Instructions: Now that Ive been trying to fall back on the wagon again I recently took a look in the fatfree archives for the cocoa/chocolate granola recipe Id posted here some years ago. I found my apricot granola one but not the chocolate, so I tried what I
*thought* Id probably done before, it worked out fine, and Im posting it here.

If, like me, you have big cravings for something sweet, chocolate and crunchy, I think youll find this simple recipe very worth making, because when youre crunching it up in your mouth its like eating a chocolate cookie.

The amount of salt is just on the edge of noticeable, and I think it adds to the effect by suggesting the kind of slightly-salty taste you get from having buttered a baking pan (or the kind of taste you get with chocolate-covered peanuts). So if you either shouldnt have or dont care for salt, you will probably want to use less.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees:
Dump oats, cocoa and salt into a big bowl, and mix until the oats are evenly coated. Add honey and vanilla and work this mixture with your

*hands* until its all evenly mixed/ coated.

Spread it all out on a large cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes, taking it out every five minutes to stir it around.

If you live in a humid climate like I do, youll want to put it in an airtight container shortly after taking it out of the oven, so it stays very crunchy.

When I made this the other day I also put in 1/2 tsp of coconut extract ... almond extract would probably also be good.

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