Chewy Trail Mix - Paula Deen

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups granola cereal
• 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) can flaked coconut (1 1/2 cups)
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup banana chips
• 1/2 cup dark raisin
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1/2 cup dried cherries
• 1/2 cup dried apricot, diced
• 1 cup m&m'

Recipe

• 1 in large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except dried fruit (banana chips and raisins, cherries and apricots) and m&m's.
• 2 mix well.
• 3 spread evenly in an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet-spray foil with pam (makes for easy clean-up).
• 4 bake at 300 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes (i like to leave some large clumps and break apart when cool).
• 5 note: check at 40 minutes. sometimes it's done. it will harden when cooled.
• 6 remove from oven. i like to immediately remove trail mix onto another pan or cookie sheet to cool.
• 7 when warm, stir in banana chips, raisins, cherries and apricots.
• 8 cool thoroughly and add chocolate candies.
• 9 store tightly covered at room temperature.