Dee's Dark Chocolate Granola Recipe
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Dee's Dark Chocolate Granola

By: CusineLover 
"I love food and creating new recipes. My Dark Chocolate Granola was created by myself and is great to snack on besides chips or cookies. Hope you like!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (29)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons butter flavored spread (such as I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spread)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups oats (such as Quaker Oats®)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®) (optional)
  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Melt together the brown sugar, peanut butter, honey, butter flavored spread, and vanilla extract in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until well combined; remove from heat.
  3. Combine the oats, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Pour the brown sugar mixture into bowl; stir well to combine. Stir in the chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and almonds. Spoon into the prepared pan; pat down and spread evenly.
  4. Bake in preheated oven until browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

Footnotes

  • Cook's Note
  • Fresh and/or organic ingredients work the best! Enjoy!

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 249 | Total Fat: 8.8g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2010 by flouronthefloor   view full review
This is absolutely amazing. I already have to make another batch. I made two changes: I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2010 by Sarah Jo   view full review
Very good. I used vegetable oil instead of butter spread and I baked the ingredients in the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2010 by Alison   view full review
Very good start! I used olive oil instead of the butter flavoured spread, I used a mixture of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2010 by jenny27   view full review
Wow! This is exactly the chocolate granola recipe I've been looking for. I high recommend...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2010 by Mom's Binky   view full review
Wow, this is amazing stuff! I made as recommended, except with real butter and no...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2011 by CookinArgentina Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I made a big batch to take to camp and everyone loved it. Thanks!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2010 by Autumn Star   view full review
I did this with about 1/3 cup pecans instead of almonds, no craisins, and real butter. Those...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2010 by luv2cook   view full review
I haven't tried this yet but it's similar to another granola bar from AR. Will definitely try...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2010 by for the love of CHOCOLAT...   view full review
I used NUTELLA instead of PEANUT BUTTER. I used Land o' Lakes light butter. Really good!...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2010 by choclatpudn   view full review
This is absolutely the best recipe, it reminds me of the no bake cookies, but this has more...

 

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