Sugared Cranberry Trail Mix

This is an AMAZING recipe for the Christmas holidays! It's actually called Santa's trail mix, but that's totally corny!

1 cup whole almonds (I used raw almonds and pecans)
2 cups small pretzels (I used fat-free pretzels)
1 cup dried cranberries
1 egg white
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread almonds evenly on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until nuts are slightly darker in color. Cool completely on pan.

Reduce oven to 225 degrees. In a large bowl, combine almonds, pretzels, cranberries. In a small bowl, beat egg white until foamy. Pour over pretzel mixture; toss until well coated. In another small bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Sprinkle over pretzel mixture; toss until well coated. Spread evenly on a greased baking sheet. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely on pan. Store in an airtight container.

Yield: about 5 cups trail mix

(I was lazy and did 3 sets of 20 min for cooking/stirring, it's a forgiving recipe!!!)