2-1/4 C quick cooking oats, uncooked, or 2-3/4 C old fashioned oats, uncooked
2/3 C brown sugar
3/4 C raisins and/or dried cranberries (substitute other dried fruits)
1 apple, peeled and sliced (substitute other fresh fruits - optional)
1/4 to 1/3 C nuts, chopped (walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, hazelnuts..., or even better a mix of all - optional)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
3-1/3 C milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 Tbsp vanilla extract