How Do You Make Sweet & Salty Trail Mix?
Trail mix is a favorite snack for kids and adults. The combination of nuts, fruits and other foods makes for an enjoyable treat. Mixing sweet and salty flavors together can create an even more interesting creation. The key to great sweet and salty trail mix is choosing the right ingredients. Use these steps to create your own sweet and salty trail mix. Choose your salty ingredients. Many recipes call for dry-roasted peanuts, sunflower seeds, almonds or cashews. Find the nut that best fits your taste. Other recipes require pretzel chunks or sticks. Traditional trail mix uses Chex cereal. You can also try Wheat Chex, Corn Chex or Rice Chex. Experiment with Cheerios as well. Whatever nut you are using, use 1 cup of salty ingredients for every 2/3 cup of sweet ingredients. Choose your sweet ingredients. There are many options for sweet ingredients, but the most common are chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips or butterscotch chips. You can use dried fruit in trail mix
