cocoa granola

Cocoa Granola(10 servings) 1/2 c. serving cal. 175
4 and 1/2 cups old fashioned or quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup honey
3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients until all of the oats are moist and the mixture looks even.Spread the mixture evenly over a large cookie sheet or two smaller cookie sheets.Bake in the center of the oven for 30 minutes, stirring the granola every 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven.Optional: At this point when the granola is still warm, you can mix in extra ingredients like a 1/4 cup of raisins or other dried fruit.Let the granola cool completely before serving or storing.Optional: When the granola is completely cool, you could stir in 1/4 cup of mini chocolate chips for Double Cocoa Granola. Just make sure the cereal is cool or you end up with a melty mess. Trust me. Store well for 3 weeks in an air-tight container.This is a nice granola to have as a cereal with milk. It's also a terrific snack. Try adding mini chocolate chips at at the end to make Double Cocoa Granola.


I do not know about everyone else but I really like chocolate stuff. anything I can find. now this is not as good as a bar of Swiss extra dark chocolate but it was not bad in my yogurt this morning. my calories is with out any of the the options. I think it would be really good with raisins or some organic dark chocolate pieces in it.
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