This addicting mocha cherry granola has the HUGEST clusters ever and it's nearly impossible to stop eating it! It's so good on vanilla yogurt or straight off the baking sheet!
Prep Time 10minutes
Cook Time 50minutes
Total Time 1hour
Servings 6cups granola
Ingredients
3cupsold-fashioned rolled oats
1cupslivered almonds
1cupunsweetened shredded coconut
1/4cupunsweetened cocoa powder
1teaspoonground cinnamon
1tablespooninstant espresso powder
1/4cupcoconut sugaror brown sugar
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/2cupmelted coconut oil
1/2cupmaple syrup
1teaspoonvanilla extract
3/4cupdried chopped cherries
Instructions
Preheat oven to 300F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine oats, almonds, coconut, cocoa, cinnamon, espresso powder, sugar, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk oil, syrup, and vanilla until smooth. Pour over dry mixture and stir until just moistened.
Evenly spread granola mixture onto prepared baking sheet and pat flat with a spatula. Bake granola at 300F 45-50 minutes or golden and edges start to brown (do NOT stir granola while baking or afterwards) Let granola cool completely, then break granola into clusters and transfer to an airtight container and add dried cherries.