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Glass jar filled with chocolate granola, graham cracker pieces and mini marshmallows.

Chocolate S'Mores Granola

Yield: 16 to 18 servings (about 9 cups)
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Cooling Time:: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 55 minutes

Ingredients

Granola:

  • 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • ⅓ cup neutral-flavored oil (like grapeseed, vegetable, canola, avocado)
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
  • ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon coarse, kosher salt

Toppings:

  • 1 cup coarsely chopped graham crackers (4 rectangle crackers)
  • 1 cup mini marshmallow bits - like the kind for hot chocolate (see note)
  • 1 to 1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a half sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, combine the oats and pecans.
  • In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, whisk together the oil, cocoa powder, maple syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt. The mixture will be thick.
  • Pour the chocolate mixture over the oats. Use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to mix/mash the ingredients together until evenly combined.
  • Spread the granola evenly across the prepared sheet pan.
  • Bake for 15 minutes. Give a light stir (especially to move the granola on the edges to the middle and disperse the ingredients).
  • Bake for another 15 minutes.
  • Sprinkle the granola with the graham cracker pieces, marshmallows and chocolate chips. Return to the oven for another 5 to 7 minutes.
  • Let the granola cool without stirring. When the granola has cooled (but the chocolate chips are still soft), break into pieces and toss just a bit to let the chocolate chips disperse and "glue" the clusters together.
  • Store the granola in a covered container at room temperature for up to two weeks.

Notes

Marshmallows: I prefer using mini dehydrated marshmallows (like the kind used in these delicious s'mores cookies). They can often be found in the grocery store aisle with hot chocolate; I usually buy this brand on Amazon. You could try subbing in regular mini marshmallows - the result will obviously be gooier instead of in clustery pieces.