If you like granola that is full of nuts, clustery, and chunky, this GRAIN FREE CHOCOLATE GRANOLA RECIPE is for you! We’ve been going through a batch of this per week, cause it’s that snackable and addicting.
Besides from being great to snack on, it’s also delicious with almond milk, or with some yogurt and fresh berries. Andddd if for some crazy reason you don’t like eating chocolate for breakfast, this would also make the perfect post dinner bite / treat.
Paleo Grain Free Granola Recipe
- Refined sugar free – sweetened with coconut sugar and your favorite bar of dark chocolate.
- Paleo – made without gluten or grains, the base of this recipe is a mix of paleo friendly nuts including walnuts, pumpkin seeds, cashews, almonds, sunflower seeds, and pecans.
- Made with chocolate – so to keep paleo, you just need to make sure your chocolate bar is refined sugar free. Some refined-sugar free chocolate bar options I love include Hu Chocolate, Loving Earth Chocolate, and Eating Evolved Chocolate.
Why I love this Grain Free Granola Recipe
- Easy to make
- Nutty
- Chocolate-y
- Grain Free
- The biggest chunks – perfect for snacking!
- Paleo and refined sugar free
How to make this Grain Free Chocolate Granola
- In a food processor – add pecans, walnuts, almond slices, cashews, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and coconut. Pulse for 4-5 times until pieces are roughly the same size (~corn kernel size). Set aside in large mixing bowl.
- In a small saucepan – add water, coconut sugar, raw nut butter and oil. Bring to a low boil on medium heat.
- Remove from heat – stir in vanilla extract and chopped chocolate pieces until melted.
- Pour liquid over nuts in large mixing bowl and stir to combine. Sprinkle salt over mixture and toss again.
- Spread and press mixture to an even ½” thickness on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 275 degrees for 45 minutes. Cool completely before breaking apart into chunks.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
If you’re looking for more breakfast recipes with chocolate, these Chocolate Coconut Cauliflower Oats or this Chocolate Peanut Butter Chia Seed Pudding would be a great recipes to try out next. Or, if you’re trying to meal prep for the week, one of my personal favorite recipes is this Banana Coconut Cream Pie Baked Oatmeal or if you want another granola recipe, this Cinnamon Spice Coconut Granola is also perfection 🙂
As always, would love to hear from you if you give this recipe a try! Rate the recipe, leave a comment, tag me on Instagram (@themindfulhapa) – all greatly appreciated!!
Ingredients
- ½ cup raw pecan pieces
- ½ cup Raw walnut pieces
- ½ cup raw sunflower seeds
- ½ cup raw pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup raw almond slices
- ½ cup raw cashew pieces
- ½ cup raw unsweetened coconut shavings
- 2 tbsp neutral vegetable oil I used sunflower seed oil
- ¼ cup RAW cashew or almond butter needs to be raw since this gets baked!
- ⅓ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 3oz bar 85% dark chocolate chopped coarsely
- ½ tsp vanilla
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
- In a food processor, add pecans, walnuts, almond slices, cashews, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and coconut shavings.
- Process briefly until largest nut pieces are at most corn sized ( 4-5 pulses). Pour nut mixture into a large mixing bowl and set aside.
- In a small saucepan, add water, coconut sugar, raw nut butter and oil. Bring to a low boil on medium heat.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract and chopped chocolate pieces until melted.
- Pour liquid over nuts in mixing bowl. Toss together until well mixed. Sprinkle salt over mixture and toss again.
- Spread and press mixture to an even ½” thickness, on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 275 degrees for 45 minutes. Cool completely before breaking apart into chunks. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
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Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
As long as if it is kept in an airtight container it should be good for 2-3 weeks! – Casey
This looks so good!What a great healthy breakfast meal prep for the family!
Thank you, Suzanne! Hope you try and love it! – Casey
This looks yummy! I love nuts but I’m not a fan of nut butter. What can I use instead? Can I omit?
Hi Susan! Unfortunately you can’t omit as it is what helps the clusters form in the granola recipe! If you use cashew butter the flavor will also be less noticeable! &Honestly the flavor gets covered by the addition of the dark chocolate bar 🙂 – Casey