Quick Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Trail Mix Food

PUMPKIN SEED TRAIL MIX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine pumpkin seeds and olive oil on a rimmed baking sheet. Season with coarse salt. Toss to combine. Spread in a single layer. Toast, stirring halfway through, until golden, about 8 minutes
• Place toasted pumpkin seeds, coconut flakes, almonds, dried cranberries, and candied ginger in a bowl. Mix to combine. Divide among jars, containers, or bags.

PUMPKIN SEED DRIED CHERRY TRAIL MIX

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
• In a large bowl, toss the pumpkin seeds, almonds, and sunflower seeds and the syrup until evenly coated. Spread the nuts and seeds out, in an even single layer, on the lined baking sheets and season with salt to taste. Bake the nuts, stirring several times with spatula or wooden spoon, until just golden, about 20 minutes.
• Cool the nuts completely on the pan, then add the cherries and toss to combine. Store cooled trail mix in an airtight container at room temperature.

QUICK CRANBERRY PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Beat eggs, sugar, pumpkin, corn oil, and orange zest in a small mixing bowl until smooth.
• Mix flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl with a fork. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Pour pumpkin mixture into the well; stir until the dry mixture is just moistened into a batter. Fold cranberries into the batter.
• Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes.

CRANBERRY-PUMPKIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla, egg and pumpkin. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; stir into mixture until well blended. Cut the cranberries in half and stir into mixture along with the orange zest and walnuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.