INGREDIENTS

  • 5 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup baking natural bran
  • 1 cup wheat germ
  • 1/2 cup coconut (desiccated, thread or slices)
  • 1/2 cup raw sugar (white will not work)
  • 4 tablespoons oil (I use olive)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

    • Extras

  • sesame seeds
  • pumpkin seeds
  • sunflower seeds
  • peanuts
  • walnuts
  • linseed, Use any mixture of the above up to 1 1/2

    • Dried fruit

  • raisins
  • sultanas
  • currants
  • dried apricots
  • dried cherries
  • dried apples, etc. About 1/2 to 3/4 cup

DIRECTIONS

  1. Pre-heat the crock pot on high for 20 minutes.
  2. Combine grains, seeds, nuts, sugar, oil and vanilla in the crock-pot.
  3. Add the oil and vanilla and stir thoroughly.
  4. Cover with lid and cook on high for about 2 hours stirring once or twice while cooking.
  5. Remove lid after cooking is finished, stir thoroughly and allow to cool completely before stirring in the dried fruit and then storing in an air-tight container.The Tupperware cereal container is perfect.
  6. Enjoy!