Supernatural Botanicals

See all that deliciousness?  Well, I’ve been keeping that recipe a secret for a long time.  I love when I start getting requests for holiday granola around October.  So I package up bags and bags of this delicious healthy mixture to impress and feed the granola lovers in my life.  I’ve also made a few non-granola lovers believers!  There’s something very therapeutic to me in making everyone happy and well-fed.  It’s time to pass on the knowledge so you, too, can make people in your life happy and well-fed.  It’s the right thing to do!  Want to make someone’s day?  Give them a bag of your homemade gourmet granola.  Want to make someone think you are a granola goddess?  Give them a bag of your homemade gourmet granola.  Want your dream man to immediately ask for your hand in marriage?  ….give it a try!  It certainly doesn’t hurt.

This is my basic recipe.  You can feel free to add or subtract ingredients to your taste.

Ingredients

• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 1 cup cashews
• 3/4 cup shredded sweet coconut
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup raisins

Directions

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.

In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, coconut, and brown sugar.

In a separate bowl, combine maple syrup, oil, and salt. Combine both mixtures and pour onto 2 sheet pans.  (I put my on a Silpat.)   Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes to achieve an even color.

Remove from oven and transfer into a large bowl. Add raisins and mix until evenly distributed.