For our final installment of this month, in which we have pledged to get organized, exercise and eat healthier (but not necessarily in that order), here is a recipe to help you with the latter.

Start your day with delicious homemade granola. Eat it on its own, with fresh fruit slices and milk, or mixed in fat-free yogurt, this is actually a filling, satisfying breakfast. And much better for you than an egg biscuit sandwich from the drive-thru.

There’s no secret to perfecting this recipe. It’s easy. Don’t skimp on the cinnamon, and I recommend dried cherries, dried blueberries, or both. Their tang makes the granola, plus they’re way better than raisins or dried cranberries. The cashews are a nice twist, too.

Berry cashew granola
Ingredients:
2 ½ C. oats
1 C. cashew halves
½ C. wheat germ
1/3 C. molasses
1/3 C. honey
1 ½ Tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. nutmeg
½ C. dried cherries
½ C. dried blueberries

Directions:
Line a small baking dish with aluminum foil coated with cooking spray. Combine oats, cashews, wheat germ. In a separate bowl, combine molasses honey, olive oil, cinnamon, nutmeg; pour over dry mixture, stirring until evenly coated. Spread onto cooking sheet. Bake 45 minutes at 275 degrees, stirring mixture every 15 minutes or so. Add dried berries during the last five minutes of baking. Cool on pan; store in air tight containers.