Easy Homemade Granola Recipe with Chocolate Chips

Published onMay 7, 2020May 30, 2023 Updated onMay 30, 2023

Homemade Granola Recipe: make your own granola, homemade & healthy! Crunchy clusters with chocolate chips. Best homemade granola recipe! Grain-Free, Vegan, Dairy-Free.

What’s your favorite granola recipe of all time? Mine is a tie between this Homemade Chunky Paleo Granola and this Healthy Chunky Granola Recipe.

The first recipe has these delicious granola clusters that are made up of coconut, almond flour and a little maple syrup. The second recipe has THE most massive chunks of granola. Really, it’d be more apt to say that this granola comes in literal sheets.

One kind of granola that I’m not to fond of is granola that’s loose, in tiny pieces with absolutely no chunks at all. But, I’ve noticed that a lot of store-bought granola is super loose and non-chunky like this. My question to you: do you like loose, non-chunky granola that’s super piece-y, or do you like super chunky granola with lots of big clusters?

Easy Homemade Granola with Chocolate Chips!

If you went for the latter, lemme tell you, you’re in for a treat today! And if you were like, “I LOVE super loose, non-chunky granola!”, then I’mma just blow past the awkwardness of not telling you that that’s not what this is. And, may I interest you in a granola bar recipe? 😉 No controversy there!

Today’s easy homemade granola with chocolate chips is based off of my Homemade Chunky Paleo Granola, and topped off with chocolate pizzazz (reminiscent of a chocolate chip cookie!). If you’re looking for more of an oatmeal cookie than a chocolate chip cookie granola situation, try my oatmeal raisin vegan granola recipe.

How to Customize Your Homemade Granola

Worry not if you’re not a chocolate fan, it’s super easy to customize this recipe. Check it out:

Nuts: use any nuts you’d like. I like using a 1/3 each of almonds, pecans and walnuts. Sometimes I’ll throw in cashews to keep things fresh. 😉
Spices: use any spice you’d like ‘til you get the flavor combo you desire. Sometimes I’ll put in some nutmeg and a little allspice for some seasonal flair. Also try pumpkin pie spice for a fall treat!
Saltiness: skip the salt if you don’t like it salty. Add more if you love the salt vibes.
Add-ins: no need to use chocolate chips. Try adding in dried fruits like fruit sweetened dried blueberries, cranberries, golden raisins, or even seeds!

Handy Tools for the Best Homemade Granola Recipe

What Nuts Should I Use? I get this question all the time. Truth is, you can use any nuts you’d like! I prefer using a combo of walnuts, pecans and almonds–they’re my favorite combo of crunch and taste.
Do I Use Coconut Flakes, Chips or Shredded Coconut? You can use whichever one you like, but I find that these large, raw coconut flakes are the best. They yield great big clusters and deliciously crispy, large coconut flakes coated in sweet, caramelized goodness.
Where to Buy Ingredients:
- Vegan Chocolate Chips
- Raw Coconut Chips
- Nuts: Walnuts, Pecans, Almonds
- Almond Flour or Almond Meal
- Coconut Sugar
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Maple Syrup
Recommended Tools: Champagne Gold Chef Cookie Sheet | Parchment Paper Sheets | Stackable Glass Mixing Bowls

Final thoughts: loose, piece-y granola or super chunky granola with clusters? Scrap the whole discussion altogether and just go for 3 Ingredient No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Bars? I can’t wait to hear all about it below. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and creating joyful kitchen memories with me and your loved ones. ‘Til the next kitchen adventure…

Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️

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