Darkish Chocolate Granola (Grain-Free)

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My darkish Chocolate Granola recipe is a scrumptious granola with darkish chocolate and cocoa powder. Excellent for a wholesome breakfast or snack, particularly for chocolate lovers! Simply half-hour to prep and bake! Really easy!

wooden bowl filled with chocolate granola sprinkled with large chocolate chips and a spoon next to it.

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I wager you are not shocked I’m sharing a recipe for chocolate granola! By now you in all probability know I really like chocolate, and I really like making granola at dwelling. This recipe particularly has been buried on the weblog for years (since 2013!) so I wished to offer this submit a face carry so that you all could make it.

Simply as flavorful as my banana granola, this wholesome chocolate granola combines superfoods like darkish chocolate and cocoa powder with nuts and seeds for a scrumptious oat free and grain free granola.

The result's a a lot more healthy chocolaty granola recipe with simply the correct amount of sweetness, nice for breakfast or as a snack, and ideal as a crunchy topping on acai bowls, smoothies, milkshakes, or for including to yogurt with some recent fruit (my favourite!).

Listed below are only a few explanation why you may love this chocolate granola recipe:

Chocolaty and nutty.
Crunchy, crispy and chunky.
Tremendous simple to make with fundamental kitchen instruments and pantry substances.
Versatile and customizable
Shops fantastically making it a terrific do-it-yourself present.
A lot more healthy and higher than store-bought. It is Vegan, Paleo, Keto (gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free).

Able to make some? Let's get began!

Elements & substitutions

This recipe is straightforward, requiring only a few common pantry substances. And we'll be making this granola with almond butter and with out oats to maintain it grain-free, gluten-free and Paleo-friendly.

ingredients to make chocolate granola in small white dishes on a wooden table.

It has a pleasant wholesome base of almonds, pecans, unsweetened coconut flakes, and sunflower seeds. Then uncooked cacao powder is blended in so as to add that pretty darkish chocolate taste.

To sweeten issues up, a splash of maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla are added. Not an excessive amount of sweetener is added as a result of all of the substances are already candy giving this granola a pure candy style.

After which all the pieces will get sprinkled with darkish chocolate! I like including cacao nibs for a lift of antioxidant, however generally I make it with Vegan and Paleo chocolate chips. And after I'm not feeling lazy, I additionally make my do-it-yourself darkish chocolate chips so as to add to this granola.

Attainable substitutions

Almond and pecans: use every other kind of nuts you want. For instance, cashews and hazelnuts are scrumptious options!
Sunflower seeds: use pumpkin seeds.
Coconut oil: use avocado oil or almond oil.
Shredded coconut: add gluten-free rolled oats (not grain-free or Paleo however scrumptious).
Almond butter: use cashew or hazelnut butter, peanut butter or coconut butter.

Gear you want

Listed below are the few kitchen instruments it is advisable to make this darkish chocolate granola:

Meals processor, blender or knife to cut the nuts and seeds.
Mixing bowl.
Massive baking sheet.
Parchment paper or silicone baking mat (non-compulsory).
Mixing spoon, silicone spatula works greatest.
Tin foil

The way to make it

You’re going to like how simple it's to make this wholesome chocolate granola recipe. Under is an outline and I will present you bake it 2 alternative ways. Make sure you print the recipe and watch me make it on this video.

Coarsely chop (step 1): Coarsely chop (leaving some giant chunks) the almonds, pecans and sunflower seeds in your meals processor, blender or utilizing a knife. When you're utilizing a meals processor or blender, pulse to coarsely chop them.

collage showing recipe steps from one to three.

Combine collectively (step 2): Add the chopped nuts to a mixing mixing bowl and utilizing a spatula, combine along with the shredded coconut, almond butter, coconut oil, cacao powder, vanilla and maple syrup till all the pieces is mixed.

Unfold on baking sheet (step 3): Line baking sheet with parchment (or silicone baking mat) and unfold the combination in a good layer on the pan leaving some areas in between so it bakes evenly.

Bake: There are two methods to bake this chocolate granola, quick bake or sluggish bake. Here is bake with every and you'll select the strategy that works greatest for you:

Quick bake: Bake in a preheated oven to 350°F coated with aluminum foil for 20 minutes.
Gradual bake: Bake in a preheated oven to 200°F uncovered for 4 hours or till dry and crispy. Due to the decrease temperature, this methodology could protect extra of the vitamins within the substances.

Lastly, set the pan on a wire rack to chill and break into items with a spoon, leaving giant chunks when you like. Then after utterly cooled, stir in some darkish chocolate chips, cacao nibs, or each.

chocolate granola in a baking pan sprinkled with cacao nibs and chocolate chips and a wooded spoon on top.

Vital notes & suggestions

Almond butter: Be certain that to combine the contents within the jar very nicely earlier than measuring the quantity wanted in order that you do not find yourself including extra oil within the recipe. To make mixing simpler you should utilize an immersion blender.

Cocoa: I like to recommend utilizing raw cacao powder as an alternative of dutch processed cocoa. Uncooked cacao is of course sweeter, does not comprise added substances and it is constructed from cold-pressing unroasted cocoa beans, which implies it is filled with wholesome antioxidants and minerals.

