Description
Gluten Free, Vegan, Refined Sugar Free Option
You may have had homemade trail mix before, but have you had the BEST homemade trail mix? Unless you’ve already tried this recipe, I’d say you have not ;). This trail mix recipe is high protein, low carb & gluten free, but it is so gosh darn delicious you’d never know it is healthy!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup chocolate covered almonds
- 1/2 cup cereal (I used Three Wishes cinnamon)
- 1/2 cup raw walnuts
- 1/3 cup raw pecans
- 1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup dried apricots
- 1/4 – 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 – 1/2 tsp sea salt
- a dash of nutmeg
Instructions
- Pour your pumpkin and sunflower seeds on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Spray with oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake at 400F until brown and crispy, about 5 minutes.
- While those are baking, combine the rest of your ingredients (except the spices) in a large mixing bowl.
- When the seeds are done, pat them dry if there is a lot of extra oil on them, and let them cool a little bit but not completely before mixing them in with the rest of the ingredients. This will cause the chocolate on the almonds to melt a little, making little clusters of ingredients and getting a nice chocolate residue on the other ingredients! While still warm, sprinkle on seasonings (the melty-ness of everything will also help the spices stick!)
- Pour into a mason jar or Tupperware and store in the pantry.
Notes
You can always add/omit ingredients as you prefer!
For this to be vegan and refined sugar free, use Hu Kitchen’s almond hunks – they have no dairy and are sweetened with coconut sugar
Also for refined sugar free, use a cereal that doesn’t have sugar, or replace with gluten free pretzels or popcorn
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ~1/3 cup