Double Chocolate Cookie Granola (copycat recipe)
This budget-friendly Double Chocolate Cookie Granola is a clumpy, crunchy healthier and homemade copycat that is unprocessed and uses cleaner ingredients. It is also lower in sugar and higher in protein - a cookie granola recipe that tastes like dessert for breakfast.
Servings: 6
Calories: 313kcal
Equipment
- Cookie sheet
- bowls, spoon
Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoon chia seeds
- ½ cup brown sugar or coconut sugar
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet ingredients
- ⅓ cup olive oil or melted coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon almond butter or any nut butter
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix-ins
- ¼ cup chocolate chunks or chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 F and line a baking pan or cookie sheet with parchment paper. If using coconut oil, melt it by putting jar in a hot pot of boiling or just boiled water and stir until enough has melted so you can measure off ⅓ cup.
- Hydrate the chia seeds by stirring 2 tablespoon into 2 tablespoon of water and letting them plump - about 10-15 minutes. This creates a binder that leads to clumpy granola.
- In one large bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
- In a smaller bowl, stir up the wet ingredients.
- Pour wet mixture into dry mixture, and stir until the oats are completely coated.
- Spread the granola mixture evenly on the baking sheet and press it flat with a spatula so it will stick together. Keep it about ½ inch thick.
- Bake for about 30 minutes or until edges are browned, but check at 25 minutes and don't burn.
- Allow the granola to cool completely in the pan, intact, at least 30 minutes uncovered.
- Only then break into chunks, and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Transfer to a storage container with lid.
Notes
Wait until the granola to cool to be able to break it into large chunks. Sprinkle in chips once the granola is cooled or the chips will melt!
Nutrition
Calories: 313kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 171mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.05mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg
