‘Tis the season for presents, magic, family, and lots of treats! Christmas can be the hardest time of the year to stick to a healthy diet with all of the yummy sweets around. Having healthy, alternative snacks & treats around the house can help curb some of those sweet temptations. This healthy holiday snack is a great alternative to a traditional dessert! One of our favorite things about this snack mix is that you can interchange the ingredients to match your taste preferences! We hope you love this easy snack mix as much as we do!

Our favorite way to make this snack:

Ingredients

• 1 cup coconut flakes

• 1 cup pumpkin seed kernels

• 2 cup cereal (like Bran Chex)

• 1 cup cereal, Cheerios

• 1 cup almonds, sliced

• 1 cup cranberries, dried

• 1 cup pistachios, shelled

• 1/4 cup coconut oil

• 2/3 cup honey

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a large roasting pan with parchment paper. The glaze on this chex mix hardens, so you don’t want it to stick to your pan!

• Combine coconut, pumpkin seeds, Chex, Cheerios, almonds, cranberries and pistachios in your pan.

• In a small pan, melt coconut oil, honey, salt, almond extract and cinnamon together.  Pour over ingredients in your pan and stir until coated.

• Bake for 5 minutes, stir pan and then bake for 5-7 more minutes.

• Let cool and then break apart and serve!