Originally given to me at work as a 'Hey! I made this, try it, it's vegan (I'm not vegan), you'll love it!' and I did; I really did love it. I've made it several times now and a modified version for my husband (omitted the chocolate and used deluxe mixed nuts). I have to stash some or get none in my house.
Ingredients
- rolled oats: 3 cups
- almonds: 1 cup
- ground cinnamon: 1 Tbsp
- cocoa powder: 1 Tbsp
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- packed brown sugar: 0.33333 cup
- fruit (such as cranberries, pomegranate, cherries, or blueberries): 2 cups (dried)
- pure maple syrup: 1 cup
- vanilla extract: 1 Tbsp
- dark chocolate chips: 0.5 cup
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
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Pour the oats into a large bowl. Add almonds, cinnamon, cocoa powder, salt, brown sugar, and dried fruit into the oats respectively, stirring each into the mixture before adding the next.
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Mix maple syrup and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. With a rubber spatula, add the maple syrup-vanilla mixture to your dry ingredients. Fold the two together until mixed and all dry ingredients are well coated.
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Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes, stir, and continue baking until golden brown, about 25 minutes more. Set aside to cool slightly, about 20 minutes.
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Gently fold chocolate chips into the granola mixture, allowing the chocolate to coat the granola as it melts slightly. Cool completely before storing.
