Winter Trail Mix

20 min

25 min

45 min

A delicious and energizing mix of nuts, dried fruits, and seasonal spices, perfect for a satisfying snack during cold weather adventures.

1

Heat oven to 325ºF. In large bowl, combine oats and cereal. In small bowl, combine maple syrup, oil and vanilla; pour over cereal mixture. Mix until well coated. Transfer to 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan.
2

Bake 20 to 25 minutes until oats are golden brown, stirring every 10 minutes.
3

Remove from oven. Immediately stir in remaining ingredients. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Store loosely covered up to 1 week.

Put individual servings of trail mix in resealable plastic bags to eat away from home. Stir into lowfat vanilla yogurt or lowfat cottage cheese for breakfast or a snack. Make a crunchy breakfast parfait by layering trail mix with fresh fruit (sliced bananas, chopped apples, grape halves, pineapples chunks) and lowfat yogurt. Serve cold with milk. Spread whole-grain bagel half with peanut butter; sprinkle with trail mix, pressing lightly into peanut butter. Mix trail mix with light cream cheese; spread on whole-grain bagels or whole-wheat toast. Stir trail mix into pancake batter before cooking.