Chocolate S’Mores Granola – Mel’s Kitchen Cafe

This tasty chocolate s’mores granola is topped with graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate chips and kinds deliciously massive clusters.

Wow! This enjoyable, moderately decadent granola is exceptionally yummy. Try it on yogurt or simply eat it by the handful!

S’Mores Granola Ingredients

The base of this chocolate granola may be very simple.

The chocolate syrup combination shall be fairly thick. However, it evenly coats the oats and pecans simply nice with a little bit of steady toss-stir-mash motion with a rubber spatula or spoon.

Baking and Topping the Granola

In order to make sure the sought-after massive clusters and maximize the deliciousness of this granola, observe these steps:

1. Spread the chocolate granola on a parchment-lined sheet pan and bake for quarter-hour.
2. Give it a fast stir and bake for 15 extra minutes.
3. Top with the graham crackers, marshmallow bits and chocolate chips.
4. Bake for about 5 extra minutes.
5. Remove from the oven and let the granola cool with out stirring. This helps develop these granola clusters.
6. When the granola has cooled (however ideally when the chocolate chips are nonetheless delicate), break into items and toss only a bit so the chocolate chips assist “glue” the clusters collectively.

Conversely, when you don’t need bigger clusters, give the granola a great stir earlier than including the graham crackers, marshmallow bits and chocolate chips. And then stir once more earlier than it cools fully.

A Note About the Marshmallows

This chocolate s’mores granola recipe requires dehydrated mini marshmallow bits (like the sort utilized in these scrumptious s’mores cookies).

In many shops, they are often discovered within the aisle with the recent chocolate. They are additionally available on-line; I often purchase this brand {aff. hyperlink} on Amazon.

I’ve not tried this recipe utilizing common mini marshmallows, however you can experiment! The outcome will possible be a granola with gooey pockets moderately than clustery items, and I’m not completely positive if that may be a good factor or a nasty factor. 😉

This granola is extremely scrumptious and an absolute hit with my household. We largely eat it by the handful; it makes probably the most scrumptious snack.

But it could be tremendous tasty on yogurt or drizzled with a little bit of milk and devoured up like cereal. Enjoy!

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Chocolate S’Mores Granola

Yield: 16 to 18 servings (about 9 cups)

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes

Cooling Time:: 2 hours hrs

Total Time: 2 hours hrs 55 minutes minutes

Granola:

• 3 cups previous-original rolled oats
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• ⅓ cup impartial-flavored oil (like grapeseed, vegetable, canola, avocado)
• ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• ¼ cup packed mild brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon coarse, kosher salt

Toppings:

• 1 cup coarsely chopped graham crackers (4 rectangle crackers)
• 1 cup mini marshmallow bits – like the sort for decent chocolate (see be aware)
• 1 to 1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips

• Preheat the oven to 325 levels F. Line a half sheet pan with parchment paper.

• In a big bowl, mix the oats and pecans.

• In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, whisk collectively the oil, cocoa powder, maple syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt. The combination shall be thick.

• Pour the chocolate combination over the oats. Use a rubber spatula or picket spoon to combine/mash the components collectively till evenly mixed.

• Spread the granola evenly throughout the ready sheet pan.

• Bake for quarter-hour. Give a light-weight stir (particularly to maneuver the granola on the sides to the center and disperse the components).

• Bake for one more quarter-hour.

• Sprinkle the granola with the graham cracker items, marshmallows and chocolate chips. Return to the oven for one more 5 to 7 minutes.

• Let the granola cool with out stirring. When the granola has cooled (however the chocolate chips are nonetheless delicate), break into items and toss only a bit to let the chocolate chips disperse and “glue” the clusters collectively.

• Store the granola in a coated container at room temperature for as much as two weeks.

Marshmallows: I want utilizing mini dehydrated marshmallows (like the sort utilized in these scrumptious s’mores cookies). They can usually be discovered within the grocery retailer aisle with sizzling chocolate; I often purchase this brand on Amazon. You may strive subbing in common mini marshmallows – the outcome will clearly be gooier as an alternative of in clustery items. 

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Method: Bake

Serving: 1 serving (about 1/2 cup), Calories: 305kcal, Carbohydrates: 35g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 117mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 16g

Recipe Source: from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe