Chocolate Granola

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/3 cup maple syrup (sub with honey or your favorite sweetener)
• 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (dairy or non-dairy; sub with your favorite variety of chocolate chips)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

2. 2

   Prepare granola: Place the coconut oil in a large bowl and heat in the microwave for 30-40 seconds until melted (skip this step if your oil is in liquid state). Add the maple syrup, cocoa powder, vanilla and sea salt and whisk to combine. If using coconut oil and it starts to become solid after whisking, microwave it for 20-30 seconds to melt once more. Add the oats to the wet ingredients and stir until well coated.

3. 3

   spread on baking sheet: Pour the granola mixture onto the prepared pan and spread in an even layer, about 1/4″ thick, packing it down well. Packing it down will result in big clusters!

4. 4

   Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 25 minutes or until golden and fragrant, rotating the pan after 15 minutes….do not stir! Remove from heat and cool completely without stirring.

5. 5

   cool: Once cooled, break the granola up into chunks and stir in the chocolate chips and sprinkle with additional flaky sea salt if desired. Enjoy!