Originally published: 12/17/2013
Updated: 12/19/2022

Gluten-free (if using gluten-free certified oats)
Meal planning
Quick

One of my favorite candy bars is Almond Joy.  This is a good thing on Halloween because the boys won’t touch them with a 10-foot pole or if the Imaginative One is being his snarky self, a 9 and 3/4-inch pole.  I get their Almond Joy candy bars on Halloween.  The combination of chocolate and coconut is pure heaven!!  😃

My other favorite treat is granola, either plain or with plain Greek yogurt.  So the combination of the taste of Almond Joy candy bars with yogurt is the best flavor, at least it is to me.

Almond Joy Granola

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Stars of the recipe:

• 2 c. quick oats
• 3 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
• pinch of salt
• 2 Tbsp. coconut oil (I heated mine up in the microwave for a minute.  Then it smelled like paradise.)
• 1/3 c. honey (Spray down your measuring cup with cooking spray first.)
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. almond extract
• 1/3 c. shredded coconut (I used sweetened.)
• 1/2 c. almonds – 1/2 whole, 1/2 slivers

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Combine oats, cocoa powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
3. In a smaller mixing bowl, combine the coconut oil after it’s heated up, honey, sugar, and almond extract.
4. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients.  Mix until combined.
5. Spread in a thin layer on a cookie sheet.
6. Bake for 8 minutes, stir and then bake for another 8 minutes.
7. Take out of the oven and let cool for 10 minutes.  Then add almonds and coconut.
8. Store in an air-tight container for 2 weeks.
9. Enjoy by itself or over yogurt!

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