This recipe comes from Betsy’s brother, Greg. It is a favorite now in the King Family. This is just a skeleton of a recipe. You can make variations to suit your own taste and pantry ingredients.
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. quick oats
- 4 C bran
- 2 C coconut
- 1 C sesame seeds (I like using Chia seeds)
- 1 C sunflower seeds
- 1 C wheat germ
- 1 T salt
- 1 1/2 C vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 C honey
- 3 T vanilla
- 1 lb dried cherries and raisins combined and added last
Blend in blender the oil, honey, and vanilla. Pour this over the other ingredients. Sprinkle on a desired amount of cinnamon and mix in. Bake at 250F for 1 1/2 hours. Turn every 15 minutes after the first half hour. Cool. Stir in raisins and dried cherries. Store in tightly sealed containers.