Chocolate. Hazelnut. Spread.

The inventor of Nutella was a genius.

The nutty flavor combined with chocolate tastes like heaven in your mouth.

Since I’ve been cutting back on refined sugar I just HAD to try some of the “Nutella” alternative recipes you see popping up everywhere. So far I haven’t found a perfect dupe yet. The consistency combined with its flavor is just unique. But it did led me to buying a whole lot of hazelnuts.

So when I wanted to make a batch of granola I came across my stash of hazelnuts.

And that’s when a lightbulb went off.

What if I make Chocolate Hazelnut GRANOLA?

This recipe is a mix of “nutola” and granola. Half nuts and half oats. I used gluten free oats in my recipe so my GF-BF can enjoy it too.

I used hazelnuts with their ‘skins’ but this gives the granola a slightly bitter flavor. So feel free to use skinless hazelnuts!

Instead of refined sugar I used maple syrup to sweeten this granola. Make sure to use the dark, ‘real’ kind. Maple syrup contains minerals and anti-oxidants that make it a better choice over table sugar any day.

If you have a very sweeth tooth you can use 1/2 cup of maple syrup instead of 1/4 cup.

I decided to keep the other ingredients fairly simple to really make the toasted hazelnuts and chocolate flavor stand out!

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1 Healthy "Nutella" Granola

Healthy "Nutella" Granola

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings 16 portions

Ingredients

• 2 cups (gluten-free) oats
• 2 cups hazelnuts
• 3 tbsp coconut oil
• 3 tbsp raw cacao powder
• 1/4 cup Maple syrup
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 F (175 C)
2. Blitz the nuts in a food processor until they are roughly chopped. Add the nuts to the oats. At this point also add the cacao powder and cinnamon powder.
3. Melt the coconut oil (in a microwave) and pour it over the dry mixture. Mix everything together with a spoon.
4. Next add 1/4 cup maple syrup and mix everything until well combined.
5. Spread the mix on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake in a preheated oven for 45 minutes. Turn the mixture a few times to make sure it bakes evenly.
6. Allow to cool and store in a seal tight container.