Chunky Chocolate Cherry Homemade Granola

Granola is one of those things that I just cant have enough of. I literally used to buy bags of granola from the store any time that I saw it was on sale and keep a stash at home. I mean granola is expensive with a capital E. But why?! Most granolas are just oats, nuts and seeds. I mean, I get it, sure, nuts are expensive which likely drives the cost up. But, you can totally buy nuts in bulk which makes them cheaper. And then, you can make granola at home for a fraction of the price. The other components are typically oats butter or oil, and a liquid sweetener, which tend to be very inexpensive. However, if they aren’t inexpensive, you can usually buy ingredients in bulk which helps cut costs.

My point of all of this? You can make granola at home, and for seriously a fraction of the price! There are a lot of factors that lend themselves to the high prices of store bought granola. And I totally get it – store bought granola’s are tasty. I definitely still pick up a bag now and then because ya gotta splurge sometimes! But the smell and taste of homemade granola is just unbeatable. Once you make it once it’s hard to stop… believe me.

By making homemade granola, I save myself a few bucks, and always have a batch either in the oven or on my counter ready for use! I toss homemade granola on yogurt, pancakes, in a bowl with milk, or just straight in my mouth from the container I store it in! The ways you can use granola are endless, and that’s the beauty of it! Can’t wait to see how you put yours to good use. 🙂 If you’re looking for more homemade granola recipes, see below for some of my other favorites!

A Few Other Favorite Granola Recipes

Chunky Chocolate Cherry Homemade Granola

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Recipe by Lindsey Goldschmidt Difficulty: Easy

Servings

1

batch

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

25

minutes

Total time

0

minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Rolled Oats

• 1/2 Cup Walnuts – chopped or whole

• 1/3 Cup Dried Cherries

• 3 Tbsp Unsalted Butter

• 2 & 1/2 Tbsp Maple Syrup

• 1 Tbsp Cocoa Powder

• 1/2 Tsp Sea Salt

• 2 Tbsp Dark chocolate Chips

Directions

• Begin by preheating the oven to 315 degrees Fahrenheit and lining a baking pan with parchment paper or a silpat mat. Set aside.
• Next, melt the butter and add to a large mixing bowl with maple syrup and cocoa powder. Mix until well combined.
• To the same mixing bowl, add oats, walnuts, dried cherries and sea salt. Stir until all of the dry ingredients are coated in the wet mixture of butter and cocoa.
• Add the granola to your prepared pan, and spread into one even layer. Make sure the granola is all touching, though, which is what will give us the chunks after it is baked.
• Bake for 25 minutes. Once done, remove your granola from the oven and top with chocolate chips. Let your granola cool completely before breaking it into pieces.
• Once your granola is completely cooled, break into chunks and enjoy!

Notes

• Store granola in an airtight container for up to a week.d