Maple Crunch Oatmeal

Cereal with all the good things in it! A great way to start the day! Adapted from Country Living magazine(Feb.2006)

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup  chopped  almonds
• 1⁄4 cup  roughly chopped walnuts
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped pecans
• 2  tablespoons  salted sunflower seeds
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1  tablespoon butter, melted
• 1⁄4 cup maple syrup, plus
• 3  tablespoons maple syrup
• 3  cups  cooked oatmeal, kept hot
• 1  cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup dried cranberries (or raisins)

Directions

1. Heat your oven to 375*F. Line a baking sheet with wax paper(or parchment paper). Mix the nuts, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter and 3 tbls. maple syrup in a medium bowl, and spread in a single layer on the prepared pan. Stirring every 5 minutes to evenly coat, bake until mixture is fragrant and toasted-about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. Stir the cranberries and the remaining 1/4 cup maple syrup into the oatmeal.
2. To serve, pour 1/4 cup milk over each serving and top with the maple glazed nuts. Enjoy!
3. Note:
4. If you like, make only the glazed nuts, and triple the batch and keep on hand to eat alone. Store in an airtight container.