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Now that it is officially fall, what fall activities does your family like to do? We love going camping, hiking going to the park and of course visiting the pumpkin patch. When we are out and about I always pack snacks because after a couple hours of fun in the fresh air and we are all hungry!
My go to snack in the fall is Fall Harvest Trail Mix it’s sweet and salty with a pumpkin pie flavor. I love everything pumpkin pie flavored in the fall…YUM! One of my favorite ingredients in my trail mix is Ocean Spray® Craisins® Dried Cranberries.
My family absolutely loves Craisins® Dried Cranberries! We will eat them right out of the bag, on salads or in baked goods because they make food even more delicious. The “zing” of each Craisins® Dried Cranberries makes them unique. Plus each 1/4 cup of Craisins® Dried Cranberries provides 1/2 cup of fruit. Yes!
The Fall Harvest Trail Mix is easy to make and I’m making another batch this week to take out on our hike this weekend. Cook pecans, almonds, peanuts and pumpkin seeds in maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice and salt until the mixture is thickened. Allow to hardened on parchment paper, then break apart and combine with Craisins® Dried Cranberries, apricots, raisins and cinnamon chips. Be sure to find the full recipe below.
You may have noticed that Ocean Spray® Craisins® Dried Cranberries are no longer at your local Sam’s Club. You can still find them at other retailers. I picked up my bags at Walmart while I was grabbing all the other ingredients for my Fall Harvest Trail Mix.
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 1½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- ⅛ tsp sea salt
- ⅔ cup pecan halves
- ⅓ cup pumpkin seeds
- ⅓ cup sliced almonds
- ⅓ cup sliced peanuts
- ⅓ cup Ocean Spray® Craisins® Dried Cranberries
- ⅓ cup dried apricots
- ¼ cup golden raisins
- ⅓ cup cinnamon chips (optional)
- Pour the maple syrup into a large sauce pan and heat over medium-high heat until it begins to boil.
- Stir in pumpkin pie spice, salt, pecans, almonds, peanuts and pumpkin seeds. Continue stirring until the nuts have caramelized and the syrup has reduced. Approximately 3-5 minutes.
- On a baking sheet covered with parchment paper or wax paper, spread the mixture in an even layer and let cool completely. The candied nuts will harden as they cool.
- Once hardened break apart into clusters and combine with the Craisins® Dried Cranberries, apricots, raisins and cinnamon chips.
- Store in an air-tight container.
Mmmmm! That sounds so good. It is definitely a snack that my whole family would love.
Thank you Robin!
Sounds yummy. Love homemade snacks like this. I wonder if you can switch out maple syrup with agave?
Thanks Ashley! I’m not familiar enough with agave but you’re trying to make a coating on the nuts mixture, so it should work.
I love making my own trail mix at home because I get to pick the ingredients that I put in them. I’ve used this brand of craisins before, it’s really awesome especially with oats and yogurt! I normally add it in my overnight oats.
I love Craisins in my yogurt with some granola! I’ll have to try them in some oats.
I really like the idea of making my own trail mix. I usually buy a mix from trader joes, but this seems like a much better way of customizing a mix to how you like it.
That’s an excellent point Cindy!
Fun recipe that I’m sure kids would love. We use Craisins in our salads so it’s nice to see another use for them.
We love Craisins in our salad!
Wow, this is looks interesting. I would love to try this with my son
Thank you Victoria!
Oh, this looks like a nice trail mix. My son loves munching on something like this during snack time or movie time.
Ooooh this would be perfect for movie time!
I love craisins so do fall season! I will try this, brilliant idea!
Thank you so much Rose!