Oat lovers, you must try this homemade chocolate granola recipe for breakfast. This is the best alternative to my Peanut Butter Granola Recipe and my High Protein Granola, and it is perfect for chocolate lovers in the morning. It’s as nourishing as a protein powder oatmeal or chocolate peanut butter overnight oats but better if you are after a crunchy oat breakfast bowl. Chocolate granola is a healthy breakfast cereal mix made from oats, cocoa powder, nuts, and seeds. It’s crunchy with a delicious toasted oat flavor and packed with fiber and protein to keep you full in the morning. Granola is not always vegan! While Granola is vegan most of the time, there are some exceptions for recipes calling for added honey or milk powder. Always check the ingredient list to make sure the granola is not sweetened with honey or contains milk powder if the granola mix contains chocolate chips, this is probably the case!
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to make a granola chocolate recipe are:
Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats – Use gluten-free certified oats for a gluten-free granola recipe. Almonds – Use chopped almonds or any nuts you love like hazelnuts, pecans, or walnuts. All these options taste great with chocolate. Pumpkin Seeds – or more sunflower seeds. Sunflower Seeds – or more pumpkin seeds. Cinnamon – for delicious fall flavors. Cocoa Powder – I use high-quality unsweetened cocoa powder, but you can also use cacao powder. Maple Syrup – I prefer classic organic maple syrup, but any other liquid sweetener you like such as rice malt syrup or coconut nectar. Vanilla Extract Melted Dark Chocolate or dark chocolate chips – I used 85% chocolate to keep the added sugar low.
Add-Ons
You can add more flavor to this recipe by adding some of the below ingredients after baking:
Grated orange zest for a holiday season Christmas granola recipe. Dark chocolate chips – wait until the recipe is fully cooled before stirring 1/3 cup of chocolate chips. You can also add cocoa nibs. Dried fruits like chopped dried apricot, dried cranberries, raisins, or dates. Freeze-dried fruits like freeze-dried raspberries or strawberries. Coconut flakes or shredded coconut.
How To Make Chocolate Granola
Chocolate granola is super easy to make in one pan and takes under 30 minutes to make from start to finish.
Serving
Serve this healthy granola recipe as a healthy breakfast or snack with some:
Dairy-free milk like almond milk, oat milk, and peanut butter. Vegan yogurt Berries Sliced banana A Drizzle of nut butter like peanut butter or almond butter. A few tablespoons of Banana Syrup.
Storage Instructions
This dark chocolate granola recipe can be stored for up to 2 weeks in an air-sealed glass jar placed in the pantry at room temperature. You can also freeze the chocolate granola if your batch is too large to eat within that timeframe. Thaw it at room temperature.
Allergy Swaps
You can adapt this recipe to your food allergies.
Nut-Free – replace the chopped nuts with more seeds or hemp seeds for a protein boost. Seed-Free – replace the seeds with chopped nuts or simply more oats.
Below I listed the answer to your most current questions about this homemade chocolate granola recipe.
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