Chocolate granola for breakfast! heck yes!! This quick & easy chocolate granola is the perfect breakfast for busy people on the go! Jam-packed with seeds, nuts and of course, chocolate!
Chocolate? For breakfast? Seriously?
YASS!
It’s happening and I am totally on board with it!
I’ve been going through a bit of a granola phase lately. I’ve forgotten just how quick and easy it can be! Since getting Archie, morning have been a bit of a rush lately, so it’s so nice to have a quick, go to breakfast that I can throw together in less than 3 minutes. This chocolate granola is absolutely perfect! I love eating it with just a little almond and coconut milk, a little organic greek yoghurt and some fresh fruit! nom! It’s making me drool already!
This chocolate granola is the perfect balance between being just sweet enough without blowing your morning sugar load. I opted for using maple syrup and coconut sugar as my sweetness for this recipe. I love using more natural sugars on a day to day basis, leaving refined sugar for weekend treats, and I find using maple syrup and coconut sugar brings a really rich flavour to it, without going overboard on being too sweet!
And can we talk about this texture?
Honestly, crazy good! I LOVE crunchy granola and this is perfect! I used a combination of healthy nuts and seeds, shredded coconut and oats, and that, combined with the coconut oil kind of brings it together in perfect little chunks.
This chocolate granola is very different to my cinnamon and honey granola, and I think, a teeny tiny piece of me favours the chocolate granola over cinnamon honey (although they’re both good), but this chocolate granola is insane and just so, SO good!
The only problem is, right now my wisdom tooth is erupting and I can’t eat anything crunchy! Absolutely devastated. Do you find that you have a particular side of your mouth that you chew with? Well, my dominant chewing side is my right, which is where my wisdom tooth is coming up! Urgh, so painful! So I’ve been training my left side to get chewing! Haha, not really sure how a post about chocolate granola ended up with a chat about wisdom teeth! I think I’m just sad because I can’t eat all the food!
So, unlike me, I hope that you can enjoy this quick & easy chocolate granola and that your teeth have full chomping capacity! Because we think that you’ll love our chocolate granola recipe! Remember, if you make a recipe, tag us on Instagram @thehomecookskitchen!
Quick and Easy Chocolate Granola
Ingredients
- 2 cups oats
- 1/2 cup almonds, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup coconut, shredded
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup pepitas
- 3 tbsp raw cacoa
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300F/150C
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and stir until fully coated with coconut oil and maple syrup.
- Spread granola evenly onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Cook for 20-30 minutes, use a spatula to toss halfway through cooking to ensure it cooks evenly.
- Allow to cool (it gets crunchier as it cools)
- Store in an air-tight container and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
chocolate granola for breakfast? yay or nay? have you ever had a wisdom tooth extraction?
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I adore homemade granola! And chocolate for breakfast? Yes, please! Looks like a tasty way to start the day!
It is so great hey Marlynn! i love granola, def can’t go past the chocolate though!
I am also off super hard and small foods that can get caught where I just pulled a tooth and I am also really missing granola. Yogurt just isn’t the same without that granola for texture! All the textures in this particular granola sound so nicely varied
oh it is the WORST! sorry to hear that! yeah i love the added crunch with yoghurt makes breakfast that much more interesting!
This post reminds me of my best friend’s dad, who eats granola and chocolate every morning for breakfast. What a delicious way to start your day!
yasss! i almos feel bad for eating chocolate so early, but it does have unrefined sugar in it sooooo!
These look so crunchy. I love homemade granola.
Hope your wisdom tooth area feels better.
ha ha me too! :/
me too isn’t it great 🙂
This would make a perfect breakfast for Valentine’s Day – It just looks so yummy!
oooo great idea Erin! chocolate and Valentine’s Day go perfectly together!
Amazing this chocolate granola looks! I love how quick and easy this recipe sounds! Can’t wait to make it and devour it. Thanks for this recipe! 🙂
it is SO quick and easy! that’s why I love it! whipped it up sunday and have breakfast for the whole week!
There are days when chocolate for breakfast is just what you want, and coco pops just isn’t an option. So this is a wonderful idea, still with the goodness of the nuts and seeds, so less guilt. Would be delicious served with berries and yogurt.
I feel for you not being able to enjoy the food you want with the tooth problem, I do hope it improves quickly for you.
omg ha ha they remind me SO much of coco pops! you’re australian? seriously, the milk goes all choclately when you’re finished SO good!
What a great looking breakfast!! I could sure go for one of these right now!!
thanks Felesha 🙂
This looks absolutely delicious. I love all the ingredients you used in this chocolate granola 🙂
thank you so much! it’s so quick and easy I love it!
This looks absolutely amazing! Homemade granola is the best!!
thanks Molly 🙂 it sure beats the store bought stuff!
Looks yummy! I think homemade granola is always better than storebought! :)M
totally agree!! love knowing exactly what’s in it!
I love this chocolate granola! So good! It’s like eating dessert for breakfast! And the pictures have come up so well! Start doing warm saline rinses to help your erupting wisdom tooth :). They really help!
aww thank you! ooo saline good idea,it’s gone down a lot thankfully!
Nothing better than homemade granola, this recipe looks and sounds amazing, love the touch of sunflower seeds
totally agree albert!!! thanks for stopping by!