Store-bought snacks pushing your budget into crisis mode? We feel you. Get in the kitchen and make your own using these trail mix recipes.
It’s easy and fun. You’ll save cash and eat healthier and tastier food. Plus, you can customize flavors to your liking. Those boring, expensive bags of blandness are officially canceled.
Trail Mix Recipes
These trail mix recipes? They are basically the pantry party you didn’t know you needed. Think cheap bulk buys, big-batch variations, and perfect hiking/lunch snackage.
We’d call it a choose-your-own-adventure situation because you can always use these recipes as a base and adapt as you go along. Flexible, portable, and snack-y as heck.
1. Cajun Snack Mix
Melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, and Cajun seasoning create an addictive snack. Pretzels, nuts, and three varieties of Chex cereal come together for a crunchy taste experience.
Each serving of the 350-calorie mix contains enough protein to curb the munchies.
RECIPE: Cajun Snack Mix
2. Homemade Healthy Trail Mix
Toasted oats, cranberries, and dark chocolate chips come together for a flavor hit in your mouth. Earthy pumpkin seeds add nutrients, and roasted peanuts provide crunch.
The sweet-to-salty ratio is next level in this delightfully simple but quite beautiful snack mix. Bonus: no sugar crash afterward!
RECIPE: Homemade Healthy Trail Mix
3. Trail Mix Bar
A DIY trail mix bar? Say no more! Spread out bowls of nuts, dried fruit, and chocolate, and let the kiddos create a custom trail mix.
It’s a perfect post-school snack, movie munchie, and protein- and fiber-filled solid nutritional choice.
RECIPE: Trail Mix Bar
4. Tex Mex Snack Mix
Snack mixes are the undisputed crunch kings, and this fiesta in a bowl is no exception.
Mix salty peanuts, crispy corn chips, and savory cereal, and BOOM! Add taco seasoning and garlic powder for a flavor level up with every handful. Perfect for road trips or Netflix binge sesh!
RECIPE: Tex Mex Snack Mix
5. Cinnamon Sugar Sweet and Salty Chex Mix
This mix has all the crunchy and sweet stuff to bake into a snack of dreams. It’s honestly just Chex, pretzels, and nuts bathed in butter, but it’s soooo good!
Your neighbors will hit you up for this one. Not too sweet, not too salty… just perfection. Make it now, then make it again.
RECIPE: Cinnamon Sugar Sweet and Salty Chex Mix
6. Easy Raw Vegan Treat
Who knew you could create magic with 3 ingredients? Walnuts bring the crunch, raisins add sweetness, and dark chocolate delivers an indulgent oomph.
It’s simple. It’s nutritious. It fills you up. Who knew eating healthy could taste so good?
RECIPE: Easy Raw Vegan Treat
7. Reindeer Chow
It’s like salty met sweet at a party and decided to dance all night. Crunchy cereal, pretzels, drippy chocolate… You get it.
Make this 20-minute snack mix, and your guests will worship you as Snack God. Better than store-bought!
RECIPE: Reindeer Chow
8. S’mores Trail Mix
Mix cereal, baby marshmallows, and mini cookies, and what do you get? S’mores reincarnated as a campfire-free snack. Pow! And it even fits in ya mouth!
Equally sweet and generous with 122 calories per half-cup. Flag your diet plan cause it’s about to be destroyed.
RECIPE: S’mores Trail Mix
9. Scarecrow Snack Mix
This heavenly mix screams yummy on a cold day. It combines cinnamon Chex, popcorn, pretzels, and mini Reese’s cups. Exciting, like a treasure hunt every time you plunge in!
It’s super simple to prepare ahead of time and is the hit of parties and lunchboxes for kids and adults alike.
RECIPE: Scarecrow Snack Mix
10. Healthy Trail Mix
Snack perfection? It’s real. Enter dried mango, smoked almonds, and dark chocolate chips for a soul-hugging mix of pure joy.
Protein? Check. Fiber? Double Check. Maximum energy for living your best life? YAAASSS! While store-bought cries in a corner, your homemade miracle reigns supreme.
