Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Chocolate Protein Granola

I think it's about high time for another great recipe!  I found this one on Ripped Recipes, but modified it slightly.  It looked amazing and it truly delivered.  It is really hard to find a protein bar that doesn't have a bunch of added junk in them, even cereal has a lot of "strange" ingredients sometimes. 

These were meant to be bars, but mine ended up a little dryer and crunchier, so I just called it granola.  It is FABULOUS! 

Ingredients:
*1/4 cup Honey
*1 egg
*1 Tbsp cinnamon
*1 Tbsp cocoa powder
*1 scoop Chocolate Shakeology
*3/4 cup shredded coconut
*2 cups rolled oats

Directions:
Mix 2 cups of rolled oats and 1/2 cup shredded coconut (I toasted it in the oven for a few minutes to give it a toasted taste), 1 scoop chocolate Shakeology, drizzled unsweetened cocoa powder and cinnamon in a bowl.  In a separate bowl mix 1 egg, 1/4 cup of honey.  Start pouring in the dry mixture little by little until all of it is moist.  Toss back onto cookie sheet and spray with olive oil.  Pack it down and put in oven for about 20 minutes at 350.  Keep an eye on it, it will harden and burn quickly.  After about 15 minutes, sprinkle the remaining coconut on top and bake for the last 5 minutes.  Let cool. 
*Hint - the longer you bake it, the crunchier it gets!  It all depends on your crunch preference.   I ate mine out of the jar, but you could sprinkle it on top of some Greek yogurt and YUMMY in the TUMMY!