Trail Mix Cups - Trial and Error

Because I had all the pulp left over from my homemade coconut milk I figured I would use it to make some trail mix bars! Or something like that =)

The first thing I did was spread the coconut out onto a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper:

Since my oven was still warm from the banana muffins I just plopped the pan in there for about 30 minutes.

While that was doing its thing, I diced up the following:

• 2 dried apple rings
• 2 dried peach slices
• 2 dried pear slices
• 2 dried nectarines
• 3 dried plums
• 3/4 C dry roasted unsalted almonds

I also grabbed:

• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• dash of himalayan pink salt
• 5 Tbsp organic local honey 

 Sadly, the mixture wasn't "wet" enough, so I cut up some waxed paper into squares and used them to line the muffin cups.

I baked them at 350* for 25 minutes! While they taste really, really good - not too sweet, good crunch - I need more of a binding agent so it's back to the drawing board! I have an idea of what I want to do, a couple of ingredients I'm going to add, but you'll have to wait for a week or two till I have them all in hand. Until then, these would be a great topping for yogurt, or as a Paleo granola!