4 cups old-fashioned oats

1/2 cup sliced almonds

1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

1/4 c up flaked coconut

1/2 cup dried cranberries, blueberries, raisins

1/4 cup brown sugar, packed

1/4 cup canola oil

1/4 maple syrup or maple agave

1 t. cinnamon

1 t. vanilla extract

Combine oats, almonds, pecans, coconut and dried berries. In a small bowl combine brown sugar, oil, maple syrup, cinnamon and micowave about a minute or until sugar dissolves. Add vanilla. Pour over oat mixture and stir well to combine. Pour onto 2 cooking sheets coated with cooking spray(15″x10″x1″ ). Spread evenly. Bake in 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes or until mixture gets crisp and brown. Do not burn. Watch carefully the last few minutes, it burns quickly at the end. Cool on wire rack about 5 minutes. Store in airtight container. (I left brown sugar out of the next batch and used alittle less oil and it’s just as good or better….not so sweet. I like it better)

We eat this as cereal in the morning, but, also makes a great topping for ice cream or yogurt.