Maple Glazed Fancy Trail Mix

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 tablespoons butter (earth balance is an excellent brand) or 2 tablespoons margarine (earth balance is an excellent brand)
• 1/3 cup plain unsalted almonds
• 1/3 cup walnuts
• 1/3 cup pecans
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/3 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup pitted and chopped delgate dates
• 1/4 cup pitted and chopped medjool dates
• 1/4 cup dried sweetened cranberries
• 1/4 cup roasted salted sunflower seeds

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in skillet.
• 2 add almonds, walnuts and pecans to the butter and sprinkle salt on top. sauté nuts until butter coats them and they begin to toast. (3 to 4 minutes).
• 3 add maple syrup (will bubble up) and sauté nuts until it begins to caramelize. (about 2 to 3 minutes).
• 4 sprinkle coconut on top of nuts and stir until well coated over all of the nuts.
• 5 remove skillet from heat and place nuts in large bowl.
• 6 stir in dates, cranberries, and sunflower seeds until well incorporated.