Nutty Chocolate Vegan Raw Granola (gluten-free)
A raw nutty and chocolatey vegan granola that's gluten-free. No oven or dehydrator is needed This granola is genuinely raw, it's made with whole-food ingredients, rich in fiber and plant protein.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp - 50 ml coconut oil
- 1/3 cup -70 grams peanut butter, almond butter or other nut butter I used peanut butter
- 1½ cups -160 grams fine rolled oats Or other grain of choice
- ¼ cup - 50 grams Soft Deglet dates, dark brown sugar or molasses sugar. Or other sugar or liquid sweetener of choice ( I used dates)
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp raw or toasted seeds of choice I used sunflower seeds
- 2 tbsp chopped nuts of choice I used walnuts
- 1 tbsp Chia seeds
- 2 tbsp chopped dark chocolate
- Pinch ( teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
- If your coconut oil is solid, let it sit at room temperature overnight, or until it softens.
- Or place the container in a bowl with 2 or 3 inches of warm (not hot) water for about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Add the softened coconut oil, nut butter and dates or brown sugar into a large mixing bowl and blend together well.
- Chop the dark chocolate
- Add 1/2 of the oats, all of the cocoa powder, nuts and seeds, Chia seeds and salt.
- Combine everything until all the dry ingredients are evenly coated in the nut butter and coconut oil.
- Keep stirring until the mixture holds together.
- Add the remaining oats or other grain and the dark chocolate and mix well. There will be some clumps in the mixture.
- For a firmer, crunchier texture, place the bowl in the refrigerator for about 20–30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- *NUTRITION VALUES