Artificial Food Coloring Free Cranberry Walnut Trail Mix
Crunchy, chewy, and just sweet enough, this trail mix hits every snack craving without a single synthetic dye in sight. The tricky part with store-bought trail mixes is that the brightly colored candies and fruit pieces often sneak in artificial dyes — so making your own is genuinely the smarter move. Here, dried cranberries sweetened with sugar or pineapple juice stand in for anything artificially tinted, delivering that pop of color and tartness the natural way. Walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds bring serious crunch and staying power, while a drizzle of maple syrup and a pinch of cinnamon tie everything together with warm, caramel-like depth. High-quality dark chocolate chips — 70% cacao or higher — add richness without the questionable additives that show up in lower-grade chocolate. The whole thing comes together in one bowl with no baking required, and it keeps at room temperature for up to two weeks, making it perfect for lunchboxes, road trips, or afternoon desk snacking.
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8 servings
- 1 ½ cups walnut halves
- ¾ cup pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- ½ cup sunflower seeds
- ¾ cup dried cranberries (no added apple juice or high-fructose corn syrup; sweetened with sugar juice or pineapple juice)
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips (70% cacao or higher)
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp fine salt
Instructions
- 1
Add the walnut halves, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds to a large mixing bowl.
- 2
Drizzle the maple syrup over the nuts and seeds, then sprinkle in the cinnamon and salt. Toss until every piece is evenly coated.
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