Trail Mix

We found this recipe in the Idiot's Guide to low carb cooking, and the following is both my first try and my own version. It is super-yummy!

Trail Mix


2 Tbsp butter
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup unsalted peanuts
1/2 cup almonds (I used salted, but would have preferred unsalted)
1/2 cup pistachios
1/2 cup shredded coconut (I had sweetened on hand, but plan to use unsweetened next time)
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup banana chips
1/4 cup yogurt covered raisins

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Melt butter in a glass pan.

2. Toss sunflower seeds, peanuts, almonds, pistachios, and coconut with the melted butter. Bake the mixture for 10-15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes or so, until the coconut and nuts are roasted and starting to brown.

3.  Remove from oven and let cool. Add in cranberries, banana chips, and yogurt covered raisins. Store in the refrigerator.

Be careful to not add other (non-low carb) ingredients in here - avoid adding more than 1/4 cup of each of the dried fruits, and stay away from chocolate morsels!

This is so good that I'm not sure it's ever going to make it into the fridge!