Chocolate Granola.
Posted by dana on Feb 7, 2012 in food | 22 comments
I kinda have this thing for chocolate.
Well, if I were honest, it’s more like an all-on crush.
I can’t get enough of it in every form.
Chocolate chips.
Hot chocolate.
Chocolate cake.
Chocolate squares.
And now, chocolate granola.
I tried some store bought chocolate granola recently and it was insanely delicious. In fact, I ate the whole bag in a matter of days. Whoops.
But, it cost more than $5 a bag which isn’t sustainable for me. Nobody said staying on a $200 grocery budget was easy. So, in my limbo of wanting more chocolate granola but not wanting to pay for it, I came up with a solution: make my own. How very wise of me, I do think.
Chocolate Granola
Ingredients
3 cups oats
1 cup raw almonds
2 Tablespoons oil
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4-1/3 cup honey, agave nectar or maple syrup*
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Method | Preheat oven to 350. Mix the oats, almonds, salt, and cocoa powder in a large bowl. In a small saucepan, warm the oil, vanilla and honey and stir until incorporated. Mix the dry and wet and spread on a cookie sheet. Bake for 25-30 minutes, stirring once or twice to ensure even cooking. Cool in a bowl and then add the chocolate chips once fully cooled. Store in an airtight container to retain freshness.
*Add honey, agave, or maple syrup to desired sweetness. I stuck with 1/4 cup to keep the sugar count down, but 1/3 will give you a more decadent granola. Also, add slightly more oil if want it crispier.
Granola success! This batch definitely satisfies my chocolate craving with the cocoa-covered oats and sweet chocolate chips. Plus, it’s way healthier than anything store bought and not to mention cheaper. I think I’ve found a new granola favorite in this recipe.
I prefer mine with soy milk and sliced banana. I find it provides the right amount of sweet and creamy to make my mornings all the more enjoyable. Waking up is a little less difficult knowing this in my cereal mug.
Enjoy!
Dana
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Haha…I’m so with you! I am obsessed with the Cascadian Farms maple granola, but it was just getting WAY too expensive. This looks fantastic Dana! I wouldn’t mind waking up to this in my cereal mug either!
Granola is one of the most pricey food items! Way to take matters into your own hands and make something delicious from scratch. I have actually (gasp) never had chocolate granola!
Well it’s a flavor you should definitely try! I thought I’d prefer plain jane granola but the chocolate is winning over my heart!
This looks soooo amazing. I’m gonna have to make a bitter version for myself!
And if you aren’t on chocolate overload already, you should try eating it with chocolate milk! haha
I told myself I’d enforce a grocery budget after I move (Friday) and I’m DREADING it! Chocolate granola and bananas sounds so yum and is making my stomach growl as I type
a girl after my own heart!
since i love granola, chocolate milk and hate nanas, i think i might try this to make it possible to get the nanas down….since i’m suppose to eat 2 nanas a day for potassium
great idea! And fyi, I’m pretty sure potatoes have twice as much potassium as bananas
I’ve still never made granola…This looks wonderful though!
OOHH Kelly, you must make granola! And this version is as easy as it gets. Give it a try!
Ahhh, you’re killing me! I actually just saw another recipe for chocolate granola the other day and I can’t stop thinking about it. And now this! I need to get into the kitchen
Um, we should be friends. I made chocolate granola cookies and just wrote a post about them to go up tomorrow.
Yay! Good thing we ARE friends. I may not be able to make it to BLEND but next time I’m in Colorado we MUST meet!
Oh hello new weekend breakfast treat!
My Mum used to make something sort of like this for us for breakfast as kids. She would put oats, drinking chocolate and little bit of sugar in a bowl and pour milk on it. It was delicious, actually I’m salivating from the memory now….
Thanks for the updated version Dana, and for reminding me of Mum!
Of course! And thank you, as always, for being so sweet. Hope you enjoy this recipe, Amy!
Oh thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this! It’s actually a recipe that I have all of the ingredients for and can make in my silly student kitchen
Definitely being bookmarked, it looks seriously delicious!
that looks divine! chocolate granola, i would love to top my quinoa porridge breakfast bowl with it!
Look at all those gorgeous hunks of chocolate chips! This is a must-make, as I too LOVE the store bought chocolate granola but hate the price. Yum!
This looks incredible!
OO! And I bet the milk turns all chocolatey. That reminds me of Coco Puffs. Did you ever eat those as a kid? Thank goodness this granola is much healthier. A smart indulgence.
oddly enough I was more of a fruity pebbles lover as a kid. But now I love the chocolate cereal varieties. And yes! It does turn the milk chocolate and it’s so stinkin’ good!
Granola and chocolate sounds like perfection to me. I’d love a handful of this as an afternoon snack!