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Cherry Chocolate Granola

April 8, 2019 //  by Christianne//  Leave a Comment

Here is one of my favorite granola recipes courtesy of Lexi’s Clean Kitchen! You can find her original recipe here.

The adjustments I made are as follows:

I made my own chocolate chips (Sweet Laurel’s recipe) with no refined sugar (very easy!) recipe here
I used raw pepitas instead of shredded coconut (due to a mild coconut sensitivity). I think it adds a lot! You could even do half pepitas, half coconut or do in whatever combo you want with the pecans!
Her recipe calls for stirring in chocolate after it’s cooled. I stirred in the chocolate and cherries straight from the oven to make for a more clustered granola
I finely chopped the cherries since I don’t enjoy big chunks of anything in my food unless it’s chocolate!

Here’s my modified version of the recipe below (copied and pasted from her website with my additions added in):

4 cups gluten-free rolled oats
1 cup coconut flakes (I subbed pepitas)
½ cup chopped pecans (see note for nut-free)
1 teaspoon salt
⅓ cup olive oil
½ cup maple syrup
½ cup dried cherries
½ cup chocolate chunks (I subbed my own and added a little more to taste)

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Combine all ingredients except cherries and choc. chips in a bowl and stir

3. Pour on baking sheet and ensure it’s in an even layer

4. While it’s baking, finely chop the cherries and combine them in a bowl with the choc. chips so they are ready to dump

4. Bake for 22 min, turning halfway through to ensure even baking. I baked it a little longer until it looked crispy- go by your taste/oven

5. Dump finished granola in a bowl fresh from the oven and toss with finely chopped cherries and chocolate chunks. Store in airtight container at room temp. for up to one month

Recipe Notes: Lexi also adds on her website that you can sub pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds for pecans to make a nut free version

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Category: Breakfast, Dairy-Free, VeganTag: Dairy Free, gluten-free, refined sugar-free

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