Salted dark chocolate-covered granola clusters with a hint of peanut butter and sweet maple. The perfect breakfast treat, dessert topper or chocolatey snack.
1/2tspsea saltadjust to taste if using salted nut butter
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C fan-forced, and line a baking tray with paper (or reusable baking mat.)
In a medium bowl combine oats, cacao powder and salt until thoroughly combined.
In a seperate bowl mix the peanut butter and maple syrup together until smooth. Add to the dry ingredients and mix until the oats are full coated and everything is well incorporated.
Pour onto your lined baking tray and spread out evenly. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until crunchy (keeping in mind they will harden as they cool, so be careful not to burn them). Allow to cool before storing in an airtight container or jar at room temperature for about a week.
Notes
Substitutions
NUT-FREETo make this recipe nut-free you can substitute peanut butter with a seed butter alternative such as tahini, sunflower or pumpkin seed butter (the taste will differ slightly but will still be delicious!)GLUTEN-FREEEnsure you use gluten free oats if necessary or substitute the oats for raw buckwheat instead to make this recipe gluten free.