Chocolate Honey Nut Granola Clusters
Healthy yet indulgent granola made with REAL chocolate and sweetened with honey. Enjoy with milk or on top of yogurt!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups 200g regular rolled oats
- 1 ½ cups 135g quick oats
- 3/4 cup 100g whole raw almonds
- ¼ cup 35g pepitas
- 1/3 cup 80ml honey
- ¼ cup 55g packed light brown sugar
- 2 tbsp 28g unsalted butter
- 3 oz 85g dark chocolate (60-70% cocoa), coarsely chopped
- 2 tbsp 30ml olive oil
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- heaped ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 300°F and line a 9x13-inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
In a large bowl, toss together both kinds of oats, almonds and pepitas.
- 3
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine honey, brown sugar and butter and stir until the sugar melts. Bring the mixture to a boil and then remove from heat. Add chocolate, olive oil, vanilla and salt and stir until melted and smooth. Pour the warm chocolaty mixture into the bowl with the oat mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until all of the bits are evenly coated.
- 4
Spread the mixture out onto your prepared baking sheet and bake for about 30 minutes, tossing the granola every 10 minutes to make sure it bakes evenly. It will smell fragrant and feel soft and dry (not sticky), but it will not be crisp when ready. It will crisp up as it cools.
- 5
Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack and let the granola cool completely without stirring. Once cooled, break it up into clusters and transfer it to an airtight container. Store at room temperature for up to 3 weeks.