Any ideas on making cereal similar to discontinued Tr. Joe's Oat & Wheat Brn Swirls?

[Ike]

Trader Joe's has discontinued their delicious Oat & Wheat Brain Swirls cereal, which I've been eating for at least eight years now. I'm distraught. Any ideas for recipes for something similar? I'm willing to experiment but I barely know where to start. I make my own granola at home frequently, but so far, my baking skills don't extend much beyond that and cookies. I'm not sure how to approach making a sweet, crunchy cereal involving oat and wheat bran. (Maybe this would require more equipment than I've got.) Any ideas?

I tried eating Kellogg's Cracklin' Oat Bran instead, but yuck. It's all wrong. I used to like Cracklin' Oat Bran a few decades ago, when I was a kid, and I figured that Oat & Wheat Bran Swirls were a somewhat-altered knock-off of them, but as it turns out, that's not the case. Cracklin' Oat Bran has a much rougher mouth-feel and is heavier on the bran, I think. Tastes kind of gravelly.

[Emme]

here's a place to start:
http://www.mrbreakfast.com/superdispl...
my revisions:
1. I would swap ground almonds or hazelnuts for the walnuts or pecans
2. I would use honey instead of sugar
3. I would sub in some sorghum flour for some of the whole wheat flour

i hate when things i love get discontinued. it happens too frequently. I feel like i should apologize to products when i latch onto them, as they stand a chance of discontinuation.

[blueshoes100]

any luck?

[mels]

I am devastated to see you never received a response about this. That cereal was highly addictive and I limited myself to one box every once in a great while so I didn't constantly binge on those things. Now it's gone! Have you since found any replacement product or recipe for something similar? I am with you, Cracklin Oat Bran is nowhere near the deliciousness that was the Oat and Wheat Bran Swirls.