Chocolate and Peanut Granola

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson

Show: Nigella FeastsEpisode: Breakfast All Hours

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (23)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(23)

Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
about 10 cups; about 10 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 2 hr 10 min

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Ingredients

1/4 cup best quality cocoa
4 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup sunflower seeds
3/4 cup white sesame seeds
3/4 cup apple compote or applesauce
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/3 cup brown rice syrup or rice malt syrup
1/4 cup clover honey or other runny honey
3/4 cup light brown sugar
2 cups raw peanuts
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons canola oil or sunflower oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 310 degrees F.

Mix everything together very well in a large mixing bowl. Spread the mixture evenly in 2 baking tins and bake for 40 minutes to 1 hour, turning over half-way through baking. Allow to cool and store in an airtight container.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Chocolate and Peanut Granola
Sarah Cranbury, NJ 09-18-2009
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Disappointing
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Not worth the time and materials
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Renda Merlin, OR 09-06-2009
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Very Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was the first time I made granola and found this to be an easy and versatile recipe. I have peanut allergies in my... family so I exchanged the peanuts with raw pumpkin seeds, and it turned out very good. I also didn't have brown rice syrup so I improvised with an agave/maple syrup mix and it worked great. This will definately be a go to recipe for me. Thanks Nigella for the great recipe!Read more
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Samantha Dunedin, CA 04-30-2009
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YUMMY!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I don't know what everyone is complaining about, this recipe is delish! In little ol' New Zealand i couldn't find the rice... syrups etc so i just used some golden syrup instead and it was nice and sweet. I also added in about 1/2 cup of chocolate chips just because i could and it worked really well. I have always loved Nigella's recipes and stand by this one too, i'm just about to make another batch now and i think i'm going to throw in some craisins aswell for a bit of a fruity flavour and can disguise it as a 'healthy option' :) Also, you all should try the Chocolate Cherry Trifle, its so good it makes my mouth water just thinking about it.Read more
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Em Richmond, VA 03-28-2009
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yum!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

so as not to break the bank buying new stuff i changed the following: walnut pieces instead of peanuts, peanut oil instead of... sunflower, and maple syrup instead of rice syrup. i also halved the recipe since there is only 2 of us, doubled the cocoa, and used my french grey salt made fine by a quick crush in a mortar. lowered the temp to 300 and baked for barely 40 minutes. as a sweet and salty fan..YUM. If you are looking for a chunky super-sweet american style granola, this is NOT it...if you are a fan of european crumbly cereal/topping type, this is great. best granola i've tasted since getting back from iceland, i can revert to having granola and yogurt in the morning. will never buy granola again!Read more
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Anonymous 08-21-2008
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Pretty good
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this before a long plane trip to bring with. I halved the recipe all except for the cocoa because of the reviews and... baked it with a silpat on my baking pan. I kept a close eye on it so it wouldn't burn and it was done in about an hour. My friend thought it was fantastic and couldn't stop eating it. I thought the chocolate flavor was still very mild, even at twice the amount of cocoa. It was more like cereal than granola as other reviewers have noted, but it was good granola.Read more
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Kari Central Bridge, NY 05-29-2008
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So so soooo good.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My mother in law is a fan of Nigella's cooking and had a batch of this made when my husband and I came for a visit. Needless... to say it was delicious! I made a batch when I got home (as per the original recipe, no changes) and it came out perfect! It's great mixed into some greek yogurt (or plain, flavorless yogurt works) with some honey. Mmmm!Read more