Homemade trail mix is an easy, portable, healthy snack to have on hand!

Homemade trail mix is so easy and so much cheaper than buying the prepackaged kind. Plus, you can make it to suit yourself!

Trail mix is great to have on hand for snacks, particularly when you need a portable one. I love taking some of this along for afternoons at the pool, for car or plane rides, and it’s great even just to have on hand at the office. Such a balanced, healthy snack!

This is our favorite mix, featuring walnuts, O cereal (we use the Trader Joe’s kind), and a mix of dried fruits: golden and regular raisins, dried cranberries and dried blueberries. And for fun, I throw in some mini chocolate chips.

You can make this to suit your family’s tastes – use your favorite nut (or a combination of nuts), your favorite cereal, add more or less of any of the fruits, or even add in extras like mini marshmallows or M&Ms.

Keep a batch of this in your pantry. You’ll be ready for anything!

Yield: 4-5 small snacks

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Homemade trail mix is an easy, portable, healthy snack to have on hand!

Inactive Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (or your favorite nut)
• 1/4 cup cheerios or O cereal (we use the Trader Joe’s brand)
• 1/4 cup raisins (I use a combo of golden and regular)
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup dried blueberries
• 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Mix everything together very well and store in an airtight container. Or divvy up into smaller containers.

Notes

This makes a fairly small batch - enough for 4-5 small snacks. Feel free to double or triple the batch to have extras. (I usually do!)

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 173Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 46mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 3gSugar: 17gProtein: 3g

** What’s your favorite nut?