Sesame Free Maple Oat Trail Mix

Trail mix sounds simple until you start reading labels — sesame shows up in surprising places, from flavored seeds to certain chocolate coatings, making store-bought blends a gamble. This homemade version sidesteps all of that by keeping every ingredient straightforward and easy to verify. Gluten-free oats, walnut halves, and raw pumpkin seeds get tossed with pure maple syrup, melted coconut oil, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt before hitting a 325°F oven, where they slowly turn golden and deeply toasty. The trick of letting the baked mix cool undisturbed on the pan is what gives it that satisfying crunch — the maple syrup sets as it cools, creating little clusters that are genuinely hard to stop eating. Dried cranberries and optional dairy-free chocolate chips go in after baking, so nothing gets scorched and the flavors stay bright and distinct. It's the kind of snack that works equally well packed into a hiking bag, scattered over yogurt, or eaten straight from the bowl by the handful.

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