“Breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen and dinner like a pauper.” You may have heard this saying countless times over, and for me, I try and eat like a king at every meal, I love to eat! This is particularly true for breakfast, which hands down is my most favourite meal of every day. A nourishing breakfast is a great way to anchor your day and this homemade granola recipe filled with chocolate notes, coconut and pecan nuts is the perfect start.
Who said that you can’t have chocolate for breakfast? Er..nobody! OK, so it may not be conventional to have chocolate for breakfast, but there are no rules to say that you can’t. Rules are there to be broken anyway and it’s nice to push the boundaries every once in a while. Chocolate granola is definitely the way forward and makes a delicious treat in the morning too.
Chocolate for breakfast? Yes please! Get your morning chocolate fix with this healthier chocolate granola.
- 200 g rolled oats
- 4 tbsp rapeseed oil or melted coconut oil
- 4 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp ground flax seed
- 3 tbsp pecan nuts
- 3 tbsp shredded coconut
- 3 tbsp raisins
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Add the oats, oil, honey, cocoa powder and ground flax seed to a large bowl and stir through making sure that all of the oats are covered.
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Lay the covered oats on non-stick baking tray and bake for 20 minutes at 160 degrees, remembering to turn them halfway through the cooking process.
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Once cooked, take the granola out of the oven, allow to cool and firm up. When completely cool mix in the additional ingredients and try not to inhale the whole lot in one go.
Instead of using melted chocolate, which would make a huge mess, I opted for cocoa powder. The more cocoa powder you use the more bitter the granola becomes, so the amount you add really depends on how you take your chocolate. I added the raisins to help balance the bitterness, they add a natural sweetness and it works well.
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I love to eat like a king at every meal too! And this looks like a fab breakfast idea x
Hehe! It’s the best way to eat. 😀
Bet that is super tasty, I need to try this. May be the kiddies will love it too.
Kiddies definitely love it! 🙂
Kiddies love the chocolate!
Looks yummy! I will try out the granola for breakfast and let you know how it goes. Thanks for the idea and recipe
Fab! Let me know what you think.
I am not usually a fan of granola, I have tried many times but never really enjoyed it, this recipe on the other hand has everything I love and sounds amazing, am going to try this x
I hope this version converts you! 🙂
Oh wow this looks delicious! i wake up with such a sweet tooth so this would me perfect for me but healthy too!
Thanks! A healthier way to tame those sweet cravings in the morning.
Thank you! I have a major sweet tooth too.
Oh this looks amazing, I love pecan nuts and of course chocolate. Recipe doesn’t look to difficult so it’s something i would definitely try 🙂 x
Me too, I can’t stop snacking on them.
I do like the sound of this, I’ve never tried making granola but I do love it. Fab photos too.
Thanks Rebecca! It’s so easy to make your own.
I love anything pecan and I really like the idea of creating the granola with cocoa powder. It looks perfect x x
I’m a massive pecan fan too!
This definitely looks like an indulgent breakfast. I’m gradually trying to change my body clock to wake up earlier so I have time for a proper breakfast x
How is waking up earlier working for you?
I love making my own granola but haven’t tried a chocolate version before, it sounds (and looks) delicious! Definitely one to try!
Thanks Hannah! Making your own granola is great isn’t it.
Chocolate for breakfast?! Slivers of coconut?! When can I come over?
Anytime, Michelle!
This recipe sounds amazing!! And so simple to make - would love it with ice cream or yoghurt! x
I love it with yoghurt, but I bet the ice cream would be amazing!
Yum this look really tasty. A better option then the chocolate croissant i always get. xx
Ha! Chocolate croissants are tasty though.
This looks really tasty but I would need to find a way to make it slimming world friendly. I guess I could always syn it anyway x
Thank you! 🙂
How delicious does this look and so simple and quick to make too. I didn’t think you could make or made granola out of oats, where have I been living. I’m not normally a breakfast person either but with the natural chocolate in, I could be tempted x
Yay! I hope you give it a go.
This sounds like a lovely healthy recipe, I haven’t made granola before so will have too seeing as this looks so delicious!
It’s so easy to make, Melissa.
This looks delicious. I love fresh granola!
Thank you! 🙂
This looks absolutely delicious. I am going to try and make this over the weekend to indulge in!
Yay! Please let me know what you think.
oh my this looks amazing, ill be making this soon xo
Thank you!
Ooh this sounds tasty! I will definitely be making this¬