Chocolate Cherry Granola

Chocolate Cherry Granola

Ingredients:
oats
shortening confectionery, coconut (hydrogenated) and or palm kernel (hydrogenated)
nuts, almonds
shortening confectionery, coconut (hydrogenated) and or palm kernel (hydrogenated)
sugars, granulated
cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened
syrup, maple, canadian
vanilla extract
cherries, sweet, raw
spartan, real semi-sweet chocolate baking chips,

Directions:
Preheat oven to 275 F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
In a bowl, add rolled oats, shredded coconut and slivered almonds; set aside.
In a small saucepan set over low heat, add coconut oil, coconut sugar, cocoa powder and maple syrup.
Whisk constantly until sugar is melted and the sauce starts to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 5 minutes.
Remove pan from heat and whisk in vanilla extract.
Quickly pour chocolate mixture over oats and mix well.
Take your time mixing, you wanted everything covered in your chocolate sauce.
Pour granola onto prepared baking sheet and gently press the granola down.
Bake in the oven for 38 minutes.
Turn oven off and leave the oven door slightly opened for about 30 minutes more.
Once granola is cooled, remove pan from oven, mix in dried cherries and if desired add a handful of chocolate chips.