Pumpkin-seed Dried Cherry Trail Mix

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups pepitas (baby pumpkin seeds)
• 1 cup almonds or 1 cup cashews
• 3/4 cup sunflower seeds
• 6 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 cup dried cherries or 1 cup cranberries or 1 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt

Recipe

• 1 toss the pepitas, almonds/cashews, sunflower seeds, and maple syrup.
• 2 spread on a baking sheet lined with parchment.
• 3 sprinkle cayenne pepper and garlic salt on top, evenly.
• 4 bake at 300 degrees for 30-40 minutes, stirring twice. mixture should be golden.
• 5 remove from oven and let rest 3 minutes, then stir, breaking up the large clumps (otherwise it gets gooey and stuck to the parchment).
• 6 after the mixture has cooled, stir in the dried fruit.