Cocoa Cherry Granola

This family pleasing granola is so chocolatey and maple sweet, your kids will rave that they are eating dessert for breakfast!

 

Cocoa Cherry Granola

Serves 6

Ingredients:

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• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup

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• 1 Rodelle Vanilla Bean, split and scraped

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• 3 cups rolled oats (not quick cooking or instant)

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• 1/4 cup Rodelle Baking Cocoa

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• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

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• 1/2 cup shredded, unsweetened coconut

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• 1/2 cup slivered almonds

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• Pinch of salt

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• 1/2 cup dried cherries

Directions:

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1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

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2. Pour the oil into a 9×13-inch baking dish. Heat in the oven for about 10 minutes.

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3. In a small pot over medium heat, warm the maple syrup. Stir in the vanilla bean and its seeds.

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4. Bring to a simmer and simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and set aside.

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5. Add oats and cocoa, stirring to combine. Spread on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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6. Thoroughly stir in the oats and cocoa and bake until toasted, about 10 minutes.

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7. Stir in the coconut, almonds and salt and bake for 5 minutes.

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8. Remove the vanilla bean from the warm honey and pour over the oat mixture. Add the cherries and toss to coat the mixture.

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9. Bake for about 10 minutes, stirring once or twice. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack, stirring once or twice until cooled completely.

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10. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Cook’s note: We used a Rodelle Vanilla Bean and Rodelle Baking Cocoa in this recipe. Visit the Rodelle Kitchen for more amazing baking ingredients and a chance to win a KitchenAid Mixer and Rodelle Baking Essentials Gift Basket.

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