Chocolate Granola

8 cups whole oats
2 cups almonds or pecans
1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut
3/4 cup apple sauce
2 T oil
3/4 cup maple syrup or 1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder {heaping}
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract

 In a large bowl, combine oats, almonds and coconut. Stir and set aside. In a small liquid measuring cup combine the next 5 ingredients and mix well. Pour chocolate mixture onto oats. Stir to coat and divide between two cookie sheets. Bake at 300 degrees, stir every 10 minutes for 1 hour. Cool and store in airtight container in the fridge.

Note: if using pecans set them aside combined with 2 T of chocolate mixture. Add them to the pans half way through cooking time.