Granola:
4 cups oats
1 1/2 cups whole almonds; shelled with skin
1/2 cup flax seeds
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup neutral cooking oil; canola
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups raisins; or dried cranberries
1 cup dried apricots; diced
1/2 cup dried banana slices
preheat oven to 300 degrees f.
Berry Swirl:
3 cups mixed berries; frozen
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 lemon; juiced
Lemon Yogurt:
1 1/2 cups lowfat vanilla yogurt
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Granola: 1. Mix oats, almonds, flax seeds, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon in a bowl. In a saucepan warm the oil and honey. Whisk in the vanilla extract. Pour the honey, oil, vanilla mixture over the oat mixture and mix gently, but well. Mix with spatula and eventually your hands. Spread out onto a sheet pan and bake for 40 minutes (stir after the first 20). Cool and break up any clumps. Mix in dried fruit. Makes about 9 cups

Lemon Yogurt and Berry Swirl: 2. Add berries, lemon juice and confectioners' sugar in a pan over medium heat. Cook until the berries break down and mixture becomes syrupy, 10 to 12 minutes. Set aside to cool.

3. Combine the yogurt, zest and juice in a mixing bowl and stir. To serve, set up glasses and layer with granola, yogurt and berries.