Guilt-free Chocolate Granola

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Guilt-free Chocolate Granola

★★★★★

Granola, Breakfast, Snacks, Gluten-Free

Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 7 hr
Difficulty: Easy Servings: 8
Author: The Food Pharmacy

Description

Delicious, crunchy low-fat granola with no added oils.

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients:

8 cups rolled oats

2 TBSP chopped walnuts

dried fruit – cherries

¼- ½ cup cocoa powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1 cup freeze dried strawberries and or mango

Wet ingredients:

3 ripe bananas or 2 cups mango

1 cup pitted dates

½ cup water

1 tsp vanilla

Directions

Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl
(EXCEPT freeze dried strawberries and chocolate chips).
Blend the wet ingredients in a blender and add to dry ingredients
Mix well, spread on a cookie sheet
Bake at 170F overnight (about 7 hours)
Turn oven off and leave pans in oven to completely dry and cool. Add the freeze dried fruit. Store in a granola airtight container

Note: Trader Joes sells the freeze dried fruit and dried cherries without any added sugar or oil.

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