Machine Shed Good Morning Oatmeal

• 1 34 cups apple juice
• 1 cup mixed dried fruit (bits)
• 13 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3 inches cinnamon sticks or 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 medium pears, cored and chopped
• 5 cups water (or 2 1/2 c. water and 2 1/2 c. milk or milk alternative)
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats (you could sub rolled oats, just follow package directions instead of using the quick oats instructio)
• 1 14 cups vanilla yogurt (used as topping)
• 1 cup granola cereal (used as topping)

1. In saucepan, combine juice, dried fruit bits, sugar, and cinnamon.
2. Bring to boiling.
3. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Add pears to fruit mixture.
5. Cook, covered, another 10 minutes.
6. Remove cinnamon stick (if using), and drain excess liquid from fruit mixture.
7. Discard liquid.
8. In saucepan, bring water (or water and milk) to boiling.
9. Add oats.
10. Reduce heat to medium; cook about 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
11. To serve, top oatmeal with fruit mixture, yogurt, and granola.

apple juice, mixed dried fruit, brown sugar, cinnamon, water, salt, quickcooking oats, vanilla yogurt, granola cereal

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/machine-shed-good-morning-oatmeal-428132 (may not work)