dessert granola featuring Olive and Sinclair chocolate

oats coated with a selection of Olive and Sinclair chocolate

mixing in the afternoon sunlight

look closely at all the rich goodness

Recipe adapted from Citrus and Candy here.

Chocolate Granola

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix well in large bowl:

250 g oats (approximately 2 3/4c)

50 g dried cranberries

25 g raisins

25 g pumpkin seeds

25 g unsweetened coconut

1 1/2 T cocoa powder

1/4 t cinnamon

pinch of salt

Chop and sit aside:

75 g chocolate

( I used a mixture of Olive and Sinclair cacao nib, 67%, coffee bean, and salt and pepper)

Heat in pan until sugar dissolves and butter melts:

63 g brown sugar

50 ml water

15 g butter

Remove from heat and add:

63 ml honey

1 t vanilla

Stir to mix wet ingredients well

Add the 75 g chopped chocolate and stir until chocolate is melted

Pour the wet mixture over the oat mixture; stir until oats are well coated with chocolate mixture.

Spread granola mixture on parchment lined baking sheet.

Bake for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.

Allow to cool, and store in the freezer.

dessert granola!