Healthy Trail Mix Recipe | Bumblebee Apothecary

dark chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: cacao nibs

💰Cheaper: chocolate bar chopped

Cacao nibs are lower in sugar and calories.

dried fruit

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: canned fruit in juice

Fresh fruit is lower in sugar and more hydrating.

nuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds are often more affordable and still nutritious.

granola

🥗Healthier: homemade granola

💰Cheaper: oats

Homemade granola can be made with inexpensive ingredients.

Soak raw organic nuts in a bowl with water and whey from kefir overnight.

Drain the nuts in the morning and place them on a baking sheet.

Sprinkle salt on the nuts and dry them in the oven at the lowest temperature for at least 12 hours until dry to the touch.

Add the fermented and dried nuts to a mixing bowl.

Add almonds and cashews to the bowl.

Add unsweetened coconut chips to the bowl.

Optionally add dried fruit if available, or natural chocolate chunks or carob chips.

Mix all ingredients together until combined.

Store the trail mix in a glass jar in the freezer to keep it fresh.

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