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This Chocolate Chai Spice Granola is a quick and healthy granola loaded with flavors to get you in the holiday spirit.
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There’s a new favorite granola in the house and it’s this Chocolate Chai Spice Granola.
Not only is it packed with flavor and spice, but it will make your whole house smell amazing as it bakes, too! The heavenly aroma just screams cozy and comforting to me as the temps turn cooler and the air turns brisk.
This is the prefect breakfast or snack to carry you through to the holidays.
I wasn’t sure how the kids would feel about this one with all the aromatic spices, but they all loved it and were begging for more! I’m thinking you will be too!
I prefer this chocolate chai granola with a splash of rice milk or sprinkled on top of non-dairy yogurt, but it would also be delicious for an on-the-go snack…perhaps mixed with some dairy-free chocolate chips! My kids love it dry and my son even took some in his lunchbox one day as a treat.
This spiced granola will remind you of your favorite tea latte with a very subtle hint of cocoa. Feel free to add even more cocoa powder if you like. I didn’t want it to overpower the other spices.
More vegan granola recipes
- Mint Chocolate Chip Granola
- Coffee Granola
- Coconut Chia Seed Granola
- Gingerbread Granola
- Blueberry Almond Granola
I hope you love this recipe as much as we do! If you tried it, please use the star rating system in the recipe card and leave a comment with your feedback. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
For even more easy family recipes, be sure to check out my cookbook, The Meatless Monday Family Cookbook!
Chocolate Chai Spice Granola
Ingredients
- 3 cups gluten-free rolled oats
- 1 cup crispy brown rice creel
- ½ cup raw shelled pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup raw shelled sunflower seeds
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- ¼ cup ground flax seeds flax meal
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teapoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup brown rice syrup
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- In a large bowl, combine the oats, brown rice cereal, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, flax seeds and all spices (not including cocoa powder).
- In a small saucepan on the stove over medium heat, whisk together the brown rice syrup, cocoa powder and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Pour the liquid over the dry ingredients while mixing to combine. Mix thoroughly so everything is coated evenly.
- Pour the granola mixture onto a rimmed baking sheet and spread it out into one even layer.
- Bake for 22 to 25 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Do not over cook…it will crisp up more as it cools.
- Store completely cooled leftovers in an airtight container on the counter for several days.
Nutrition
Nutrition values are calculated using online calculators and are estimates only. Please verify using your own data.
Levan Wee
Anything CHAI is a automatic WIN for me!!! Lovely recipe Jennifer!!
Jenn S.
Thanks, Levan! I still need to try your Chai Tea…I have never made my own!
Vanessa @ VeganFamilyRecipes.com
I still can’t believe I’ve never made my own granola! Yours looks so yummy! Need to definitely try it 🙂
Jenn S.
Once you do it, I bet you never go back to store bought, Vanessa! It’s just so easy…throw it all in a bowl, mix around, throw it in the oven, voila! And its soooo much cheaper than those $5 small boxes you get at the store (that usually have oil and other not so pleasant ingredients). Let me know if you try it!
Audrey @ Unconventionalbaker.com
Oooh, I love this. So cozy for autumn! Love that it’s oil-free too 🙂
Jenn S.
Thanks, Audrey! I’m actually eating some right now as I type this!!
Tina Jui | The Worktop
Yummm looks great! Chocolate + Chai = winning combination 🙂
Jenn S.
Thanks, Tina! They do work really well together!
Traditionally Modern Food
Can’t say no to chocolate.. With chia Seed this a great treat
Jenn S.
Chocolate really does make everything better, right?! Thanks so much!
curlsnchard
Mhhh, I love this combination <3 I'm usually not much of a granola person – but I just recently got into it again – I think I have to try your recipe sometime soon!
Jenn S.
Thanks, Katharina! My hubby’s not a huge granola person either, but the kids and I gobble it down all the time! Yum!
Linda @ Veganosity
I can see why it’s the new favorite in your house. What’s not to like? This looks so good, I’d love a handful right now.
Jenn S.
Thanks, Linda! I just love the all the warming spices and aromas. So good!
The Food Hunter
I’m a huge fan of homemade granola and this recipe sounds delicious.
Jenn S.
Thanks, Theresa!
winwinfood
Chocolate and chai sounds like such an amazing flavor combination Jenn! I love this granola recipe. So comforting and a little exotic at the same time 🙂
Jenn S.
I actually hadn’t heard of combining chocolate and chai until I did it. Now I see it’s actually a thing…recipes everywhere. Guess I’m a little behind the times, but it’s delicious no matter what! 🙂 Thanks, Lucie!
Harmony à la Carte
I love chai and I love a good healthy homemade granola so this is right up my alley. Nice one Jenn. I can definitely imagine all the aromas this would leave behind…mmmmm. Comfort.
Jenn S.
Thanks so much, Nissrine! The aromas are incredible! So homey.
veggiesdontbite
Love a good granola recipe and this sounds amazing! I can imagine it on so many things!
Jenn S.
Granola rocks! So easy and easy to take with you whenever you need a snack. Thanks, Sophia!
veggiesdontbite
Yes! We eat it over yogurt all the time too!
Jenn S.
Do you make your own yogurt, Sohpia?? I’ve heard it pretty easy, but have never tried it.
Natalie
I need this on top of my nice cream bowl RIGHT NOW! The perfect time of year when it’s still warm enough for nice cream and smoothies but still totally acceptable to bake with these sorts of flavors <3 Great combo Jenn, and I love the brown rice crisps in there too, one of my fave granola ingredients!
Jenn S.
Natalie, this would be so delicious on nice cream! Why haven’t I thought of that?? Cinnamon ice cream, perhaps?
The Vegan 8
Granola is one of my favorite things to make each week and CHAI, omg girl, one of my favorite flavors ever. I am literally drinking chai tea as I type this, haha! I love the smells of chai so much, so I know this granola is the bomb! YUM.
Jenn S.
Me too, Brandi! The smell is just so intoxicating! Makes me fell all warm and cozy when I get a whiff. Thanks!!
Hannah
Yaaasss. This granola looks perfect! I feel like chai and chocolate don’t get put together enough. I wish I could say that my first thought was to put it on something healthy, but no. My first thought was to sprinkle it all over ice cream. I bet that would be dreamy!
Jenn S.
Oh, it would be awesome on ice cream!!!! Perhaps So Delicious Cashew Milk Snickerdoodle Ice Cream (My favorite!!!). Thanks, Hannah!
Strength and Sunshine
Mmmm good! I’m slaking on sharing granola recipes on my blog! I have so many, haha! And I’m running love on my actual stash now….gotta get baking this weekend!
Jenn S.
Time to get ’em on the blog! I LOVE granola…can’t wait to see some of yours, Rebecca!