Double Chocolate Granola - crunchy chocolate oat clusters, sliced almonds, flakes of coconut, and best of all – a decadent chocolate coating. Sprinkled with raw sugar for even more crunch. Chocolate for breakfast? Yes, please!
What started out as a healthy breakfast turned into what I crave for dessert. This Double Chocolate Granola is super chocolatey and adds a sweet crunch to anything you sprinkle it on. Try it with my easy, homemade Korean banana milk or my homemade strawberry milk!
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Ways to eat
Layered in a parfait, sprinkled over a yogurt bowl, or in a bowl with milk - the possibilities are endless with this granola. I even love eating it by the handful as a snack.
- Layered in a parfait
- Sprinkled over a yogurt bowl
- In a bowl with milk
- By the handful
- Sprinkled over a smoothie bowl
- Mixed into ice cream
- As part of a trail mix
- Sprinkled over waffles or pancakes
- Sprinkled over fruit
Depending on how you’re going to serve this, you could stir in some dried fruit. Dried cherries would be fantastic. Or dried oranges – yum! I haven’t added dried fruit to the recipe because I often serve it with a fresh fruit. Like in a Raspberry Yogurt Parfait.
How to make Double Chocolate Granola
This recipe couldn’t be simpler:
- Combine the wet ingredients, cocoa, and brown sugar.
- Stir in the rest of the dry ingredients (except coconut and chocolate chips).
- Bake for about 30 minutes, stirring in the coconut in the last 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chips and raw sugar.
And enjoy! It’s so easy!
Here’s the magic to this recipe
You start out with a delicious homemade chocolate granola. (Which is so good I sometimes just eat it as is.)
When it comes out of the oven, you sprinkle chocolate chips over it and let it cool. The chocolate chips will become soft and melty from the heat of the granola, but they will keep their shape and solidify back to normal when they cool.
Now you have two options here. You can let the granola cool completely until the chocolate chips are hardened in which case you’ll have a chocolate – chocolate chip granola with chocolate chips fused into the clusters of granola.
Or, you can stir the softened chocolate chips into the granola, giving you puddles of chocolate throughout the granola and coating the clusters.
Both are amazing!
The final touch is a sprinkle of raw sugar for added crunch and sweetness. I sprinkle it on when the chocolate chips are still soft and melty, but not too warm. That way they stick to the chocolate without dissolving.
Why I love making my own granola
I love making my own granola. There are so many different flavor combinations and add-ins. You’re only limited by your imagination. Check out my post on Homemade Granola. It’s so easy to customize the:
- Oil – coconut, avocado, sunflower, canola, olive
- Sweetener – honey, maple syrup, agave, brown sugar
- Nuts and seeds
- Dried fruits
- Spices or other flavorings – chocolate! Or peanut butter, cinnamon
Quality granolas sell for a premium price. Homemade granola lets you control what ingredients you want to use at a much better price.
Recipe
Double Chocolate Granola
coconut, and best of all – a decadent chocolate coating.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup coconut oil (or other oil) 66g
- ⅓ cup honey 119g
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup brown sugar 99g
- ⅓ cup cocoa 25g
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups old fashioned oats 240g
- ½ cup sliced almonds 43g
- ½ cup shredded coconut (I use sweetened) 37g
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 275g
- Raw sugar or other coarse sugar to taste
Instructions
- Combine honey, coconut oil, vanilla, brown sugar, cocoa, and salt in a mixing bowl. Mix until combined.
- Stir in oats and almonds. Mix thoroughly until the oats are evenly covered.
- Put granola mixture on a non-stick baking sheet or a baking sheet covered with baking parchment.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for about 15 minutes.
- Add coconut to granola and stir gently.
- Bake another 15 minutes until granola is golden and fragrant.
- Remove from oven, sprinkle on chocolate chips.
- Either let cool without stirring if you want the chocolate chips to keep their shape, or stir the melted chocolate chips through the granola. Sprinkle on raw sugar to taste before chocolate completely sets.
- Let cool completely then break pieces of granola into clusters of desired size.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Layered in a parfait
- Sprinkled over a yogurt bowl
- In a bowl with milk
- By the handful
- Sprinkled over a smoothie bowl
- Mixed into ice cream
Nutrition
Enjoy, friends!
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Kelsey says
Excited to try this recipe! Is the cocoa sweetened or unsweetened?
Kelly says
Hi Kelsey! I used unsweetened cocoa.
Rina A. Meushaw says
Thank you! I made this a for my kids and they LOVED it! I halved the sugar and it was still great. I did blend the raspberry sauce well so there wouldn't be seeds. YUM! And so easy. Thank you so much for this terrific recipe.
Kelly says
So happy you liked it, Rina! Thanks so much!
Don Morrissey says
The recipe doesn’t give cocoa amount
Kelly says
Thanks for pointing that out, Don. It should be 1/3 cup cocoa.
marie johson says
I have always loved a good granola but nothing comes close to this excellent double chocolate granola. Thanks for this delicious recipe <3
Kelly says
Thanks so much, Marie!
mjskitchen says
Can I just say OMG!!!! This granola is absolutely awesome and I bet it is quite addicting. Too sweet for breakfast but what a great snack!
Kelly says
It's wonderful for a snack! Thanks so much, MJ!
sherry says
this looks so utterly delicious kelly! i could definitely eat it by the handful. and that parfait looks the bomb. cheers sherry
Kelly says
The raspberry parfait is coming up soon on the blog. I can't stop eating it! Thanks so much, Sherry!
Susan says
I love this! My mind is already spinning with ideas for your beautiful chocolate granola!
Kelly says
Oh Susan, I lie in bed at night, my mind spinning with ideas! I have to listen to an audiobook to make them quiet so I can sleep! Thanks so much!
John / Kitchen Riffs says
Gosh, this looks great. Definitely I'd make this for dessert. And of course would have the leftovers for breakfast. If there were any left. 🙂
Kelly says
It makes a perfect dessert, John. I keep it stocked in the fridge, along with some raspberry sauce. Thanks so much!
Marissa says
I love to make my own granola, savory and sweet, but have never made one with chocolate! So excited to try this!! For me it's an absolutely perfect ice cream topping! (Love creamy and crunchy together!)
Kelly says
Marissa, it's wonderful on ice cream! The contrasting textures is perfect! Thanks so much!
Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says
Mmmmm...CHOCOLATE!! I know I would find myself just munching on this plain hehehe. But this would totally be good on top of oatmeal...or ice cream. So many possibilities!
Kelly says
So many possibilities! Anywhere you'd like a sweet, chocolatey crunch. Thanks so much, Kelly!
Liz says
Oh, boy, now you've done it! I can never resist homemade granola and end up snacking on it all day long. But a chocolate version sounds even more incredible!!! It won't last long in my presence, LOL.
Kelly says
Homemade granola is the best, isn't it?! Thanks so much, Liz!
David Scott Allen says
Anyone who makes dessert for breakfast gets five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ in my book!
Kelly says
Yay! Haha! Thanks so much, David!