Chocolate Coconut Granola! Featuring crispy crunchy, chocolatey, oaty clusters speckled with flaked coconut and chocolate chips. So good with dairy-free yogurt, sliced banana, or berries for breakfast! Oven and air fryer instructions included!
PREP TIME: 5 minutesminutes
COOK TIME: 18 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME: 23 minutesminutes
Servings: 8(1/2 cup servings)
Ingredients
2 cups (200grams)rolled or old fashioned oats, (gluten-free if necessary)
1 cup (25grams)puffed rice, or more oats, or some nuts/seeds
¼ cup (25grams)cocoa powder
¼ cup (60 mls)melted coconut oil , or coconut butter/manna for oil-free
½ cup (120mls)maple syrup, or brown rice syrup
½teaspoonfine sea salt
1 cup (75grams)coconut flakes or shreds
½ cup (90grams)semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
INSTRUCTIONS
To cook in an oven
Preheat oven to 325°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
Add the oats, puffed rice, and cocoa powder to a large bowl. Stir.
Add the melted coconut oil, maple/brown rice syrup, and salt to the oat mixture and stir really well to combine.
Pour the mixture out onto your prepared baking tray and bake for 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven, stir it around a bit then return to the oven for another 4 to 5 minutes.
Throw on the coconut flakes and cook again for 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool on the tray.
Once cool break up the granola into easily eatable chunks, sprinkle over the chocolate chips, gently mix, then transfer to an air tight container. It keeps best in a glass jar.
To cook in an air fryer
You will need to cook it in batches. 2 or maybe 3 depending on how big your air fryer basket is. Or you can half the recipe. Line the basket with parchment paper and spread the granola out over it in a single layer. Bake at 325°F (160°C) for 5 minutes, mix it about a bit then cook again for another 3 or 4 minutes or until crispy, but keep checking in case it starts to burn.
Add the coconut and cook again just until the coconut turns a little golden on the edges. Allow to cool in the basket then add the chocolate chips.
NOTES
Store granola in an airtight container (a glass jar is best) at room temperature or in the fridge. It keeps well for up to 4 weeks.