Healthy Trail Mix Recipe || How to Make Healthy Trail Mix By Sonia's Cooking

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.

Preheat a pan on low to medium flame.

Add 1 cup of almonds to the pan and roast for 5 to 7 minutes.

Set the roasted almonds aside.

In the same pan, add 1/2 cup of cashews and roast for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring continuously.

Set the roasted cashews aside.

Roast walnuts in the same manner as the cashews.

Roast pistachios in the same manner as the other nuts.

Add 1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds to the pan and roast for a short while.

Add 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds, or any available seeds, to the mix.

Add flax seeds last for their health benefits.

Roast dried coconut slices for 2 minutes until they turn slightly pink.

Combine all the roasted nuts, seeds, and dried fruits in a bowl.

Add 1/2 cup of raisins, 1/2 cup of cranberries, and 1/2 cup of black currants to the bowl.

Sprinkle in 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder and 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg powder.

Mix all ingredients well until evenly combined.

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