Twisted Sister’s Eye Candy Trail Mix

"Trail mix isn’t a unique idea, but I often have ingredient issues here & got inspired by Ultimate Trail Snack Mix recipe #161253 by looneytunesfan. Using ingredients I easily found at my local bargain grocery store, I put this together & we plan to give it my DH’s family in an assorted food gift Christmas basket. The packaging is what makes it fun & “candy for the eyes”. I saved clear glass bottles, pretty ones w/tight-fitting caps or corks. A cognac bottle & heart-shaped limoncello bottle from Italy come to mind as I type. I removed the labels, filled them w/the trail mix & put them in our freezer to await the holidays. Some bottles even came in boxes that will be gift-wrapped. I’ll put 1 in ea basket & make gift labels that say “This bottle is refillable. If I get it back, you’ll get it back next Christmas.” … Just 1 more way a family tradition is born."
 
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Ready In:
15mins
Ingredients:
10
Yields:
0.5 Cup Servings
Serves:
30
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ingredients

  • 354.88 ml chocolate chips
  • 354.88 ml shoestring potatoes (or pretzels)
  • 354.88 ml raisins (plain)
  • 354.88 ml chocolate-covered raisins
  • 354.88 ml cashews
  • 354.88 ml peanuts
  • 354.88 ml M&M's plain chocolate candy (red, green & bright colors only to keep the X-Mas theme going, Leave brown out)
  • 354.88 ml dried banana pieces
  • 354.88 ml dried limes (candied, or pineapple)
  • 354.88 ml cereal (I use Nestle's Fitness)
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directions

  • Combine all ingredients. Store in airtight containers in a freezer till ready to use.
  • NOTES: I needed an average of 3 cups trail mix for 5 bottled gifts, so I picked 10 items X 1½ cups = 15 cups. For the limes, I sliced thinly, candied them using a recipe Neta here at RZ found for me at another site & then cut them in sml pieces. I wanted to use red cinnamon candies for the red colour & tasty flavour, but I can only get them in the US. I’d never eaten the cereal I used till I came to Iceland, but it’s a crunchy, sweet, cinnamon coated wafer type cereal I like. Any cereal favourite can be used if it’s “sturdy” enough to hold up in the mix (like Chex does). There are really no rules for this except have fun!
  • PIC NOTE: Altho not the season now, I posted a pic to show the "prototype".

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Reviews

  1. Let me say tha this was very much appreciated by my employer for who I prepared this for.She really liked the mix of different things, and couldn't stop eating them. So thank you for posting the recipe
     
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I am an American transplanted from Dallas to Iceland by marriage to a native Icelander & I retired to become his "Kitchen Queen". We love to entertain our family & friends, so I have an eclectic collection of recipes. I especially love simple, easy-fix, flexible & make-ahead recipes - BUT also like challenging myself on occasion. I enjoy baking & food photography. I am devoted to the "More is Always Better Principle" & apply it liberally to bacon, butter & garlic. I can have ingredient issues due to availability here in Iceland & my DH is medically diet-restricted from some ingredients as well. Either situation might require me to modify a recipe, but I will do my best to be true to your recipes & fair/honest in my reviews. Mary Pat (aka twissis)
 
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