* 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

(Serves 8.)