Chocolate Quinoa Cluster Granola (Gluten Free + Vegan)
Packed with protein-rich quinoa and sweetened with maple syrup, this Chocolate Quinoa Cluster Granola will have you jumping out of bed in the mornings!
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 332kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa rinsed
- 1 cup pecans or walnuts chopped
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar*
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup coconut oil melted
- ⅔ cup maple syrup or honey
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
- ½ cup dried fruit chopped dates, dried cherries, raisins, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 °F and line a baking tray with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together all of the dry ingredients, from the quick oats to the sugar.
- In a smaller bowl, whisk together the liquid coconut oil and maple syrup until combined.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir until all the dry mixture has been coated with the oil and maple syrup.
- Pour the granola onto your prepared baking tray and, using damp hands, press the mixture into a flat, even, thin layer.
- Bake the granola for 20 minutes. Removed the granola from the oven and use a spatula to flip the granola over in sections.
- Return the granola back to the oven and bake for another 13-18 more minutes, watching carefully towards the end to ensure it doesn't burn.
- Remove the granola from the oven and sprinkle the mini chocolate chips and dried fruit evenly overtop. Allow the granola to cool and harden completely before breaking it into pieces and storing it in an airtight container.
Notes
*If you want a less-sweet or refined sugar free granola, feel free to omit the extra sugar.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 55mg | Potassium: 307mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 2mg