Ideas for one of the best chocolate granola

Like yours sweeter? Merely add extra sweetener, as a lot as you want. I often add simply 3 to six tablespoons of maple syrup or honey so it is not too candy to eat for breakfast, but when I wish to have it as a snack add about 6 to 10 tablespoons as an alternative. Maple syrup, honey, coconut sugar, dates sugar, or any keto sweetener, all work nice on this recipe.
Add-ons: Sprinkle flakes of sea salt after baked. Chia seeds, dried dates and cranberries are different nice additions!
Make clusters: Love large clumps in your granola? After baked, break your granola leaving some giant chunky clusters.
Drizzle with melted chocolate after it comes out of the oven, then refrigerate it and break it into giant and chunky chocolate granola clusters. Yum!
Serving concepts: The probabilities are countless! Eat it by itself, use it as a topping for ice cream and smoothies, get pleasure from it with some fruit, or as a cereal along with your favourite dairy-free milk or yogurt.

wooden bowl filled with chocolate granola being drizzled with coconut milk and a spoon next to it. — Serving Chocolate Granola with coconut milk

The way to retailer it

How lengthy does this do-it-yourself granola final?

It relies upon the way you retailer it. In your pantry, retailer it in a big mason jar or hermetic container and it ought to keep crunchy and recent for roughly 4 to six months. It's also possible to maintain it refrigerated or frozen in an hermetic container or ziplock bag, and it'll maintain nicely for at the very least 1 yr.

chocolate granola with large chocolate chips in a mason jar with the lid opened.

Granola variations

This darkish chocolate granola recipe is so significantly better then even the favored grain-free model, Purely Elizabeth. When you strive it, you gained’t return to store-bought. So for inspiration, listed below are a number of extra scrumptious granola recipes I've provide you with so that you can strive:

Please let me understand how this recipe seems for you within the feedback! I really like listening to from you and hope this chocolate granola recipe turns into your new favourite.

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Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F, and line a big baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
Coarsely chop (leaving some giant chunks) the almonds, pecans and sunflower seeds in your meals processor, blender or utilizing a knife. When you're utilizing a meals processor or blender, pulse to coarsely chop them.
Add the chopped nuts to a mixing mixing bowl and utilizing a spatula, combine along with the shredded coconut, almond butter, coconut oil, cacao powder, vanilla and maple syrup till all the pieces is mixed.
Unfold the combination in a good layer on the pan leaving some small areas in between so it bakes evenly.
Bake in a preheated oven, coated with aluminum foil for 20 minutes or till dry and crispy.
Set the pan on a cooling rack to chill and break into items with a spoon, leaving giant chunks when you like. Then after utterly cooled, combine in some darkish chocolate chips, cacao nibs, or each.

Notes

Storage: In your pantry, retailer it in a big mason jar or hermetic container and it ought to keep crunchy and recent for roughly 4 to six months. It's also possible to maintain it refrigerated or frozen in an hermetic container or ziplock bag, and it'll maintain nicely for at the very least 1 yr.
Baking: There are two methods to bake this chocolate granola, quick bake or sluggish bake. Right here”s bake with every and you'll select the strategy that works greatest for you:

Quick bake: Bake in a preheated oven to 350°F coated with aluminum foil for 20 minutes.
Gradual bake: Bake in a preheated oven to 200°F uncovered for 4 hours or till dry and crispy. Due to the decrease temperature, this methodology could protect extra of the vitamins within the substances.

Ideas:

Almond butter: Be certain that to combine the contents within the jar very nicely earlier than measuring the quantity wanted in order that you do not find yourself including extra oil within the recipe.
Like yours sweeter? Add extra sweetener, as a lot as you want. I often add simply 3 to six tablespoons of maple syrup or honey so it is not too candy to eat for breakfast, but when I wish to have it as a snack add about 6 to 10 tablespoons as an alternative. Maple syrup, honey, coconut sugar, dates sugar, or any keto sweetener, all work nice on this recipe.
Drizzle with melted chocolate after it comes out of the oven, then refrigerate it and break it into giant, chunky clusters. Yum!
Different add-ons: Sprinkle with flaky sea salt after baked. Additionally combine in chia seeds, dried dates or cranberries.

Diet info: Recipe makes a complete of 5 cups (15 servings). The diet info had been calculated per serving (serving dimension = ⅓ cup). The darkish chocolate chips weren't included within the calculation.

Diet per serving

Energy: 250kcalProtein: 6.4gFats: 21gSaturated Fats: 4.6gSugar: 6gFiber: 4.4gCarbohydrates: 12.6gInternet Carbs: 8.2g

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This recipe was initially revealed on Mar 5, 2013 and this submit has been up to date with new info, photographs and recipe video. Unique recipe updates: Added an additional tablespoon of cacao powder (from 3 to 4 tbs, which is ¼ cup); Changed honey with maple syrup to make it Vegan and adjusted the quantity added from 2 tbs to three to six tbs; Modified baking time and temperature from 200°F baked uncovered for 4 hours to 350°F baked coated for 20 minutes.

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