Chocolate Almond Granola

Ingredients

• 4 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup Fisher's whole almonds, roughly chopped
• 1/3 cup ground flax seeds
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup Dutch processed cocoa powder
• 2 Tbsp water
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup tiny chopped semi-sweet chocolate chunks or mini chocolate chips

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Get an 18 by 13-inch rimmed baking sheet ready with parchment, or give the surface a light swipe of coconut oil.
2. Add the oats, almonds, and flax seeds to a large mixing bowl, and toss them around until they are combined.
3. In another small mixing bowl, whisk the melted coconut oil, honey, brown sugar, cocoa, water, vanilla, and sea salt together.
4. Pour the cocoa mixture over the oats, then toss until the coating is spread evenly through the bowl.
5. Transfer the granola to the prepared sheet and nudge it into an even layer.
6. Bake for 35 minutes in the hot oven, giving the granola a toss at the halfway point and smoothing it back out afterward. It will not be crisp until after it cools, so do not judge it too early.
7. Let the granola cool completely, then scatter the chocolate chunks over it.
8. Keep it in an airtight container.