Our Cherry Chocolate Granola and caramelized butter are the magic ingredients in these rich treats! We also used unrefined stone ground Taza Deliciously Dark Chocolate in this recipe for a seriously indulgent chocolatey kick.
Makes 9 nice-sized squares, or 12 smaller two-bite treats
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
14 tbsp butter, salted, divided
½ cup granulated sugar
¾ cup dark brown sugar
½ tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 ½ cups plus 2 tbsp Michele’s Cherry Chocolate Granola, lightly crumbled
2 bars (each 2.5oz), Taza Chocolate 70% Deliciously Dark Chocolate Bar, 1 ½ oz chopped into chunks for baking, plus 1 ¼ oz reserved for topping
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Mix together flour and baking soda in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Heat 10 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until melted, about 2 minutes. Continue cooking, swirling pan constantly until butter is golden brown and has a nutty aroma, about 3 minutes. Remove butter from heat and transfer to a large heatproof bowl. Stir remaining 4 tablespoons butter into hot butter until completely melted.
- Add both sugars, salt and vanilla to the bowl with the butter, and whisk until fully incorporated. Add egg and yolk and whisk until mixture is smooth and glossy.
- Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in 1 ½ cups of crumbled granola and 1 ½ oz chopped chocolate.
- Spread into a parchment lined 8x8 baking pan and top with remaining 2 tbsp granola and reserved 1 ¼ oz chopped chocolate, gently pressing into batter.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden and toothpick entered comes out mostly clean.
- Let sit for 10 minutes on a cooling rack, then carefully remove parchment paper and bars from the pan, and let sit on the cooling rack to cool completely.
- Cut into squares and enjoy!