MIDDLE rack and bake another 10 minutes.

The granola will be soft upon removal but will harden as it cools over the next 15 minutes or so.

Store in a ziplock bag or sealed container.

Tip:  As a sweeter/dessert option you can throw in some chocolate chips. Do this as soon as you remove the granola from the oven by just dropping them over the cooked granola. It will slightly melt into the granola.

This Naturally Sweetened Chocolate Hazelnut Granola is a perfect snack! Crunchy Oat clusters combine with Hazelnuts and Chocolate Chunks for a yummy treat.

Chocolate Hazelnut Granola

Maple Syrup

Almond Butter

tsp Vanilla Extract

tbsp Cacao Powder

Salt

Rolled Oats

Hazelnuts, chopped in half

Pumpkin Seeds

Unsweetened Coconut Flakes

Dairy-Free Chocolate Chips

Preheat the oven to 325F. Add the Maple Syrup, Almond Butter, Vanilla Extract, Cacao Powder, and Salt to the base of a large bowl. Whisk until evenly incorporated.

Pour the Oats, Hazelnuts, Pumpkin Seeds, and Coconut into the bowl and fold them into the wet mixture, until all pieces are evenly coated. Transfer this mixture to a greased or lined baking tray and press it into a thin, even layer using a spatula.

Bake for 20 minutes on the bottom rack of the oven, then remove and use a spatula to toss/flip the granola. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 6-7 minutes, then remove.

Immediately sprinkle the Chocolate Chips over the mixture, using a spatula to gently toss them. If you’d like the Chips to completely melt, stir them a bit more until they melt completely. Let the Granola and Chocolate cool completely on the tray before removing.

Serve as desired; store leftovers at room temperature or in the fridge (recommended for crunchier granola) for up to one month.

Caitlin you never disappoint! Thanks for another awesome recipe!! I love your work!!

I thought the tahini cardamom was your best yet but after making and tasting this, I was blown away yet again! The flavours are so delicious!! The only change I made was using quick oats since I didn’t have any rolled oats on hand but it still turned out great.

Oh. My. Gosh! The best granola I have ever made! I’ve been making the same granola recipe since my kids were babies. It never occurred to me to try something new. So glad I did!! This is the best granola I have ever made! Thanks for the recipe!!

Absolutely the best granola I have ever had. It's oil free unlike the store bought versions and is really healthy. Thanks for the recipe!

This is so good! Made it just now and I absolutely love it. Used half quinoa and half rolled oats and it turned out just perfect. Unfortunately I didn't have any chocolate chips, but even without it this granola is super tasty. Thanks Caitlin!

I was looking for something like Bare Naked’s chocolate hazelnut granola and this is IT!! Yum!! I strongly encourage anyone making this to double it. You won’t be sorry. I didn’t have enough pumpkin seeds so I ended up with 1/3 c pumpkin seeds, 1/3 c sunflower seeds and 1/3 c hemp hearts with great results.

A favorite of my family. Thank you for sharing this recipe!

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