Chocolate Granola
Old fashioned oats, almonds, pecans, and walnuts tossed in mix of butter, brown sugar, honey, vanilla and cocoa powder. Granola baked until crispy and tossed with toasted coconut and dark chocolate chips.
Ingredients
- 60 grams sweetened flake coconut (1/2 cup)
- 170 grams old-fashioned oats (2 cups)
- 120 grams chopped mixed nuts (pecans, almonds, walnuts, etc.) (1 cup)
- 65 grams light brown sugar (1/3 cup)
- 85 grams honey (1/4 cup)
- 28 grams unsalted butter, melted (2 tablespoons)
- 3 grams vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract (1/2 teaspoon)
- 3 grams kosher salt (1/2 teaspoon)
- 15 grams unsweetened cocoa powder (2 tablespoons)
- 85 grams semisweet chocolate chips (1/2 cup), optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Spread sweetened flaked coconut on baking sheet in single layer. Bake in preheated oven until flakes begin to turn golden, about 5 minutes. Avoid over baking. Remove baking sheet from oven and cool toasted coconut completely. Set aside.
- Add old fashioned oats and chopped mixed nuts to large mixing bowl. Set aside.
- Add light brown sugar, honey, and unsalted butter to small sauce pan. Heat over low heat until butter melts. Stir with wooden spoon until mixture is smooth.
- Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla bean paste, kosher salt, and cocoa powder. Stir until smooth.
- Add cocoa mixture to oats mixture. Stir to coat.
- Spread granola mix on parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake in hot oven 10 minutes. Remove from oven, stir, and return to oven. Bake an additional 10 minutes. Cool completely.
- Stir in the reserved toasted coconut and semisweet chocolate chips, if desired