cacao granola

I love "my favorite muesli recipe" (see here) but this would be a close second. And after all variety is the spice of life! I love to eat this with a dollop of yogurt (recipe here) with a sprinkling of fresh berries or banana.  

chunky cacao granola

1/3 cup/50g hazelnuts 

1/3 cup/50g macadamia nuts

1 cups/75g coconut flakes

3 cups/300g oats (gluten free if necessary)

1 cup/200g buckinis (find them here)

1/3 cup honey/maple syrup

1/3 cup coconut oil

1 teaspoon vanilla (recipe here)

1/3 cup cacao (organic/fair trade if possible)

pinch Himalayan salt

METHOD

Preheat oven to 180 degrees

In a large bowl, combine oats, buckinins & coconut flakes. Roughly chop nuts and add to bowl.

In a saucepan over low heat melt oil, honey/maple syrup, vanilla, salt and cacao. Whisk until smooth.

Pour liquid over dry ingredients and mix until evenly coated.

Spread ingredients evenly into a large baking tray lined with baking paper and bake in oven for 15-20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes until toasted evenly.

Leave to cool and then place into an airtight container.

 NOTES

You can replace buckinis with buckwheat.