Chocolate S’Mores Granola
This tasty chocolate s’mores granola is topped with graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate chips and forms deliciously large clusters.
Wow! This fun, rather decadent granola is exceptionally yummy. Try it on yogurt or just eat it by the handful!
S’Mores Granola Ingredients
The base of this chocolate granola is very straightforward.
- Old-fashioned rolled oats: don’t sub in quick oats are steel cut oats.
- Finely chopped pecans: the pecans can easily be subbed out for another favorite nut, like almonds, walnuts, or peanuts.
- Neutral-flavored oil: like grapeseed, vegetable, canola, avocado
- Unsweetened cocoa powder: natural or Dutch-process can be used
- Pure maple syrup: don’t sub in pancake syrup – pure maple syrup is the way to go here.
- Brown sugar: light or dark brown sugar will work.
- Vanilla extract + salt
The chocolate syrup mixture will be quite thick. However, it evenly coats the oats and pecans just fine with a bit of continuous toss-stir-mash action with a rubber spatula or spoon.
Baking and Topping the Granola
In order to ensure the sought-after large clusters and maximize the deliciousness of this granola, follow these steps:
- Spread the chocolate granola on a parchment-lined sheet pan and bake for 15 minutes.
- Give it a quick stir and bake for 15 more minutes.
- Top with the graham crackers, marshmallow bits and chocolate chips.
- Bake for about 5 more minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let the granola cool without stirring. This helps develop those granola clusters.
- When the granola has cooled (but preferably when the chocolate chips are still soft), break into pieces and toss just a bit so the chocolate chips help “glue” the clusters together.
Conversely, if you don’t want larger clusters, give the granola a good stir before adding the graham crackers, marshmallow bits and chocolate chips. And then stir again before it cools completely.
A Note About the Marshmallows
This chocolate s’mores granola recipe calls for dehydrated mini marshmallow bits (like the kind used in these delicious s’mores cookies).
In many stores, they can be found in the aisle with the hot chocolate. They are also readily available online; I usually buy this brand {aff. link} on Amazon.
I have not tried this recipe using regular mini marshmallows, but you could experiment! The result will likely be a granola with gooey pockets rather than clustery pieces, and I’m not entirely sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing. 😉
This granola is incredibly delicious and an absolute hit with my family. We mostly eat it by the handful; it makes the most delicious snack.
But it would be super tasty on yogurt or drizzled with a bit of milk and gobbled up like cereal. Enjoy!
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Chocolate S’Mores Granola
Ingredients
Granola:
- 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- â…“ cup neutral-flavored oil (like grapeseed, vegetable, canola, avocado)
- â…“ 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.
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Recipe Source: from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
This granola is delicious! I made it with homemade graham crackers but I think store bought crackers would be good too. This granola is yummy alone as a snack, with milk poured on it, and for an extra delicious and healthy combination, pour some kefir over it. Mel has a great post about Kefir!
Homemade graham crackers is next level!!! Yum!
This is super yummy! We all loved it!
Not even lying when I say everyone was fighting over this. I graciously finished it off while everyone was gone to avoid conflict. Even worth turning on the oven in the summer.
Hahaha, way to take one for the team. 😜
Great! Another recipe of yours that I made and have ruined store bought version of forever more 😉
But seriously, easy and delicious. I have already made two batches in the last 2 weeks.
I’m thrilled you love this one, Judy! Making granola at home has also ruined me on storebought versions!
Such a fun and delicious recipe. It was easy to make. We all pretend it’s breakfast but also enjoy it as a snack! Thank you for another great recipe! We will definitely make it again.
Thank you so much, Ingrid!
This is so good! I’m not a big fan of nuts so I didn’t put pecans in. I also didn’t get the granola stirred while the chocolate chips were soft so there’s no clusters. I still eat it by the handful or with milk- whichever one I’m in the mood for lol… My 15 month old son loves it too! He always eats the chocolate chips and marshmallows first, then the graham crackers and maybe some of the oatmeal😂
I have made many of your recipes and they’re always good!
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment on this recipe, Lydia. I really appreciate it! And I’m so happy you loved this granola!
My marshmallow bits arrived yesterday so I of course made this right away. 5 stars for eating by the handful! Tastes amazing. I’m less a fan of it as cereal with milk because of the sog factor with the graham crackers. I’m thinking of next time incorporating cookie butter somehow in place of the graham crackers.
Cookie butter is a great idea, Vicky! Thanks for chiming in with your review – I appreciate it!
You have the best granola recipes and this one does not disappoint! It is a great way to use up a partial container of marshmallows after making s’mores cookies 🙂
Totally agree on that, Sarah! I love having another recipe to use up those delightful little marshmallows. Happy you liked it!
This was easy to make and tastes great! It took a really long time for the chips to firm back up, but once they did the clusters were perfect. Added some to yogurt, but were mostly eating it in handfuls.Â
Thanks for the comment and review, Martin!
I made this today, and wow is it delicious!! If you’re not sure about a chocolate granola (I wasn’t)…you’ve got to try this! It’s easy to make and really, really good! I plan to make this during the holidays to give to my friends. I love coming across recipes like this one. 🙂
Yay, Stephanie! Thrilled you loved this – and you’re on to something. It would make a GREAT holiday gift!
Delicious! Very easy to make, my 15 yr old son made it this morning for an afternoon snack. All my kids loved it!
I love that, Janel! Your son is amazing!
Would adding kraft Caramel bits work?
Good question! I haven’t tried that but it’s worth a try. I’d add them with the graham cracker pieces and marshmallows.
I love making your dark chocolate granola, this looks like a tasty variation. The ingredients and quantities look similar, but the mixing methods are different with this recipe creating that thick syrup. Does that make much of a difference in the finished product? (vs just mixing the oil, syrup, and vanilla and adding to the other ingredients)
Hi Beth – it doesn’t make a huge difference in the final product. The reason I’ve started using the chocolate syrup method is that it helps dissolve the cocoa powder a bit better than mixing the cocoa with the oats.
Can this became without the pecans?Â
Yes, you can leave out the nuts.
If you leave out the nuts would you add extra granola?
Do you mean oats? Yes, you can add extra oats…but it is likely fine just omitting the nuts without any other alterations.
Oops! Yes, I meant oats. Thanks for your reply!
Oh, Mel!  You’ve really gone and done it this time!  One of my favorite cookies is the no-bake chocolate/peanut butter/oatmeal cookies…while they’re still warm, of course.  After that, I love a great hot fudge sundae with nuts and toasted pecans.  But this granola may just take top spot!  So chocolatety and crunchy and goooooood!  Thank you for all of your wonderful blogs and recipes!  You have truly elevated my kitchen time (and eating time!)!!!!!
Joy
Ah, thank you so much, Joy!!