RECIPE: Healthy Trail Mix
11. Sourdough Granola
Let’s get our homemade granola on! Oats, nuts, and coconut unite for crunchy bliss. Sourdough starter brings a tangy twist, and we’ve got chewy sweetness thanks to dates ‘n’ banana slices. Use whatever nuts you want, and get ready to feel super healthy without store-bought guilt.
RECIPE: Sourdough Granola
12. The Ultimate Chex Party Mix
Crunchy cereals, nuts, and pretzels bask in their own buttery deliciousness as they roast in the oven, transforming into an epic snack mix with a crisp, lightly seasoned finish.
And if you’re feeling crazy, stir in some sweet treats too. Consider this your ultimate snack for any occasion!
RECIPE: The Ultimate Chex Party Mix
13. Healthy Snacking Trail Mix
Snacking doesn’t get better than this. A colorful mix of nuts, seeds, and dried fruit packs a protein punch while keeping cravings at bay.
Customizable and easy to throw together, this treat is a must for busy mornings or travel days. Fresh ingredients beat store-bought any day.
RECIPE: Healthy Snacking Trail Mix
14. Slow Cooker Chex Mix
Chex, Cheerios, and pretzels join forces in a snack that banishes weak store-bought versions to the timeout corner. Coated in buttery Worcestershire and spices, then low-and-slow-roasted for a full-on three hours. Carbs + protein mean guilt-free snacking… so nosh now and worry about New Year’s resolutions later!
RECIPE: Slow Cooker Chex Mix
15. Crunchy Granola Recipe
This snacky snack mixes oats and roasted pumpkin seeds to make a tasty, crunchy treat. It’s sweetened with brown sugar and maple syrup, making every bite irresistible.
Perfect for topping yogurt or snacking straight off the tray, this easy homemade version leaves the store-bought stuff in the dust.
RECIPE: Crunchy Granola Recipe
16. Popcorn Trail Mix
Popcorn and protein join forces for a snacking experience as entertaining to consume as it is to concoct. This sweet, salty, and crunchy fusion banishes cravings.
Every jar delivers a strong hit of flavor and nutrition, putting an end to aimless eating once and for all.
RECIPE: Popcorn Trail Mix
17. Easy Vegan Trail Mix
Hit your snacking stride with this sublime mix of salted peanuts, sunflower kernels, and raisins. Roasting brings up flavor while adding crunch for a snack that pleases even the pickiest of eaters.
Don’t forget to pack it in lunchboxes or backpacks for school, vacations, explorations, and journeys.
RECIPE: Easy Vegan Trail Mix
18. 5 Minute Sweet and Salty Snack Mix
More than a sum of its parts, this sweet & salty snack mix is hard to resist. At 190 cal/serving, it’s just right for mindful snacking.
Addictively pop-able, it’s perfect for parties or movie nights & totally customizable to your cravings. Also, stupid easy to make.
RECIPE: 5 Minute Sweet and Salty Snack Mix
19. Butter Toffee Pretzel Trail Mix
This snack mix goes HAM with butter toffee pretzels, Goldfish crackers, chocolate chips, and M&Ms. It’s sweet & salty snacking excellence, with that hit of crunch from the toffee coating, and added party vibes from the colorful candies.
Farewell, store-bought. We’ve moved on to bigger and better things.
RECIPE: Butter Toffee Pretzel Trail Mix
20. Walnut Fig Chocolate Snack
A snack collab of dark chocolate, figs, and walnuts? My mind is literally blown over this. With healthy fats and fiber for days, it’s a legit powerhouse that’ll fuel your bod and that snack attack.
Not to mention it’s gluten-free and sans refined sugar, so go ahead…snack away!
RECIPE: Walnut Fig Chocolate Snack
Want More Healthy Recipes?
These trail mix recipes are a must-try if you want delicious options to kick your store-bought version to the curb and save money while doing so.
Also, while you’re on the DIY bandwagon, check out this curated selection of healthy homemade desserts that shame other desserts.
