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Published: Oct 5, 2021 · Updated: Jan 7, 2022 · May contain affiliate links

Trail Mix Recipe with Honey Roasted Peanuts

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Loaded with granola and toasted and glazed pecans, along with honey roasted peanuts and special M and M's, well this trail mix is a lot more than the sum of its parts.

Gorp Trail Mix this …

I'm sure there are a zillion trail mix recipes, but this is the one that was in the goodie bags at my daughter's wedding.

What is Gorp?

This gorp-which stands for good old raisins and peanuts, was a perfect snack  when Zoe took the bridal party to Maroon Bells.

Loaded with energy and sweet and salty flavor, this trail mix recipe combines a lot of my favorite recipes on this site.

Zoe wanted a goodie bag that screamed Colorado and I think this one did.

Containing Boulder potato chips, Acclimate packets for altitude, Justin's peanut butter cups - so good - Stinger waffles with honey, chap stick and yes, this gorp trail mix.

Something for everyone, I think.

 

Aspen goodie bag

When tasked with the making of the trail mix, I decided that combining some of the favorites from TIHIC would make this exceptional.

Really, how can glazed pecans, honey roasted peanuts with a touch of spice, homemade granola, raisins and m and m's be bad?

70 bags later, I will attest that any stray crumb was devoured by me.

I first found out about trail mix when I  moved to Colorado where it was called gorp. Frankly I think I thought that gorp was the best thing about hiking. What a great snack.

And especially great when there were M and M's left over!

Back then I used to use Quaker Oats granola in the mixture but I've since upped my game so that it includes my special crack granola. When I make it for this recipe, I do leave out the dried fruit since I know that raisins will be added.

AS you can see we did have custom M and M's made. They were so cute!

There are so many variations of gorp trail mix so let me give you a few ideas.

Trail Mix gorp

Trail Mix Ingredients

Dried Fruit - raisins, cranberries, pineapple, papaya, apricots, dates, coconut, dried banana chips, 

Chocolate- I prefer M and M's because they don't melt in your hand! Peanut M and M's would be awesome, too.

Nuts- any nut is great. Peanuts, pecans, walnuts, cashews, macadamias... I use glazed pecans and roasted pecans for a decadent mix.

Other add in's- Pretzels, White chocolate pretzels, Cheerio's or other cereal, corn nuts, etc.

Trail mix can be sweet or savory but in this house we prefer it to be both.

And then I made a few batches of honey roasted peanuts with a bit of chile. So good. Of course, I've been brain dead and didn't snap photos of just the peanuts, but they are in there!

Granola. Use your favorite kind or make the crack granola above or this. So good.  Dried seeds such as chia or flax are good as are pumpkin seeds!

Trail Mix Gorp

How to Make Trail Mix or Gorp

Start with three cups of granola, ½ c honey roasted peanuts, ½ c roasted peanuts, ½ c M and M's, ½ c raisins and ½ c glazed or toasted pecans or both.

I used both glazed and roasted pecans. Please be sure if you are using any kind of nut to toast them first. It gives them such good flavor.

To toast nuts, preheat your oven to 350 and toast the harder nuts about 8 to 10 minutes. When you smell them they are done. Nuts burn fast so be careful!

Though the pics from my Iphone are awful-yes, I guess it is time I upgrade- the goodie bags were so fun.

Zoe decided that Thursday night would be Western night so we tried to put on our best Western attire.

Zoe and Evan

It was great fun welcoming everyone into our rented house that Zoe made look like our home by placing lots of photos and flowers everywhere, along with lucky horseshoes!

decorated shelves

 

Family Photo

So sorry I was away for so long. I truly did not believe that a wedding could be so consuming. However with 4 different events and a daughter who is into tiny details, I found myself being way busier than I thought.

Honestly, just making the nuts and the granola took me two full weekends. Well, I did squeeze in a few batches of applesauce.

Being a mom has always been my number one job and I had no idea I would be thrust back into it when they are 31 years of age!

But time goes fast and I only get to celebrate her wedding once and yes, it was so worth it!

Trail Mix Gorp

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Gorp Trail Mix

Trail Mix Recipe with Honey Roasted Peanuts

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  • Author: Abbe Odenwalder
  • Prep Time: 5 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 Minutes
  • Total Time: 25 Minutes
  • Yield: 2 cups 1x
  • Category: Snacks
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

Trail mix can be made with your favorite assortment of snacks. This high energy sweet and salty mix is perfect on the trail or even on a long car ride!


Ingredients

Scale

2 c raw or salty peanuts

2 T butter

2 T honey

1 t chili powder

Salt to taste - 1 to 2 teaspoons

Sugar to taste - 1 to 2 Tablespoons


Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Melt butter and honey together in a small saucepan on medium heat. Stir in peanuts and chili powder.

Pour mixture onto baking sheet and spread out in an even layer.

Place in oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown making sure to stir every 5 minutes, so they cook evenly.

Remove from oven and after cooling a few minutes feel free to sprinkle on extra sugar and salt, while mixing to combine.

Store in an airtight jar or zip lock bag.


Notes

Perfect for gifting!

Trail Mix recipe in the above article!

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  1. sherry says

    October 07, 2021 at 12:09 am

    this looks like a lot of fun Abbe:)

    Reply
    • Abbe says

      October 07, 2021 at 5:31 pm

      Most definitely Sherry!

      Reply
  2. angiesrecipes says

    October 06, 2021 at 10:14 pm

    I have never had or made any trail mix...this looks like a good one to start a batch!

    Reply
    • Abbe says

      October 07, 2021 at 5:31 pm

      So worth it Angie! Great snack!

      Reply
  3. Holly says

    October 06, 2021 at 6:45 am

    I think the chili powder must be the secret star ingredient. I've never added that to my trail mix and think it is a great fit. Can't wait to see more wedding weekend photos!

    Reply
    • Abbe says

      October 07, 2021 at 5:32 pm

      The chili powder is subtle but does seem to give it that little something extra! Thanks Holly!

      Reply
  4. John / Kitchen Riffs says

    October 05, 2021 at 4:54 pm

    This looks great. What a fun idea, too. I didn't know you could get custom M&Ms -- neat. Loved the pics, too. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Abbe says

      October 07, 2021 at 5:34 pm

      John, you'd be amazed at what you can get. And Zoe seems to have found it all!

      Reply
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