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Chocolate Strawberry Granola is healthy enough to eat for breakfast, but it’s so delicious you’ll want to have it for dessert too! This simple and easy granola recipe is gluten-free, vegan, and refined sugar-free, and it’s loaded with chocolate & strawberry flavor.
***2017 Update*** You guys have probably noticed I’ve been updating a lot of older recipes with new photos! This is another one of those – this Chocolate Strawberry Granola was posted last year and has become a major favorite of mine and for lots of you. It’s beyond easy and always satisfying. I love it with yogurt or almond milk and berries, or just as a snack.
As usual, I’ve left the words in the post the same as when it was originally posted for nostalgia’s sake…even though it was a little brutal reliving my LASIK experience in this post 😂 thank goodness that was over a year ago! Scroll down for the recipe, and enjoy! :)
Chocolate and strawberries can always make me feel better. The richness of the chocolate paired with the fruity sweetness of strawberries…I can never get enough of it, and it’s definitely one of my favorite flavor combinations.
But, because of that, I haven’t been baking, or on my computer really at all. But, I have been snacking on this chocolate strawberry granola. I know I just posted this chai spice granola recipe not too long ago, but I couldn’t hold on to this recipe and not share it with you guys!
Since these chocolate-dipped strawberry chocolate chip cookies and these chocolate covered strawberry brownies, I’ve been sort of obsessing over chocolate + strawberry everything. When the idea for chocolate strawberry granola came into my head, it wouldn’t leave until it had been made. I’ve been snacking on freeze-dried strawberries all the time lately. So, I knew they would be the perfect addition to the granola. They have the fruity taste I want but without the moisture from fresh strawberries.
This Chocolate Strawberry Granola, like all of my granola recipes, is simple to put together and can be in your oven in less than ten minutes. It’s got all the chocolate goodness you could want because we’ve got chocolate two ways!
We mix cocoa powder into the wet ingredients and then bake the granola until nice and crispy. While the granola is still warm from the oven, we sprinkle dark chocolate to melt on top and then stir it in to coat the granola. Once the granola cools, you’ll have big, gorgeous chunks of chocolatey granola. And once we add the freeze-dried strawberries, it’s bursting with strawberry flavor!
This chocolate strawberry granola is both gluten-free and vegan. I love eating it on top of some yogurt with fresh berries for breakfast. But it’s also a perfect snack just on its own. You may even find yourself having a handful as a guilt-free dessert treat. Enjoy!
How to store granola
Once the coconut granola is completely cool, transfer to an airtight container for storage. I like storing my granola in a large, airtight jar. Any airtight container will work, though.
The granola will be good at room temperature for about 2 weeks, or in the refrigerator for up to 2 months. You can also freeze the granola for about 4 months.
Get more granola goodness…
- Chocolate Coconut Paleo Granola
- Banana Almond Butter Grain-Free Granola
- Chocolate Banana Granola (Gluten Free + Vegan)
- Orange Ginger Grain-Free Granola
Chocolate Strawberry Granola
Ingredients
- 4 cups gluten-free rolled oats
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup freeze-dried strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the rolled oats and sliced almonds. In a measuring cup, whisk together the coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, and kosher salt.
- Pour over the granola mixture and stir until all of the dry ingredients are coated. Spread the granola in an even layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet and press down with a spatula or your hands.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through to help the granola bake evenly. When it is browned and feels dry to the touch, remove from the oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Let sit for about 2 minutes until chocolate chips have melted, and stir in the chocolate chips to coat the granola (your hands are the best tool to get all the granola covered). Add in the freeze dried strawberries and stir to combine.
- Let the granola cool completely without disturbing to let clusters form. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.
I’m glad you can see now! Isn’t it strange when random things like that happen during procedures? When I got my wisdom teeth taken out the dentist cracked my tooth next to it! (I have secretly always thought maybe he started pulling the wrong tooth and then realized) hahaha!
But chocolate makes everything better!
Wow I can’t believe that, haha! Ya I’m just glad I didn’t read about the things that could go wrong before the surgery or I would’ve totally freaked myself out, haha!
I’ve thought about getting that done before. After a while glasses and contacts get really annoying! Glad you’re feeling better! I love the chocolate strawberry combo in this granola. They are perfect together.
You certainly earned this granola and then some! So sorry you had such a trial…not fun! But so happy you’re back at it and can see in the morning without contacts! Yayay! Loving the addition of the freeze dried berries, my friend!
Thank you Annie! I’m glad the worst is over :)
My goodness, this is my kind of granola! I can never have too many strawberries and could snack on this all day long.
I’m sorry about your LASIK difficulties, but glad the surgery results are good! I had it done many years ago and have been so happy! This granola would be one amazing way to start the day — I love chocolate and strawberry!
Eeekk!! I don’t deal well with medical stuff like that! But I’m so glad to hear that otherwise the surgery went well and you are on the mend!! And of course this granola sounds fantastic – chocolate + strawberry is the best!
How exciting that you are seeing as hoped after your surgery, I hope you continue to heal well after the initial miss hap. Loving this chocolate strawberry granola, if this were in my house I would be munching on it all day long one handful at a time. Take care, rest as you need it!
Oh my goodness, I’m so glad to hear that the actual surgery part went okay and you are recovering well. And this granola is gorgeous! Love the chocolate and strawberry combo!
Made this last night and it is *delicious*. Thanks for being obsessed with chocolate and strawberry – it’s my favorite too : ) (And I had LASIK a few years ago and had to go back in for a ‘touch-up’… the things people never tell you might happen!!).
So glad you like it, Stephanie! More chocolate + strawberry recipes to come, I’m sure :)
Chocolate granola is one of my favourite things, and I love the freeze dried strawberries in it, that would be amazing! Hope your eye feels better soon – that’s not fun at all. I had Lasik done 6 years ago and I still think it’s amazing to be able to see when I wake up in the morning. So awesome!