Chocolate Granola

Name: Chocolate Granola
Ingredients: ½ cup, vegetable oil; ⅓ cup, maple syrup; ⅓ cup (1 ounces/28 grams), unsweetened cocoa powder; ⅓ cup packed (2⅓ ounces/66 grams), light brown sugar; 4 teaspoons, vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon, table salt; 5 cups (15 ounces/425 grams), old-fashioned rolled oats; 2 cups (8 ounces/227 grams), walnuts, chopped; 6 ounces (170 grams), bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped

Desserts or Baked Goods
Grains
Chocolate

Granola consisting of plain sweetened oats, nuts, and fruit is a standard in cereal bowls or atop yogurt, but it doesn't always excite us to eat breakfast. Chocolate granola, on the other hand, will make a morning person out of anyone.

SERVES Makes about 9 cups

TIME 1 hour, plus 1 hour cooling

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