Fruit and Nut Cereal

A delicious, healthy treat made with grains, seeds, and dried fruit. This makes a nice gift too! Adapted from the California Fig folks.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 2  cups rolled oats
• 1  cup  wheat flakes (I use multi-grain flakes)
• 2  tablespoons sunflower seeds
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1  tablespoon ground flax seeds (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup  frozen apple juice concentrate
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 2  tablespoons  corn oil or 2  tablespoons  peanut oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 cup dried fig
• 1⁄4 cup  dried apple ring
• 1⁄4 cup  dried apricot
• 1⁄4 cup  toasted almond

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
2. Coat a shallow baking pan(or cookie sheet) with cooking spray.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the oats, wheat flakes, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, ground flax seed, apple juice concentrate, brown sugar, oil, and cinnamon.
4. Spread the oat mixture in the prepared pan. Bake, stirring occasionally, for 45 to 60 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool completely.
5. Place the cereal, figs, apples, apricots, and almonds in an airtight container.
6. To serve, place 2/3 cup of the cereal mixture in a bowl.
7. Top with soy milk, almond milk, rice milk, low fat milk, or yogurt.
8. Serves 12.