- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup mild honey or maple syrup
- 1 cup raw wheat germ
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 1/2 cups chopped mixed nuts (almonds, walnuts, and pecans)
- 2 cups mixed dried fruit (cranberries and raisins or other dried fruit)
- Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle.
- Stir together, oil, honey, wheat germ, vanilla, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl, then stir in oats and nuts.
- Bake 15 minutes, then stir and continue to bake, checking and stirring every few minutes, until golden brown, about 10 minutes more.
- Stir in dried fruit and cool to room temperature