I’ve had a bit of thing for all things chocolate + hazelnut lately. There was that taste of raw nutella (yum!). And then I found away to essentially drink nutella. Which was obviously amazing.
I’ve also been enjoying Tierra Farm Chocolate Hazelnut Butter.
So. Good.
With all this chocolate-hazelnut business, it didn’t take long for my mind to start dreaming up recipes.
And a delicious new granola was born.
It’s chocolate-y, nutty, but not too sweet. Basically a decadent yet guilt-free breakfast.
What’s not to love?
Nutella Granola
- 3 cups of old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup hazelnuts
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup almonds, roughly chopped
- 1/4 flaxseed
- a couple grinds of sea salt
- 1/3 cup brown rice syrup
- 4 Tbs chocolate hazelnut spread (I used Tierra Farm)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 2 Tbs nondairy milk (I used almond milk)
- 1 tsp almond extract (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat your oven to 300 degrees.
2. Mix the oats, cocoa powder, hazelnuts, sunflower seeds, almonds, flaxseed, and sea salt in a bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the brown rice syrup, nut butter, coconut oil, nondairy milk, and almond extract. Whisk until combined.
4. Add this to the oat mixture and mix very well.
5. Spread out on a parchment paper-lined (or lightly oiled) baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes, stirring and checking often.
6. Let cool completely and enjoy!
This is good straight off the pan.
Or in a bowl.
It’s also delicious topped with bananas.
Or doused in chocolate hazelnut milk…Nutella on nutella?
Done.
Add in strawberries and you have a pretty perfect breakfast.
This will keep for a long time stored in the fridge (or even freezer).
But mine didn’t last too long at all.
As I made my way, bowl by bowl, through this batch of granola, it occurred to me…you should really try this chocolate hazelnut spread! And I should give it to you!
So one lucky reader will receive their very own jar–kindly donated by Tierra Farm.
Because, well, I like you guys.
And then you could make this granola…OR (even better idea) just eat it straight from the spoon. (I won’t judge!)
It’ll even come with this little guy…
Because I can’t in good conscience separate mother and child! 
And because this is the blog’s first-ever giveaway, I’ll also throw in some almond butter. And not just any almond butter, my friends. You may or may not remember, but in addition to the chocolate hazelnut butter, Tierra Farm happens to make my all-time favorite almond butter.
Ever.
The texture is like no other almond butter out there. It’s PERFECT.
So who’s in???
How To Enter:
Leave a comment on this post telling me YOUR all-time favorite almond butter (and/or granola flavor).
And for additional entries:
- Follow me on Twitter @unmitigatedgrub.
- Tweet about the giveaway: “@unmitigatedgrub is giving away @TierraFarm chocolate hazelnut spread AND almond butter! http://wp.me/p1f5Vk-11D”
You have until Thursday, July 28 at 8pm EST to enter.
Good luck!
I’m allergic to almonds (sad, I know) – but of all the other nut butters it has to be homemade coconut cashew butter! And… when the budget allows… I love me some Rawtella – the mint variety
aww that is sad! if you win I will replace the almond butter with another special nut butter
My fave almond butter is the one I made myself
I don´t want to sound cocky, but I really like its taste the best – just pure raw almonds´ heaven 
That granolla recipe sounds amazing! I love hazelnuts, they are so tasty, I like to add them to my oatmeal.
that’s not cocky! i happen to love my homemade almond butter too haha. and it’s so much cheaper than the fancy jars!!
My favorite almond butter is a maple almond butter with chia, flax and hemp that Angela from Oh She Glows posted awhile ago…it is SO SCRUMPTIOUS…but nothing really beats nutella…
I love dark cocoa flavored almond butter
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GAHH!! my fav almond butter is chocolate!!
follow u!
tweeted!
I love all nut butters – I really do. That said, I really love Justins! I would love to try Tierra Farm’s almond butter though – it looks delicious!
ive never had it, or even seen it in a store- but i would love to try some. i love almonds!
i follow you on twitter @mermont84
tweet http://twitter.com/mermont84/status/95938978229911552
My favorite almond butter is the roasted/salted almond butter from Trader Joes! It’s SO good!
Annnnd I follow you on twitter, of course
I don’t have an all time favorite almond butter because I’m too cheap to buy it! I have had spoonfuls of the MaraNatha brand.. and that’s pretty tasty.
I’ve never tried almond butter, but my favorite PB flavor is cinnamon raisin swirl!
I follow you on twitter!
I tweeted about your giveaway!
Oh.my.laaaaawd! This looks amazing! Wait, no…amazing isn’t the word I’m looking for…yummy? (weak)…delicious? (eh-)…fan-freakin-tastic? Oh yeah!
Drooooooooling!
Favorite almond butter: Justin’s Maple AB
Haha!
Favorite granola: Still on the lookout, but I’m pretty sure it’s going to be nutella granola!
I already follow you on Twitter, love!
Taaaaweeted!
My favourite almond butter is just plain… but then I haven’t tried it any other way!
I follow you on Twitter – and Tweeted!
Can family win? haha. I think i’ve had almond butter before. Does that count?
hahah love this! that would be hilarious if you won!
my favorite almond butter is maranatha farms smooth!
I love the different Justin’s AB’s!! I make a homemade maple almond butter that ROCKS as well. Yummmmyyy. For granola- I <3 Love Grown… Cocoa!
I like homemade almond butter with a dash of cinnamon. Yum!
My favorite granola flavor is peanut butter!
My favorite almond butter of late is MaraNatha Crunchy! Delicious!!!
and I am following you on Twitter now
Yay for your first giveaway! My current favorite almond butter is Maranatha chunky. I am also really enjoying Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut Butter!
I’m already following you on twitter!
And I just tweeted
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I think my all-time favorite is Justin’s Maple Almond Butter! mmm!
I love Love Grown chocolate granola!
Following you on twitter!
favorite AB is trader joes…lately i’ve decided that the raw
creamy one is actually really good (I always buy roasted!)
that mini jar is precious!!! is it weird I save glass nut butter jars? they’re useful for storage, and sometimes I drink out of them!
not weird at all! I do the exact same thing and use them for all kinds of things. I even saved the mini rawtella jar when I was done…you never know when you’ll need a tiny jar
OH MY GOSH, I want this! Classic almond butter is hard to beat (I buy huge jars of it from Costco), but I juuust might pick some chocolate/hazelnut over it
My fave nut butter is a toss up between Artisana Cashew butter and Artisana Almond butter.
I follow you on Twitter!
Tweeted!!
My favourite is my homemade almond butter!
it is hard to beat homemade! especially since it’s delish and the price is SO much cheaper!
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