These are your new favorite travel snack, perfect for throwing in your hiking backpack or your bag for a quick snack at work.

Yield: 18-20 bars

Ingredients:

3 cups mixed nuts/seeds (cashews, almonds, walnuts, peanuts, pistachios, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, macadamia nuts- whatever you have on hand!)

1 cup assorted dried fruit (cranberries, cherries, blueberries, apricots)

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla extract

3/4 cup honey

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, stir together the assorted nuts, dried fruit, cinnamon and vanilla.
2. In a small pot, bring honey to a boil over medium-low heat. Stir constantly and boil for 5-8 minutes.
3. Pour hot honey mixture over nuts and fruit, toss to coat evenly.
4. Pour the mixture onto a large sheet pan and press into an even layer. Let sit for 30 minutes- 1 hour or until set. Cut into small chunks.