- 3 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup almonds
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 cups dried fruit (such as cranberries, pomegranate, cherries, or blueberries)
- 1 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
- Pour the oats into a large bowl. Add almonds, cinnamon, cocoa powder, salt, brown sugar, and dried fruit into the oats respectively, stirring each into the mixture before adding the next.
- Mix maple syrup and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. With a rubber spatula, add the maple syrup-vanilla mixture to your dry ingredients. Fold the two together until mixed and all dry ingredients are well coated.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes, stir, and continue baking until golden brown, about 25 minutes more. Set aside to cool slightly, about 20 minutes.
- Gently fold chocolate chips into the granola mixture, allowing the chocolate to coat the granola as it melts slightly. Cool completely before storing.