It's fall break and I wanted to bake up something special for the boys for breakfast. We have a bunch of raisins and dates, and to be honest I'm getting sick of working with apples. We've made apple butter, apple pie, apple cider donuts, apple cake, and batches of dried apple chips... You could substitute any dried fruit you had on hand in these muffins. In fact I'm thinking of doing an apricot and apple version in the future with some of the fruit we dried. You could also sub out the nuts easily. Just use this recipe as a base for whatever calls to you. If I wasn't allergic I bet coconut and chocolate chips would rock these muffins too with the hints of orange and cinnamon. Makes 15 muffins 1 cup of rolled oats 1 cup of all-purpose flour 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 1/4 cup of finely chopped walnuts, toasted 1/3 cup of raisins 1/2 cup of chopped dates 1 stick