Once upon a time I had a perfect trail mix recipe, basically a granola that holds together in chunks more, so you can eat it with your hands instead of a spoon. But alas I lost it and haven't found another one yet. Someday!
For this recipe, start by preheating the oven to 300 degrees and lining a baking sheet with raised edges with a sheet of parchment paper.
In a large bowl, toss together:
3 cups of old fashioned oats
1 cup of chopped pecans
1/2 cup of sweetened shredded coconut
3 tablespoons of brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon of salt
Use a small pan (a butter warmer is perfect) to heat up on the stove, over medium heat:
1/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons canola oil
Stir over heat until smooth.
Pour the honey mixture over the oat mixture and toss well to coat. Dump the whole thing out onto your parchment lined sheet and spread it out as much as possible. Pop it in the oven and bake it for 10 minutes, then stir and toss it all around; bake it for another 10 minutes and give it another stir and toss; then bake it one last 10 minute cycle. Take it out of the oven and let it cool. When it has cooled down, break it up with your hands and toss in 1 cup of raisins.
Store the finished and cooled granola in an airtight container.
Here is mine, fresh out of the oven, before the raisins have gone in.
