Description
Crunchy homemade granola packed with toasted oats, nuts, dark chocolate, and bright freeze-dried strawberries for a sweet and satisfying breakfast or snack.
Ingredients
3 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped
1 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup avocado oil or melted coconut oil
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup freeze-dried strawberries, roughly crushed
1/2 cup dark chocolate chunks
1/2 cup dark chocolate, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine rolled oats, chopped pecans, sliced almonds, shredded coconut, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
- Add honey, oil, and vanilla extract, stirring until evenly coated.
- Spread mixture evenly onto the prepared baking sheet, pressing lightly for clusters.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes, stirring halfway through, until golden brown.
- Allow granola to cool completely on the baking sheet.
- Once cooled, stir in freeze-dried strawberries and dark chocolate chunks.
- Drizzle melted dark chocolate over the granola and refrigerate until set.
- Break into clusters and store in an airtight container.
Notes
Let granola cool completely before storing to maintain crunch.
Press mixture firmly before baking for larger clusters.
Substitute maple syrup for honey to make it vegan.
Store at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
