Homemade Grain Free Granola With Dark Chocolate and Cherry

Grain-free granola recipe delicious combonation of nuts, coconut, dried cherries and chocolate and is naturally sweetened.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword grain free granola

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 45

Total Time 50

Servings

Calories 700kcal

4 cups of a variety of nuts chopped coarsely (I have used walnuts, cashews, almonds, pecans and brazil nuts.)
8 ounces organic shredded unsweetened coconut
6 ounces organic coconut flakes
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup melted coconut oil
4 tablespoons cacao powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup organic dark chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Place all nuts in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped.
Heat coconut oil in a medium saucepan until melted.
Add in honey and stir until combined.
Pour liquid into a large bowl.
Add in chia seeds, salt and cacao. Stir to combine.
Add in the nuts, shredded coconut and flaked coconut.
Spread out in a thin layer on a large baking sheet.
Toast at 300 for approximately 30-45 minutes until lightly browned, stirring halfway through the bake time.
Allow it to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Toss in dried fruit and dark chocolate chips.

Measure your oil before measuring your honey. This will make the honey slip right out of the measuring cup.
There are so many ways to make this recipe, make sure to check them out below.
You can process the nuts as finely or as chunky as you like. One of my kids complains when she can find any nuts, so I grind mine pretty fine. If you want your cereal to have a little more texture, you can leave the nuts larger.
To make sure it bakes evenly, make sure not to crowed the pan. Usually, I will use two pans to bake this recipe.