Recipe
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup mild tasting vegetable or coconut oil
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup cocoa powder or chocolate protein powder
- 3 cups plain oatmeal (quick cooking or old fashioned)
- 2 cups pecans or almonds (rough chopped if desired)
- 1 cup dried cranberries or cherries (or peanut butter chips or flake coconut)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300° F.
- In a saucepan, heat coconut oil and honey until warm. Stir in cocoa powder.
- In a large bowl, combine oats and nuts. Stir in honey mixture until evenly coated.
- Spread mixture in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Remove from oven.
- To make "clusters", immediately press down firmly on the mixture with a wet paper towel. Let cool. Break into smaller pieces.
- Mix in cranberries, cherries, peanut butter chips or coconut. Store in an airtight container for about 1 week.