This simple recipe for trail mix uses pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries and mixed nuts. Spiced with ground cinnamon it ticks all the boxes for when you need an easy snack.
You are probably wondering why on earth I am listing a recipe for something that does not really need a recipe? I usually go to gym in the afternoon and on my way home I snack on a selection of nuts, seeds and dried fruit. For the past year I have been buying these little packs and frankly I am not sure why I have spent so much money on eating a store bought snack that I could easily make at home. I am sharing the recipe for trail mix in case you too have never thought to make this at home. This trial mix has a selection of the nuts, seeds and dried cranberries that I like but you can use what you prefer. I also used these as a filling for my weekly rusk recipe, which I will be sharing with you soon.
Do you eat store bought snacks?
Trail Mix
Ingredients
- 75 g pumpkin seeds
- 75 g sunflower seeds
- 50 g dried cranberries
- 75 g mixed nuts
- 1.25 mls ground cinnamon
Method
- Preheat the oven to 100° Celsius
- Place the seeds, cranberries and nuts onto a baking tray
- Sprinkle with the ground cinnamon
- Bake for an hour and leave to cool before placing into an airtight container
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What I blogged:
- two years ago – Friday’s Food Quiz
- three years ago – Moroccan Eggs
Great mix, Tandy! Don’t know what “rusk” and want to find out. 🙂 ela
A rusk is a hard biscuit, similar to a biscotti but larger 🙂
I like the idea of adding cinnamon to the mix.
Thank you Karen 🙂
When I stop and think about it, when it comes to snacks I do purchase them instead of make them myself, never really realized that before. Will have to change this right away. Thanks for the eye opening Tandy! great recipe.
It has taken me years to work out that it would be way cheaper to make this at home 😉
It’s ture – we buy these extortionately expensive packs when we could make exactly what we wanted at home for a fraction of the cost – and mixing it up as we like it! Great idea 🙂
This is so much cheaper, and freshly made suits me better 🙂
Looks delicious! I’ve never made trail mix, but I’ve made popcorn with dark chocolate and cranberries and pumpkin seeds… it was so good. I also make granola bars, and you’ve just reminded me I need to make some more this week. Thanks 🙂
OK, now I have to make that popcorn mix – it sounds delicious 🙂
I don’t have an off switch when eating things like this. I just keeping popping more in my mouth!
Lovely adding the cinnamon.
Have a super evening Tandy.
🙂 Mandy xo
Ha ha, I also don’t have an off switch xox
I love packing some trail mix always to be in my bag, makes a afternoon snack much easier and cheaper than stopping for a snack while out!
It is way cheaper than having to buy something to snack on 🙂
A good trail mix recipe is so handy and the perfect snack 🙂
Love your addition of pumpkin seeds!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I love pumpkin seeds and add them to my bread as well 🙂
I don’t eat trail mixes as I prefer to save my calories for really bad stuff, (cake, pork belly etc) Even writing that I feel guilty! Hubby is the healthy one and he loves snacking on these so I will have to make this mix up for him. I love the fact you added some cinnamon!! YUM!
We had this after gym last night, in preparation for an evening of canapés and wine 🙂
I love nuts and dried fruit, sadly they don’t like me!
That is quite sad!
I make homemade granola bars almost every Sunday for our weekly snack/breakfast, but we do love trail mixes, too — especially when we go hiking.
I must make some granola bars as they are great to have at work for snack time 🙂
You can’t beat the convenience of pre-packaged, single serving trail mix, but it really is such a waste of money. Great idea to make it yourself.
I love that I am saving money by making it myself 🙂
I think a recipe for this is totally warranted Tandy! 😀 I know that there are sometimes things that I don’t think to put in trail mix but would be great in it 🙂
I think this is one of those recipes that can be changed with ease to suit your own tastes, and what is in the pantry 🙂
We enjoy a good trail mix as well and you are right there is nothing better than home made. Great recipe and the cinnamon in the mix sounds so good, Tandy!
J+C
Thank you Judit and Corina, I agree, home made is best 🙂
I have a small tuperware box of trail mix that travels everywhere with me – perfect for days in London when invariably I’m running between meetings and trying hard to avoid eating yucky shop bought sandwiches! I also add the mix to my granola. A great idea for a post Tandy!
Claire, since I started making this I keep it in the boot of my car for emergency snack needs 🙂