Salted Dark Chocolate Granola Recipe
Make this salted dark chocolate granola recipe with just six wholesome ingredients and less than 30 minutes for the perfect sweet and salty treat!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 361kcal
Cost: $3.00
Equipment
- 1 spatula
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3 cups old fashioned oatmeal
- 1/3 cup (40 grams) dark chocolate pieces or a bar coarsely chopped or dark chocolate chips
- flaked sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together melted coconut oil, almond butter, and honey. Add oatmeal and mix to combine.1/4 cup coconut oil, melted, 1/4 cup almond butter, 1/4 cup honey, 3 cups old fashioned oatmeal
- Pour coated oatmeal onto parchment paper lined baking sheet. Spread out evenly. (While the granola is baking, coarsely chop the dark chocolate bar into small pieces.)
- Bake for 15 minutes, then stir granola. Set oven timer for another 5 minutes. The granola will go from not done to burnt in 5.3 seconds, so keep an eye on it. The granola is done when you start to smell it and it has turned a golden brown. Ours bakes in exactly 20 minutes, but every oven is different and yours may take a little more or a little less time to brown.
- Remove the baked granola from oven (don't stir!) and let it rest for 10 minutes before topping with the chocolate. Too much stirring will not allow for the large yummy granola clusters to form!
- After 10 minutes (see notes), evenly scatter the coarsely chopped chocolate pieces on top of the warm granola.1/3 cup (40 grams) dark chocolate pieces
- To finish, lightly sprinkle a little flaked sea salt on top of the warm chocolatey granola. A little bit goes a long ways, you can always add more if you need to.flaked sea salt
- Let the granola cool for 1-2 hours to allow the chocolate to harder or pop it in the freezer if in a hurry. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
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Notes
Prep Tips - It's important to let the granola rest for 10 minutes before adding the chocolate chunks. If you top with the chocolate right out of the oven the chocolate will completely melt into the granola and no chocolate chunks will be intact. While the granola will still taste the same, we prefer the 10 minute rest before adding the chocolate. Conversely, if you add the chocolate after the granola has cooled, the chocolate pieces will fall to the bottom of the jar and not incorporate into the granola.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 361kcal | Carbohydrates: 42.5g | Protein: 7.8g | Fat: 20.1g | Saturated Fat: 10.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 26.7mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 5.6g | Sugar: 13.2g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg
