Ingredients

4 cups oatmeal
Dash salt
1/2 cup chopped or sliced almonds
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup cup golden raisins
1/2 cup flavored dried cranberries
1 cup raisins
1/4 cup golden flax seed
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray jelly-roll size baking sheet with oil. In a large mixing bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. In a small saucepan, stir together brown sugar, oil and honey. (Use the same cup for oil then honey; it slides out easily.) Stir until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Stir honey mixture into oatmeal mixture until thoroughly mixed. Pour into baking sheet. With clean, moistened hands, press mixture evenly in the pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool. Using a spatula, gently lift and break apart into pieces and place in air-tight container.

Options: If you desire more of a thick, chewy bar-type consistency, spread mixture in a 9-by-13-inch pan. Using a pizza cutter, score into bars. Bake 10 minutes, then use pizza cutter to cut into bars.