Yummy Season’s Greetings

Hello Second Shift Community! 

We want to wish you a very happy holiday season. May your days be filled with laughter and love and delicious food. Our gift to our team every year is a bag of Gina’s homemade granola. This year we share her secret recipe with you! Enjoy! 

NONSTICK VEGETABLE OIL SPRAY

3 CUPS OLD-FASHIONED OATS

1 CUP SLIVERED ALMONDS

¾ CUP SHREDDED SWEETENED COCONUT

1/3 CUP SESAME SEEDS

6 TABLESPOONS PURE MAPLE SYRUP

6 TABLESPOONS (PACKED) DARK BROWN SUGAR

¼ CUP VEGETABLE OIL

2 TABLESPOONS WARM WATER

½ TEASPOON SALT

1 CUP GOLDEN RAISINS 

**Gina says you can add anything else you want. She likes to add chopped up apricots, dried cranberries and pistachios.

Preheat oven to 250°F. Lightly spray rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray. Toss oats and next 3 ingredients in large bowl. Whisk syrup, brown sugar, oil, 2 tablespoons warm water and salt in small bowl to blend. Pour syrup mixture over oat mixture and stir to combine. Transfer to prepared baking sheet. Bake until evenly browned, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool. Transfer to large bowl. Mix in raisins. 

(Can be made 1 week ahead. Store in airtight container.)