Chocolate Granola Bark
 
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A chewy, crunchy, satisfying granola recipe with a hint of dark chocolate and cinnamon.
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Recipe type: Snacks
Cuisine: american
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Old Fashioned Oats
  • ½ cup sunflower seeds
  • ½ cup slivered almonds
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped
  • ½ cup Craisins
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • 2 oz dark chocolate, chopped (I used Lindt sweet dark chocolate)
  • Optional: 1 scoop vanilla or chocolate flavored whey protein powder
  • Optional: 2 T. flax seed
  • Optional: 2 T. wheat germ
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1 T. cinnamon
  • 2 T. Karo syrup (you can substitute honey or agave nectar)
  • 1 T. maple syrup
  • 5 T. butter
  • 2 T. milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, mix the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, pecans, craisins, raisins, chocolate and optional ingredients.
  3. In a saucepan, melt butter over medium high heat, then stir in brown sugar, Karo or honey, maple syrup, cinnamon, butter and milk. Bring to a rolling boil, then boil for approximately 1-2 minutes longer.
  4. Remove from heat and add vanilla flavoring.
  5. Pour wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
  6. Spread out onto well-greased (or parchment lined) cookie sheet.
  7. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees, then cool and store in an airtight container.
  8. For regular granola, leave out the chocolate. Add shredded coconut or peanut butter for variations.
Recipe by Beth Bryan at https://bethbryan.com/2013/04/homemade-chocolate-granola-bark/