Almond and Chocolate Granola
This almond and chocolate granola is delicious and super crispy. It is perfect to make your breakfast tastier and it is a beautiful gift for those you like the most!
Portions: 8 portions
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup almonds
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup linseeds
- 1 tbsp raw cocoa or chocolate powder
- Salt to taste
- 3 egg whites
- 1 a 2 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 1 Apple (or another fruit of your choice)
- Yogurt to serve
Instructions
- If you don't have the almonds chopped, start by chopping them.
- In a large bowl, place the oats, the chopped almonds, the pumpkin and the linseed seeds. Add the cocoa or chocolate powder and salt and mix well.
- Add the honey or maple syrup and combine.
- Pour the egg whites in the previous mixture and mix well until all ingredients are well combined.
- Line a tray with baking paper and spread the granola.
- Press a little with the back of a spoon, so that the pieces are more compact. This way the granola will have crunchier pieces.
- Take it to the preheated oven at 160º for 30 min.
- To obtain a uniform consistency, stir the granola in the middle of the process, so that it bakes on all sides.
- Remove from the oven and let it to cool.
- Serve with yogurt and apple slices.
Notes
In Thomas' recipe, the egg whites are beaten. Since I don't have a whisk right now, I couldn't beat my egg whites and so I simply involved them into the mixture. Well, it also worked!
As for the almonds, I love using them in my homemade granola, but you can use your preferred nuts. And the same goes for the the seeds. I used the ones I had at hand.
As I already mentioned, use the sweetener of your preference and adjust the quantity to your taste.
I used cocoa powder because I really like the taste, but use your imagination. If you want a Christmassy touch, try using cinnamon and ginger powder for example.