Gluten Free Almond Joy Granola Recipe
Gluten Free Almond Joy Granola is great for snacking or breakfast. You'll be addicted!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Coconut Oil 112 grams
- 3/4 cup Honey 240 grams
- 1/2 cup Dutch Processed Cocoa Or Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa Powder, 58 grams
- 1/4 cup Coconut Sugar Or granulated sugar, 50 grams
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon Pure Almond Extract
- 4 1/2 cups Rolled Oats Use certified gluten-free oats if needed, 440 grams
- 1/2 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips Chopped, use dairy-free chocolate chips if needed, 90 grams
- 1/2 cup Chopped Almonds 55 grams
- 1/2 cup Roasted Coconut Chips 40 grams
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F and line a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper.
- In a large saucepan, melt the coconut oil. Stir in the honey, cocoa powder, sugar and salt and bring to a simmer. Depending on the type of honey you use, it may take 2-3 minutes of stirring for the mixture to come together well.
- Remove from the heat and add in the vanilla and almond extract.
- Working quickly, add in the oats and make sure to evenly coat them with the chocolate mixture.
- Spread the mixture evenly over the prepared baking tray.
- Bake for 15 minutes, stirring after every 5 minutes.
- Remove the tray from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes. It should harden a little during that time. Stir in the chocolate chips and make sure that the granola is well coated in the melted chocolate.
- Let the granola cool completely, about 2 hours, and then stir in the chopped almonds and coconut chips.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.
Nutrition
Calories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 2gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 111mgFiber: 2gSugar: 27g
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