Trail mix is a snack made from dried fruit, nuts, grains, and sometimes chocolate chips. It’s popular for hiking and can be customized with different ingredients, including substitutes for nuts and dried fruit. Toasting nuts before adding them is recommended.
Trail mix is a snack mix made from foods such as dried fruit, nuts, grains, and sometimes chocolate chips or small candy-coated chocolate pieces. It’s known for its popularity as a light, easy-to-carry, high-energy snack to enjoy on hiking trails. The track mix is also called GORP, which is said to stand for Good Old Raisins and Peanuts, among other food-related phrases.
Raisins and peanuts alone can make a very simple and tasty trail mix. There is no recipe and there are different blends of trail mixes. The versatility of trail mix makes it a great thing to have on hand in any kitchen. It can be ready for hikes or bike rides. Trail mix can also be packaged in small containers for desserts or snacks in school or work lunches.
Before adding the walnuts to your trail mix, you may want to spread the walnuts out on a baking sheet and cook them for about five minutes in a moderately hot oven just to toast them a bit and release their flavor. Be careful not to brown. Peanuts are great in trail mix, but you can use walnuts, pecans, almonds, or any type of nut you prefer. For those with nut allergies, fruit or extra dry foods such as pretzels or cereal squares can be substituted.
Prunes or dried apricots can be substituted for or used with raisins in trail mix. You may also want to add a few drops of banana for extra color and flavor and some of these go a long way. Cereal squares, cereal rings or even granola can be part of a trail mix. Many people like to add pretzel sticks or pretzel twists, but remember that these and salted nuts can cause thirst.
Chocolate chips and/or candy-coated chocolate chunks can add sweetness to the trail mix. Some people prefer to toss in some coconut. Whatever happens and the ingredients of the blend can be varied based on allergies, budget, caloric needs and other considerations.
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