Best Favorite Trail Mix Recipes

KIDDOS FAVORITE TRAIL MIX

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Easy, nutritious, keeps for a long time (in a sealed container), easily "tweaked" to fit your personal tastes. A REAL kid-pleaser. Great for bringing snack on your child's turn at preschool/daycare. Although it may be wise to omit the ingredients containing peanuts (when considering a choice for nuts and regarding the peanut butter chips) as the allergy to peanuts is increasingly common and potentially life-threatening. Also great for a cooking activity with small children...wash their hands and let them throw handfulls of the ingredients together.

Provided by Parrot Head Mama

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 5m

Yield 15-20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 cup Cheerios toasted oat cereal (honey nut, plain and apple cinnamon work equally as well)
1 cup goldfish crackers or 1 cup other cheese crackers
1 cup cherry-flavored dried cranberries (or other favorite dried fruit)
1 cup cashews or 1 cup other favorite nuts (although be aware of children's potential allergy to peanuts)
1 cup miniature M&M's chocolate candies (or other chocolate candy)
1 cup peanut butter chips or 1 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup miniature pretzel twists or 1 cup pretzel stick

Steps:

Throw everything together in a sealed container.
Store in cool, dry area (to prevent melting of chocolate candies/chips and other soft ingredients).

FAVORITE TRAIL MIX

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My friends and family like the combination of sweet and salty. Makes a nice gift. Proportions are a guide; change to suit your own preferences.

Provided by FBGirl1

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Snacks Party Mix Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
½ cup dried tart cherries
½ cup dried blueberries
½ cup dried pineapple pieces
1 cup candy-coated dark chocolate pieces (such as M&M's Dark Chocolate ®)
2 ½ cups salted deluxe mixed nuts (without peanuts)

Steps:

Combine the cranberries, cherries, blueberries, pineapple, chocolate, and mixed nuts until evenly blended. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 166 calories, Carbohydrate 18.6 g, Cholesterol 1.4 mg, Fat 9.4 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 112.4 mg, Sugar 11.4 g