Gluten & Dairy Free Chocolate Protein Granola
The best thing about food blogging is that you get to create exactly what you have been craving, eat it al and then tell the world about it! Daniel and I have been on a granola kick for a few reasons…for one thing it’s delicious, secondly it can be eaten for breakfast or as an ice cream topper! thirdly it’s easy to make and lastly saves money in the long run! For me a bag of gluten free oats is about 4 to 5 dollars whereas a small bag of granola can be 6 to 8 dollars!
Not don’t get me wrong because I have definitely bought store bought granola, It’s delicious and I am a human being. So weather you are going to buy granola or make granola this week, great job! I mean it just seems to be the logical and best thing to always have granola on hand!
Anyways, I am getting a little carried away…For this granola what makes it protein granola is the addition of the pea protein & sun butter, which together contains about 50g of protein! Keep in mind that you can sub the sun butter for other kinds of nut butter and will vary the protein.
Thankfully the main goal of the granola is in tasting delicious, and it definitely accomplishes that!
P.S see if you can find me in the photo!
Ingredients
2 & 1/2 cups gluten-free oats
1/2 cup pea protein powder
1/4th cup coconut sugar
1/4th cup cocoa powder
1/4th cup chia seeds
1/4th cup unsweetened coconut
1 tsp fine Sea salt
2 tbsp Nut butter (I used SunButter)
1/3rd cup coconut oil
Optional (But highly recommend)
1/4th cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
preheat your oven to 350F and lightly grease a baking sheet
In a large bowl whisk together your dry ingredients until well combined.
Mix in your melted coconut oil and nut butter. This works best when you use a spatula.
Pour and smooth your mixture onto the baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
After ten minutes remove your granola from the oven and mix around the granola with a spatula. Flatten out the mixture and then put it in the oven for another 10 to 15 minutes.
when it’s done baking take out of the oven and move to a glass pie plate to cool. You do this so the bottom of your granola doesn’t burn while sitting in the baking sheet.
Once cooled sprinkle in 1/4th cup of mini chocolate chips if you like.
Store & enjoy!
