Wet Ingredients
½ cup Mighty Sesame tahini
1 tsp. vanilla
½ cup maple syrup
½ cup chocolate syrup
Dry Ingredients
2 ½ cups rolled oats
½ cup sliced almonds
½ cup sweetened dried cranberries
½ cup pumpkin seeds
1 Tbsp chia seeds
1 pinch cinnamon
1 pinch salt
Toppings
Chocolate chips
Peanut butter chips
Shredded coconut
Directions
- Mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients. Spread flat on a cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes at 325°F.
- Pull the cookie sheet from the oven, add toppings—chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and shredded coconut.
- Put back into the oven to melt the chips and brown the coconut.
- Serve in a bowl with fruit or yogurt, or both!
Substitution Suggestions
Don’t have all the ingredients on hand? Here are some easy swaps to help you customize the tahini granola recipe based on what’s in your pantry or your personal preferences.
- Almonds – You can try using sunflower seeds or flax seeds if almonds aren’t your preference.
- Chocolate Chips – Cacao nibs are a great substitute for chocolate chips since they’re less sweet and have more antioxidants
- Peanut Butter Chips – If you have access to butterscotch chips, they can easily replace peanut butter chips to add sweetness and buttery flavor
What Makes Chocolate Tahini Granola So Good?
This recipe brings together simple, wholesome ingredients with great flavor. From rich tahini to naturally sweet chocolate, each element adds something good for your taste buds and your body.
- Tahini – The rich and nutty flavor blends well with desserts and complements the chocolate in this granola, balancing the sweetness.Â
- Healthier Alternative – This dish is delicious while still being healthy, which is rare in most commercial desserts or snacks. Tahini provides you with fiber and protein, while almonds offer healthy fats and minerals, making this recipe a guilt-free treat.Â
- No Unhealthy Oils – This dish doesn’t use extra oil because tahini binds the ingredients together.Â
- Chocolate – Do we even need to say more? Chocolate boosts serotonin, which can boost your mood instantly.
Simple Baking Tips
A few small steps can make a big difference. Keep these tips in mind to get the best texture, flavor, and shelf life out of your chocolate tahini granola.
- Let your tahini granola cool after baking to ensure it retains the cluster shapes
- Store the chocolate tahini granola properly after cooling, so it can last up to 4 weeks. Place it in an airtight container at room temperature.Â
