Gourmet Trail Mix Recipe
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Difficulty: Easy |
Total Time:
Under 5 mins
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Active Time:
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Makes:
10 to 12 servings (about 5 1/2 cups)
Trail mix can be so measly, with sad-looking peanuts and waxy chocolate, but it doesn’t have to be. Buy some good-quality ingredients, and you’ll be surprised how much this mundane snack can be transformed.
Game plan: Store in an airtight container at room temperature until it’s all eaten.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups salted, roasted peanuts
- 1 cup whole salted, roasted almonds
- 1 cup whole salted, roasted cashews
- 1 cup good-quality milk chocolate chips, such as Guittard
- 1 cup dried blueberries
- 1 cup dried cherries
- 1/4 cup crystallized ginger, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup unsweetened, flaked coconut, such as Bob’s Red Mill
INSTRUCTIONS
- Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl, and mix until everything is evenly distributed.
I think chocolate in trail mix is awesome. So there. The ginger seems like a nice touch, too.
The much-anticipated answer:
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Okay, my husband calls "trail mix" GORP too. Pardon my ignorance..........what does that stand for?
My mouth is watering just reading all your posts! Thanks a lot...I was going to whip up some french toast and saucy potatoes for breakfast....now I'm going to have GORP instead!
(....yup, I'm going to sit right down in my comfy TV chair with my homemade trail mix and watch "Martha Speaks" on PBS like a good leather chair potato.)
(...and Maxzook, yes, you are right!)
What's for lunch?
You guys ought to try this site http://www.NuttyIdea.net. It is a custom trail mix site with nuts, dried fruit seeds and sweets. The boys and I each love making our own personalized trail mixes for going to the ballpark.
It is a real winner in my family . . .so fresh!
M&M's and peanut butter chocolate chips are my fav to throw in there! Or instead of M&M's big chocolate chunks! and dried cranberries!
Which is why I like M&M's in mine! They don't melt as easily because of the coating - and while it's admittedly not as gourmet as high-end chocolate, it is tasty! I Think Reese's Pieces could work as well...
Maxzook IS right about chocolate in Trail Mix.
Most so-called trail mix is now just I'm Bored Snack Mix or Got the Munchies During the Game Mix.
Chocolate on the trail melts, period. The better quality choc melts faster than waxy stuff like Nestle's but almost all can create a mess of your mix if carried outside in a pack, unless it's during the chilly part of the year.
(been there, done that)
Last time I checked my chocolate and peanut butter chips live in the cabinet, not the fridge. Of course, if you're going hiking in 90 degree weather I'd not recommend a chocolate based trail mix, but otherwise I think you're pretty safe. I am curious though what else in that recipe you think needs to be refrigerated...?
Trail mix, by definition, is supposed to be something you throw in your backpack, y'know, to eat *on the trail*.
That should rule out chocolate or peanut butter chips or anything that needs to be refrigerated.
IMHO, of course.
But I'm right, y'know.
interesting ideas might try the above, somehow never think of choc in my trail mix. usually make mine with unsalted almonds, pecans, a few cran and lots of dried cherries. very good for you.
Don't many trail mixes have a unifier, if you will- a simple syrup, or honey, or chocolate mixture baked on to create nice hunks of the mix?
kimcheesoup: we think of this as more of an inspiration of one of the better ways to make a trail mix. as with any recipe, you can then make of it what you want.
No, some compounds explode
you know what else is great to throw in? peanut butter chips! why does anyone really need a recipe for this stuff? cant you just throw together what ever you like?