Chocolate Granola

Name: Chocolate Granola
Yield: Makes about 9 cups
Ingredients: ½ cup, vegetable oil; ⅓ cup, maple syrup; ⅓ cup (1 ounce), unsweetened cocoa powder; ⅓ cup packed (2⅓ ounces), light brown sugar; 4 teaspoons, vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon, table salt; 5 cups (15 ounces), old-fashioned rolled oats; 2 cups (8 ounces), walnuts, chopped; 6 ounces, bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped

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Granola consisting of plain sweetened oats, nuts, and fruit is a standard in cereal bowls or atop yogurt, but it doesn't always excite us to eat breakfast. Chocolate granola, on the other hand, will make a morning person out of anyone.

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SERVESMakes about 9 cups

TIME1 hour, plus 1 hour cooling

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Everything Chocolate

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We knew simply stirring in chocolate to regular granola wouldn't do for this recipe: We whisked ⅓ cup of cocoa powder into the wet ingredients (maple syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, salt, and vegetable oil) that coat and clump the clusters bef...

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