About this Chocolate Chip Granola
This chocolate chip granola treads the line between dessert and breakfast, but most granola recipes do. If you’re eating a normal-ish diet, granola isn’t really something you would typically want to fill an entire cereal bowl with. (But hey, if you do, I’m not judging.) I like granola for a small afternoon snack in a 1/2 cup or so portion, or sprinkled on top of yogurt. If we’re leaning more towards dessert, I love it sprinkled on top of ice cream. This granola is especially good with milk added. The milk rehydrates the freeze-dried strawberries, making them soft and flavorful, perfectly complementing the crunchy granola. If you like the strawberry/chocolate combination (who doesn’t?), try strawberry chocolate chip muffins. I flavor this chocolate chip granola with cinnamon (is it even granola without cinnamon?), cardamom, and coconut. I love the chewy texture the coconut adds to the granola, but if you’re not a fan, feel free to leave it out. I love the subtle flavor of the cardamom with the strawberries, but if it’s not a spice you keep stocked in your pantry, you’re still going to love this chocolate chip granola without it.
Make this granola your own
Don’t have or don’t like coconut oil? Substitute canola oil or vegetable oil. Want to make it vegan? Use maple syrup instead of honey and choose vegan chocolate chips. Prefer milk chocolate to semisweet? Use milk chocolate chips! Try a different freeze-dried fruit in place of the strawberries – raspberries, blueberries, or peaches would be terrific! Add some protein and crunch to your granola with nuts or seeds. I love slivered almonds, chopped walnuts, or sunflower seeds in granola. Can’t get enough chocolate? Me neither! Try adding 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder in with the dry ingredients for double the chocolate!
Storage Directions
Store granola in an airtight container at room temperature. Make sure to cool completely before covering container to prevent steam from forming inside the container. It will make the granola soggy and spoil faster.
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