CHOCOLATE CHIP PROTEIN GRANOLA

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Refined sugar free, date sweetened, oil free, chocolate chip cookie protein granola! Delicious crunchy treat to add on your yogurt or eat as a snack. Made with simple whole food ingredients and added protein powder.

INGREDIENTS  

Wet ingredients

• 1/2 cup homemade date paste (or sub maple syrup or coconut sugar, or sugar free alternative) see recipe for making homemade date paste
• 1/4 cup runny creamy almond butter. Cashew or peanut butter will also work
• 1/8 cup milk of your choice- soy, almond, oat all work
• 2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla paste

Dry ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats-  look for oats that are organic and “glyphosate free”. I use the brand “One Degree”
• 1/4 cup vanilla protein powder-  I like the brand “Truvani” for no aftertaste, but use whatever is your favorite, or sub 1/4 cup more oats
• 1 cup walnuts roughly chopped
• 1/3 cup chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS 

• 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2. Mix the wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl until completely smooth. Add in the dry ingredients and mix till well combined.
• 3. Spread out on a parchment paper lined baking tray. Use your hands to spread the granola out evenly in one flat layer.
• 4. Bake for 40- 45 minutes total. I think 42 is the perfect amount for my oven 🙂 flip every 15 minutes~~ Bake for 15 mins, take out of the oven and flip, put back in for another 15 mins, take it out and flip a third time and put it back in for 12 minutes.
• 5. Remove from oven and let cool completely to room temperature- about 30 minutes. It should be nice and crispy crunchy and golden brown without being burnt.