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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 vanilla bean, split (or 1 tsp. vanilla)
- 1 cup oats
- 1 cup hazelnuts, peeled (or pine nuts)
- 2 cups whole natural almonds
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries (craisins)
- 1/2 cup shelled pumpkin seeds (or sunflower seeds)
- 1 cup M&M's peanut chocolate candy
Method
- Preheat oven to 375*F.
- Place the maple syrup on the stove with cinnamon and vanilla over medium low heat to incororate the flavors. Warm the syrup for 3 minutes, and remove. If you don't have the vanilla beans, substitute 1 teaspoons vanilla.
- Combine oats, hazelnuts(or pine nuts), almonds, raisins, craisins and seeds in a bowl. Toss with maple syrup and remove the cinnamon stick and vanilla bean.
- Spread the maple coated mixture out on a baking sheet and roast 15 minutes. Remove the nuts from oven and transfer to another cold pan, tossing the mix to quick-cool it.
- Once cool, toss with m&ms and eat, or pack for a hike! Enjoy!