Autumn Trail Mix
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

Kids love this snack, which consists of a brown-sugar-sweetened blend of nuts, pretzels, and cookie crumbles.


Autumn Trail Mix

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Servings: about 16
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Related Categories: Halloween Snacks, Healthy Cookie Snacks, Nuts and Nut Snacks, Quick and Easy, Quick and Easy Snacks, Snack Mix, Super Bowl Parties
 
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Ingredients
  • 2  cups
    mixed nuts
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  • 2  cups
    small checker pretzels or other small pretzel twists
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  • 1  cup
    packed brown sugar
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  • 1/4  cup
    water
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  • 1/2  to 1 tsp.
    ground nutmeg
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  • 2  cups
    miniature chocolate chip cookies and/or bite-size rich round sandwich crackers with peanut butter filling
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Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil; butter the foil and set aside. In a large bowl combine nuts and pretzels; set aside.
2.
In a medium skillet combine brown sugar, water, and nutmeg. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium and simmer about 5 minutes or until mixture is thickened and syrupy. Drizzle sugar mixture over nut mixture, tossing to coat. Spread onto prepared baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Stir; spread on another piece of foil. Allow nut mixture to cool.
3.
Break nut mixture into small clusters. Stir in cookies and/or sandwich crackers. Store in an airtight container up to 4 days. Makes about 16 (1/2-cup) servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 216, Total Fat 12 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Monounsaturated Fat 6 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 233 mg, Carbohydrate 26 g, Total Sugar 16 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4 g. Daily Values: Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 3%, Iron 6%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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