Description
These are my preferred hiking trail mix recipes as they have all the things you need during strenuous physical activity: filling up your tank with healthy energy, fat, sugar, some salt, and lots of minerals.
Ingredients
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- 3/4 cup salted peanuts (180 milliliters)
- 1/4 cup salted pistachios (4 tablespoons)
- 1/4 cup unsalted hazelnuts (4 tablespoons)
- 1/4 cup unsalted cashew nuts (4 tablespoons)
- 1/4 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds) (4 tablespoons)
- 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup candied, dried papaya (125 milliliters)
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chunks (125 milliliters)
- 1/4 cup crunchy corn (4 tablespoons)
- 1/4 cup pretzels (4 tablespoons)
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together and store in a glass with a tight lid.
- When ready to bring to hikes, potion it out into small ziplock bags or small lunch boxes.
Notes
The hiking trail mix ratio: 1 cup salted nuts, 1/2 cup unsalted nuts, 1/4-1/2 cup seeds, 1/2 cup dried fruit, 1/2 cup chocolate, and 1/2 cup of something unexpected (e.g., marshmallows, crunchy corn, yogurt covered nuts or dried bananas).
Avoid using chocolate and any ingredients that can melt if the weather is really hot.
Check the blog post if you want more ideas for hiking trail mixes (a sweet fall trail mix, a winter ski mix, a summer trail mix, and a savory trail mix).
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 0 hours
- Category: Snacks
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 141
- Sugar: 5.3
- Sodium: 48
- Fat: 1.7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 10.9
- Fiber: 1.8
- Protein: 4.4
- Cholesterol: 0