Coconut Flake and Cocoa Nib Granola
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup real honey
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 tbs molasses
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 cups Rolled Oats
- ½ cup cocoa nibs
- ½ cup coconut flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F
- In a large mixing bowl add oats and cocoa nibs. Set aside until wet mixture is ready.
- Coconut flakes will be added in the last 10 minutes of baking! (This is to not burn the coconut flakes but slightly toast the coconut.)
- In a heavy-bottom saucepan add the honey, coconut sugar, butter, molasses, cinnamon, and salt. Stir to combine all ingredients. Heat the saucepan on medium-high heat and stir as needed with a wooden spoon or a high heat-resistant spatula until the mixture boils.
- Then, add the boiled wet mixture to the dry bowl of oats and cocoa nibs. Fold wet and dry ingredients until all the dry ingredients are fully coated with the thick sticky wet mixture.
- Next, spread the combined mixture onto a clean unlined half sheet pan (17.9"x12.9"x1"). Spread the mixture to an even layer. (If your sheet pan has stains or has a build-up on it, put down a piece of parchment paper on the sheet pan. Then add the mixture on top of the parchment paper).
- Bake granola for 25 minutes-every 5 to 10 minutes take the granola out of the oven and stir the granola completely. Then re-spread the granola to an even layer. In the last 10 minutes of baking, add in coconut flakes and mix throughout the granola evenly. Re-spread granola and finish baking. *Bake times are a recommendation and basic guidelines as ALL ovens may vary in temperature or bake a bit differently. Some ovens may need less time and some ovens may need more time.*
- After the total bake time is complete, take the granola out of the oven. If you want granola to have individual pieces and to be easy to pour, stir the granola immediately when it comes out of the oven and stir again in 10 minutes. If you want large clusters of granola, don't stir the granola when taking it out of the oven for the last time. Instead, leave the granola to cool and then break it apart into clusters once cool. Again, if you want individual granola pieces you must stir the granola as soon as it comes out of the oven.
- Once the granola is cool, add it to an airtight storage container. I prefer to use a glass jar with a lid.
Servings: 6