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Chocolate Chip Protein Granola

Refined sugar free, date sweetened granola with vanilla protein powder and chocolate chips.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 42 minutes
Cooling time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 17 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

Wet ingredients
  • 1/2 cup 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 or cashew or peanut butter
  • 1/8 cup milk of your choice
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla paste
Dry ingredients
  • 1 cup rolled oats look for oats that are organic and "glyphosate free"
  • 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

Equipment

  • 1 blender or food processor to make date paste
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 baking sheet
  • 1 sheet of parchment paper

Method
 

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  2. 2. Mix the wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl until completely smooth. Add in the dry ingredients and mix till well combined.
  3. 3. Spread out on a parchment paper lined baking tray. Use your hands to spread the granola out evenly in one flat layer.
  4. 4. Bake for 15 minutes, take out of the oven and flip, then put back in for another 15 minutes, take it out and flip a third time and put it back in for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely to room temperature- about 30 minutes.