Recipe: Trail Mix Variations

Trail Mix Variations

dried banana chips
dried apricots
dried papaya
raisins
dried cranberries
unsalted peanuts
almonds and cashews
dried chunks of pineapple
rec.food.cooking/Nell (2000)
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nuts
sunflower seeds
dried fruit (apricots, peaches, cherries, strawberries, blueberries)
rec.food.cooking/Nexis (2000)
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Chex or Cheerios cereal
raisins
unsalted peanuts
a FEW chocolate chips
rec.food.cooking/Goomba (2000)
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One part M&Ms
Two parts peanuts
One part raisins
Other good things include:
shredded coconut
dried banana chips
shelled sunflower seeds
carob chips
mixed nuts
pretzel sticks
little Japanese cracker-like snacks
rec.outdoors.camping/Lucy Bedford (1999)
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One part salted peanuts
One part salted corn nuts
One part something sweet like:
Smarties
raisins
Reese's pieces
rec.outdoors.camping/Paul Weiss (1999)
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Birdseed

One part sugar-coated cereal
One part candy-coated chocolate
One part roasted peanuts
rec.outdoors.camping/Schmittdas (1999)
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Death Valley Special

6 cups rolled oats
2 cups chopped walnuts
2 cups seedless raisins
1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
Package candy-coated chocolates

Toast rolled oats in oven preheated at 250 degrees F. Spread out oats and walnuts in a roasting pan. Bake 1 hour, mixing from time to time. Cool, and mix with raisins, chopped dates, and chocolates. Spoon quantity needed in self sealing plastic bags and store remainder in covered containers for future use.
rec.outdoors.camping/Schmittdas (1999)
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Nuts and Bolts

1/4 lb. raisins
1/4 lb. peanuts
1/4 lb. chocolate bits or Carob bits
Broken up graham crackers
Honey graham bits
rec.outdoors.camping/Schmittdas (1999)
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mixed nuts
M&M's
raisins
additions:
banana chips
dates
prunes
apricots
rec.backcountry/Rob Shane (1996)
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cashews
sliced almonds
dried papaya and mango
dried cranberries
rec.backcountry/walkbritain (1999)
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raisins
peanuts
almonds
cashews
M&M's (regular or peanut)
sunflower seeds
granola
coconut
dried apricots
rec.backcountry/Perry West (1999)
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dried fruits (raisins, pineapple, mango, dates, figs, apple, etc)
nuts (peanuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, etc)
dried coconut
M&M's
Reeses pieces
rec.food.veg.cooking/Chuck Narad (1996)