Salted Chocolate Tahini Granola

I absolutely love granola. It's so versatile and I honestly put it on just about everything. On coconut yogurt, oatmeal, smoothie bowls, smoothies, in almond milk... you get the point. However, it's always a challenge for me to find a good granola made with quality ingredients that isn't ridiculously priced. While I do love treating myself to some Purely Elizabeth granola every now and then, I can't buy it every week. So, I make my own.

If you're anything like me, you're all about the clusters. I don't want crumbly, messy granola, I want big delicious pieces with just the right mix of salty and sweet. And this granola is exactly that. It's truly the best granola I've ever made; chocolatey, chunky, sweet, and salty all at the same time. But not only is it all these things, it's vegan, gluten-free, and refined sugar free. What more could you ask for? Like seriously this stuff is the best.

I'm so excited to share it with you guys; I can't stop eating it and I'm sure you'll have the same problem too... not that that's a bad thing! Recipe below :)

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup of oats (gluten-free if you'd like)

1/4 cup of tahini*

1/4 cup of maple syrup or honey**

2 tsp vanilla extract

A few sprinkles of cinnamon

Some chopped chocolate (I love Hu kitchen & Eating Evolved)

Salt to taste

1 tbsp coconut sugar (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300

Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and combine well; your mixture should be slightly sticky and hold together well.

Press your mixture onto a greased or lined baking sheet. Start by pressing in the middle and press down until you have a sheet of granola that's about 1/4 inch thick. This will make it much crunchier and give you the clusters you want when you break it apart.

After your granola is pressed flat and on your baking sheet, sprinkle the top with some cinnamon and your coconut sugar

Bake for 25-30 mins or until granola is golden brown. Make sure to keep an eye on it as it can quickly go from brown to burnt!

Let your granola cool. This is essential to making sure you get the crunchy, delightful clusters you want. After it's cooled pick up your sheet of granola from baking sheet and begin to break it a part into whatever size clusters you desire. Enjoy!

*you can sub tahini for cashew or almond butter

**honey will make it stickier, but there's no difference in flavor

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