Lately as I have been walking up and down the cereal and breakfast aisles of the grocery store, I've noticed that granola has become pretty expensive. Originally I believed it was because it contained almonds, but there actually aren't that many in a bag of granola. I had been wanting to make my own for quite a while, and now that I have, I've realized how simple and cheap it is! The best thing about making your own granola is that you can control the ingredients and how much oil you add to your mixture. This granola is great on yogurt, in cereals, and even just by itself. I must warn you...it is fairly addicting! (Probably because I added chocolate chips). Enjoy =)
Homemade Chocolate Chip Coconut Granola
Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
5 Tbsp Coconut Oil
1/2 Cup Honey
3-4 Tsp Cinnamon
Sprinkle of Salt
Handful of Almonds
1/4 Cup Coconut Flakes
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 250F.
2. Add brown sugar, coconut oil, and honey to a pan and place on stove over medium-low heat until melted.
3. Combine oats, cinnamon, salt, almonds, and half of the coconut flakes in a bowl.
4. Slowly pour your melted mixture over the dry ingredients until they begin sticking together. Try and avoid pouring too much of the melted mixture because you do not want them fully coated, just enough to become sticky.
5. Spray non-stick cooking spray onto a baking sheet and spread granola evenly onto the pan.
6. Bake for a total of 45 minutes and take out of the oven in 15 minute intervals to flip the granola.
7. When the granola is golden brown (and your place smells divine), take it out of the oven and sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Right after, place granola in the refrigerator (This will allow the chocolate chips to adhere to the granola but still stay in chip-form).
8. Once granola has cooled, remove it from the refrigerator and break it up into pieces. Add an extra sprinkle of chocolate chips or coconut flakes and dig in!
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