This delicious Chocolate Coconut Almond Granola is perfect for breakfast or anytime you’re having a chocolate craving! It's deliciously crunchy, nutty, and chocolaty all at once. You'll never buy granola again!
Did you know that it’s really easy to make your own granola at home? Most of us think of granola as a healthy food. But store-bought granola can often contain large amounts of hidden sugar and fat. When you make your own granola at home, however, you can control the ingredients.
My Chocolate Coconut Almond Granola is deliciously crunchy, nutty, and chocolaty all at once. The flavors are reminiscent of an Almond Joy, one of my favorite candy bars.
I love to eat this granola on top of Greek yogurt for breakfast. It’s also a perfect decadent-tasting snack.
How to make it
I make the base of my granola with nutritious ingredients like whole grain oats, almonds, coconut flakes, and pumpkin seeds. Oats are whole grains and are a good source of iron and fiber. Fiber has many health benefits including stabilizing blood sugar, protecting against heart disease and promoting gut health.
Once my dry ingredients are assembled, I whisk together coconut oil, cacao powder, almond butter, maple syrup and vanilla to form a creamy base. Then I toss everything together to coat all of the dry ingredients and spread the granola out on a baking sheet. Then, into the oven it goes for about 20 minutes.
Once the granola cools a bit, I toss in some cacao nibs for an extra pop of flavor. You can also use dark chocolate chips. Don’t worry if the granola doesn’t seem too crunchy at this point- it will crisp up as it cools.
The Chocolate Coconut Almond Granola can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Make a batch on the weekend and you can enjoy it all week long!
Crunchy, nutty, and packed with chocolaty goodness. Plus, you’re getting a good dose of whole grains, protein and fiber. Enjoy it alone as a snack or sprinkle it on top of Greek yogurt or oatmeal. Who says you can’t have chocolate for breakfast?
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Recipe
Chocolate Coconut Almond Granola
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups Farmer Direct Organic Regular Rolled Oats
- ½ cup shredded coconut unsweetened
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 ½ tablespoons coconut oil melted
- 3 tablespoons cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons almond butter
- ¼ cup maple syrup or honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup cacao nibs or dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300°F.
- Mix the oats, coconut, almonds, seeds, and salt together in a large bowl.
- Whisk the coconut oil, cacao powder, almond butter, maple syrup, and vanilla together in another large bowl. Add the dry ingredients and stir to coat well.
- Spread the granola out in a thin layer on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven 10-12 minutes, then stir the granola and bake another 10 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and cool (granola will crisp up as it cools). Once cool, stir in the cacao nibs.
- Serve the granola plain, or with milk or yogurt. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Anna says
This looks delicious Sonali. I'm going to try with GF oats. We bake our own granola because of allergies but I like your idea of using chocolate. Love all the recipes on your site.
Ashley | Fit Mitten Kitchen says
Oohhh love how chocolatey this is! I bet the texture of this is amazing. Homemade granola is the best.
Taylor Kiser says
This granola is calling my name! I'm thinking of everything I can put this on! Or just straight out of the container when that chocolate craving hits!
Alisa Fleming says
What a neat brand of oats! And I love this granola recipe. Chocolate anything is great, but this is packed with so many delicious goodies
Whitney @ To Live & Diet in L.A. says
I love making homemade granola and my husband is a major chocoholic. This recipe will definitely be going down in our kitchen soon!
JJessica @Small Bites by Jessica says
You had me at chocolate for breakfast. 😉 This is amazing!
Laura says
My kids love eating yogurt for breakfast! So I always have homemade granola on hand to make their first meal of the day a little more hearty! I know they would LOVE this chocolate version!!
Rachel says
Looks awesome! You had me at chocolate. 🙂
Christine - Jar Of Lemons says
Yum! This sounds soooooo good. Chocolate for breakfast? Yes, please!
Deryn | Running on Real Food says
K bye, heading off to the kitchen to make this ASAP. Granola is my favourite and it's been too long since I've made. Granola + chocolate? YESSSSS. Can't wait to try this!
Mona says
This granola looks amazing! You're so right about the store-bought stuff - most of it is junk. This granola would make great granola bars too!