Healthy Trail Mix Ideas

Dark chocolate, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, pecans, dried cherries, in a bowl.

Here you will find a full compilation of healthy trail mix ideas to make your own nutritious adventure snack. Make a trail snack mix you will love in minutes!

Prep Time5

Optional Roasting18

Total Time5

Servings: cups

Author: Danika Vanderpyl

Ingredients

2 cup nuts - peanuts, macadamia nuts, almonds, cashews, walnuts, shelled pistachios, hazelnuts, pecans, brazil nuts
½ cup seeds (optional) - pumpkin seeds (pepitas), sunflower seeds
1 cup dried fruit - raisins, dried cranberries or craisins, chopped dried mango, dried papaya, dried banana, coconut flakes, dried cherries, chopped dried apricots, cinnamon dried apples pieces, dried pineapple, dried ginger, dried strawberries
½-1 cup treats - chocolate chips, dark chocolate chunks, M&M's, smarties, peanut butter chips, chocolate covered raisins or fruit, chocolate covered nuts, yogurt-covered dried fruit, yogurt chips

Instructions

(For a roasted and flavored mix, see instructions in the notes section below)
Place all your ingredients in a big container or ziploc bag and mix together well.
Seal the container or bag and keep in a cool dry place. Store in the fridge up to 4 months. Enjoy!

Notes

It's optional to flavor & roast your mix:

#1 Mix your nuts, and seeds together (especially if you are using: granola, cheerios, chex cereal, roasted chickpeas, dried edamame beans, dried peas, pretzels)

#2 Add one of the ingredients below, more or less depending on your preference:

- sweet: maple syrup, or honey (2 tbsp)

- spicy: chili powder or sriracha (1 tsp)

- sweet and spicy: honey and siracha (1.5 teaspoon of each)

- thai: curry paste (1.5 tsp)
- chocolate: cocoa powder (2 tbsp)

#3 Bake mix on a cookie sheet at 300 degrees Fahrenheit (150C) for about 18 minutes. As you bake, the nuts will release natural oils. Sprinkle with salt to your preference when removing the nuts from the oven.

#4 Cool: Once the nuts are cool to the touch, add the dried fruit and the treats to your mix. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts: This is an estimated number based on nuts, dried fruit, chocolate chips, and pumpkin seeds, and for this calculation every serving is 1 cup. Depending on the ingredients you use these facts will change.

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