This healthy trail mix recipe is packed with nutritious ingredients like almonds, peanuts, pecans, sunflower seeds, raisins, dried fruit, and dark chocolate. The best part is that this recipe is easy to customize to your liking. You’ll love making your own healthy trail mix!
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ingredient
- raw nuts – I used raw cashew nuts, macadamia nuts, walnuts, and almonds.
- raw seeds – I used pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds.
- dried fruit – I used dried bananas, raisins, and dried apricots.
- Raisins Covered with Yogurt – For a fun factor (add as much fun as you want!)
- dark chocolate – I used 82% dark chocolate chips.
- cinnamon – Season raw nuts for toast.
- nutmeg – Season raw nuts for toast.
- sea salt – Season raw nuts for toast.
Benefits of Trail Mix
- If your family has food sensitivities or special diets, you can customize this blend to your exact tastes and avoid unwanted ingredients.
- This makes a great lunch box snack or after school snack.
- Trail mix is a great family tradition to make before a camping trip or hike.
- antioxidant
- healthy fats
- low sodium
guideline
toast trail mix – Start by roasting raw nuts and seeds. Season with cinnamon, nutmeg, sea salt, or just sea salt for extra flavor. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
mixin – Now it’s time to mix in the dried fruit, raisins and chocolate.
save – Store the mix in an airtight container for up to one month.
Crafting Tips
- Add savory – Add pretzels, rye crackers, popcorn, or pre-roasted nuts (like peanuts) to the mix. Try adding pistachios or hazelnuts to your next trail mix.
- sweet addition – Add candy (I like M&Ms or Reese’s Pieces), chocolate coated pretzels, or chocolate coated cherries. For dried fruit, try adding coconut flakes, banana chips, mango, or dried blueberries to the mix. Besides chocolate chips, try white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and butterscotch chips.
- cereals – It’s common to add cereals like granola or Cheerios to your trail mix. Try these homemade granola or paleo granola recipes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Trail Mix Actually Healthy?
Homemade trail mix can be an unprocessed food made with healthy, nutritious ingredients. Packaged trail mix may contain more sugar and preservatives. Trail mixes are often nut-based and are not low-calorie foods.
What else do you call trail mix?
Trail mix is also called gorp mix in the United States, and is often called scroggin or schmogle in Europe.
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Learn how to make a healthy homemade trail mix using nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and dark chocolate, and customize it to suit your taste.
guideline
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toast trail mix – Start by roasting raw nuts and seeds. Season with cinnamon, nutmeg, sea salt, or just sea salt. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
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mixin – Now it’s time to mix in the dried fruit, raisins and chocolate.
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save – Store the mix in an airtight container for up to one month.
memo
- Add savory – Add pretzels, rye crackers, popcorn, or pre-roasted nuts (like peanuts) to the mix. Try adding pistachios or hazelnuts to your next trail mix.
- Sweet addition – Add candy (I like M&Ms or Reese’s Pieces), chocolate coated pretzels, or chocolate coated cherries. For dried fruit, try adding coconut flakes, banana chips, mango, or dried blueberries to the mix. Besides chocolate chips, try white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and butterscotch chips.
- cereals – It’s common to add cereals like granola or Cheerios to your trail mix. our home made granola or Paleo Granola Recipe.
nutrition
Nutrition Facts
healthy trail mix
Amount per serving
% Daily Value*
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Note: For your convenience, nutrition is automatically calculated using Spoonacular. We recommend using your own nutritional calculations where applicable.
