This was super good. There's a lot of chocolate flavor throughout which plays really well with the cinnamon. The peanut butter isn't that noticeable, but it does add a little nuance if you closely examine the flavors in your mouth. As others suggested in the comments, I reduced the brown sugar to 1/4 cup. It's still very sweet, but not overpoweringly so. It you're looking for a chocolate granola to act as a cereal or a snack, I really recommend this one. (This recipe was submitted in 2014. It was tested and photographed in June 2014.)





How To Make Dee's Dark Chocolate Granola

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray a 13x9 pan (with aluminum foil) with cooking or baking spray. OR use parchment paper.

In a bowl mix oatmeal, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.

In a small pot on LOW heat melt brown sugar, peanut butter, butter, honey and vanilla and continuously stir until well combined. Be careful not to burn sugar.

Once properly mixed, add to oatmeal mixture. Use a spatula if necessary, you want to get all of the wet ingredients incorporated.

Once mixed well with oatmeal mixture, add dark chocolate chips and fold in. (At this time add optional ingredients if necessary.)

Pour mixture in pan. Pat down and spread evenly.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until it has browned nicely.

If you want bars, cut with a pizza cutter immediately after removal from oven, as the granola should have a minimum of 25 minutes to set.

After the granola has cooled, remove it from the pan and break it into clusters. Enjoy!








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Overall Average Rating = 5 (out of 5)

Based on 4 votes.

From Big Food

Rating (out of 5):

Super cool! I loved it!

Comment submitted: 8/24/2017 (#20390)



From ppowell

What is the calorie count?

Comment submitted: 12/2/2014 (#19133)



From TheDavids

Rating (out of 5):

I thought it was terrific. I accidentally did not add the honey and it was still plenty sweet. Husband and son liked it too.

Comment submitted: 6/12/2014 (#18898)



From scarlet_aes (Team Breakfast Member)

Rating (out of 5):

Above commenter mentioned you couldn't cut into bars, but I didn't consider this a recipe for bars, but for homemade "cereal" with milk. I agree that this recipe should have A LOT LESS sugar. Way too sweet. I'm not sure this would be under "healthy" in my definition, but it's certainly could made made healthy with a few personal touches. Whole idea is to make this into a cereal. Can be sweetened with other options depending on your family's preference. Would be good with coconut & flax seed also.

Comment submitted: 10/3/2010 (#11325)



From tyutzy (Team Breakfast Member)

Rating (out of 5):

My kids love it! I only used 1/4 c. brown sugar, and I used mini chips instead of the dark chocolate. I included the nuts, chopped up, and seeds. It didn't work well to cut into bars though. It just fell apart.

Comment submitted: 8/5/2010 (#11013)

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