This delicious baked coffee granola is a simple, healthy homemade granola recipe for coffee lovers.
With a subtle coffee and chocolate flavor, it’s perfect for a healthy breakfast and with just 7 ingredients, this crunchy granola recipe is quick and easy to make too. Crunchy, healthy, simple and tasty – what could be better!
Why You’ll Love My Coffee Chocolate Granola Recipe
If you’re looking for a healthy granola recipe to bake at home, this coffee granola mix is a great choice.
It’s delicious paired with other natural ingredients like yogurt, fresh fruit and your milk of choice for breakfast.
Apart from enjoying granola for breakfast, another reason I love this coffee chocolate granola recipe is that it’s perfect to take camping. Homemade baked granola is a great camp breakfast as there is no refrigeration and little clean up required.
And finally, my mocha granola is a great edible gift idea at Christmas time to make DIY gifts in a jar or as part of a coffee gift basket.
Homemade food gifts are a budget friendly alternative to coffee accessory gifts during the holiday season and this basic granola recipe is the perfect affordable option.
If you love breakfast coffee recipes, try my no-bake chocolate granola, these delicious mocha muffins or a quick breakfast smoothie.
Homemade Coffee Granola Ingredients
So let’s take a look at the ingredients and steps to make this homemade easy granola. With just 7 ingredients, it’s a super simple granola recipe – and it is completely customizable too. You’ll need:
- Rolled oats – plain old fashioned or quick oats.
- Coconut oil
- Instant coffee
- Cocoa powder
- Chopped almonds
- Dark chocolate chunks
- Yogurt drops or white chocolate chips
To make this granola recipe vegan, add vegan chocolate chips and omit the yogurt drops.
If you want to make gluten free granola, check the ingredients in your chocolate as not all chocolate brands are gluten free. Also ensure you use gluten free oats, 100% pure cocoa powder and not cocoa blends.
Granola Recipe Variations
What I really love about making easy homemade granola is the flexibility to switch up the ingredients to make a different breakfast granola each time.
I love this dark chocolate almond granola just the way it is, but you can also use this DIY granola as the base to experiment with different ingredients.
Other great healthy ingredients to add include cranberries, hazelnuts, dried blueberries, dried mango and shredded coconut. You can also switch up the nuts – almonds are always great, but you can try cashews, macadamias or pecans too.
I love to add yogurt drops for a little tang in the granola. They can be tricky to find sometimes – look for them in the baby food or health food aisle at your supermarket, or just omit them.
How To Make Mocha Granola Cereal
Outlined below are the steps to make my homemade healthy granola recipe. For the full recipe and ingredient list, scroll down to the printable recipe card.
Step 1: Prepare ingredients. Before you start, pre-heat the oven to 275 F and line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
Then in a small bowl combine your coconut oil, instant coffee and cocoa powder and stir to combine.
If your instant coffee is granulated, I recommend you dissolve it with a tablespoon of hot water first before you add it to the oil. Otherwise you may end up with coffee granules in your granola mix.
Step 2: Bake the oats. Place the oats in a medium sized bowl and pour the oil mixture over the oats. Mix well to combine and ensure well coated.
Tip the coated oats onto your lined baking tray, spread out into a thin layer.
If you can’t spread the granola thinly on the tray, split it onto two trays, as it won’t get crunchy if piled up on your tray.
Pop the tray in the oven for around 25 minutes. Check on your granola and give it a mix at the half way point to ensure it doesn’t burn around the edges.
Your granola is ready when it is no longer wet and has dried out. If not, leave in for another 5-10 minutes but watch it closely to ensure it doesn’t burn.
Note: The granola will continue to crisp up after you remove it from the oven, so don’t leave it in for too long.
Step 3: Add remaining ingredients. Once the oats are baked, remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes before adding the remaining ingredients.
Add the nuts, chocolate chips and yogurt drops / white chocolate chips (if using) and any other extra ingredients you’ve chosen and mix well to combine.
Once the granola has cooled completely transfer it to a container or jar.
Serving Suggestions
My coffee granola is perfect for enjoying at home for breakfast, or as an afternoon snack.
Simply add yogurt, fresh fruit and your preferred milk for a healthy breakfast granola dish.
Camping Granola
Another great way to enjoy my coffee granola recipe is as an easy camping breakfast.
If you are car camping or staying at a campsite, simply bring the granola along in a jar or container and serve for breakfast with milk for a great energy packed camping breakfast with minimal clean up.
For hikers simply portion the granola into zip lock bags before leaving and add 1/3 cup powdered milk to each portion.
When you want to eat simply add 1/2 cup of water to the bag, shake to combine and you have an easy no clean up breakfast!
How To Store Your Granola
Granola should be stored in an airtight container or jar once it has completely cooled down.
It doesn’t need to be refrigerated and should keep for about a month (if it lasts that long!)
Healthy Granola FAQs
Can I Add Dried Fruit To This Baked Granola?
Yes, absolutely you can customise this granola recipe to include your favourite ingredients. Add chopped dried fruit to your granola mix after baking. Popular fruits to add are cranberries, dried blueberries, dried apricots and dried pear.
Can I Add Nuts To The Granola Mix?
Yes, popular ingredients for a nutty granola are hazelnuts, almonds and pecans. Chop the nuts and add to the granola after baking.
Can I Use Espresso In The Granola Cereal Recipe?
For a stronger coffee flavor, add a shot or two of espresso to your granola mix before baking. You may need to bake a couple of extra minutes due the extra liquid.
More Breakfast Coffee Recipes You’ll Love
- This healthy coffee smoothie is quick and easy to make.
- Coffee waffles are a tasty weekend treat.
- My coffee walnut loaf cake is another great option for breakfast.
Find more breakfast recipe ideas here or browse all my coffee recipes.
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Homemade Coffee Granola
Ingredients
- 2 cups oats
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- ¼ cup dark chocolate roughly chopped
- ½ cup almonds roughly chopped
- ¼ cup yogurt drops or white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 275℉. Line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl add the coconut oil, instant coffee and cocoa powder. Stir until well combined (see note 1).
- Place oats in a medium sized bowl and add the oil mixture to the oats. Stir to coat the oats in the oil mixture.
- Spread the oats thinly on the lined baking tray and bake for 25 minutes, removing once during the cooking time to give the oats a stir.
- The granola is ready when it has dried out a little. If you find that it is not, bake for up to 10 minutes more but watch carefully to ensure it doesn't burn.
- Remove the tray from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- Add the chopped almonds, chocolate and yogurt drops / white chocolate chips to the baked oats and combine well.
- Serve and enjoy on its own, with milk, or with yogurt and fresh fruit.
- Store granola in an airtight container for up to a month.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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