Snack

Cocoa Granola (half recipe) is for Snack.

Cocoa Granola (half recipe) takes several minutes to prepare.

Cocoa Granola (half recipe) takes several minutes to cook.

Cocoa Granola (half recipe) makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Cocoa Granola (half recipe) are:

* 4 and 1/2 cups old fashioned or quick-cooking oats
* 1/2 cup honey
* 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
* 1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
* 1/2 teaspoon salt

Here is how you make Cocoa Granola (half recipe):

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients until all of the oats are moist and the mixture looks even.Spread the mixture evenly over a large cookie sheet or two smaller cookie sheets.Bake in the center of the oven for 30 minutes, stirring the granola every 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven.Optional: At this point when the granola is still warm, you can mix in extra ingredients like a 1/4 cup of raisins or other dried fruit.Let the granola cool completely before serving or storing.Optional: When the granola is completely cool, you could stir in 1/4 cup of mini chocolate chips for Double Cocoa Granola. Just make sure the cereal is cool or you end up with a melty mess. Trust me.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JACLIGHT.

The nutritional information for Cocoa Granola (half recipe) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 161.6

• Total Fat: 2.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 0.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
• Protein: 4.1 g