Trail Mix Recipe - 3 Delicious Variations!
Trail mix is a great snack! It’s portable and everyone loves it. Use one of the trail mix recipes below or be inspired to make your own special trail mix.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups nuts (salted or unsalted, such as almonds, cashews, peanuts, or walnuts)
- 1 cup dried fruit (such as raisins, cranberries, apricots, or banana chips)
- ¾ cup chocolate chips or M&M's
- ¼ cup seeds (such as pepitas or shelled sunflower seeds)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients.
- Stir well to ensure everything is evenly distributed.
Favorite Variations
- Classic Trail Mix: 1 cup dry roasted salted peanuts, ½ cup cashews, 1 cup raisins, ¾ cup M&Ms, ¼ cup chocolate chips.
- Peanut Butter Trail Mix: 1 cup dry roasted salted peanuts, 1 cup raisins, ½ cup Peanut Butter M&Ms, ½ cup Reese's Pieces, ½ cup peanut butter baking chips.
- Fancy (Gourmet) Trail Mix: 1 cup cashews, ½ cup almonds, 1 cup dried cherries or cranberries, ¾ cup white chocolate chips, ¼ cup roasted pepitas.
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Notes
- Storage: Store trail mix in an airtight container or portion it out into individual snack bags. Trail mix will keep for a week or two in the pantry. For longer storage, refrigerate. It will keep for a few months.
- Nutrition note: Nutrition information above was calculated using roasted mixed nuts, mixed dried fruit blend, M&M's, and roasted sunflower seeds.
- Recipe retested and revised December 2024.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25cup | Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 153mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 32IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg
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