Tropical Trail Mix

This tropical trail mix is a family favorite and it always reminds me about the beginnings of Luci’s Morsels…

Back in the early days of Luci’s Morsels, when I was selling some of my baked goods to friends and family, I dreamed up the idea of selling trail mix.

I was always creating new combinations and thought others might be interested. The trail mix business never took off, but I did create a few mixes that my family still makes today!

One of the best was what I called a “Beach Bum” mix that my mom absolutely loves. It’s basically a tropical trail mix or ‘island’ trail mix. It’s so tasty, my mom hasn’t been without it since I first gave it to her nearly three years ago!

Tropical Trail Mix

My general guide for creating a trail mix is ⅔ nuts and ⅓ dried fruit. The type of nuts and whether they’re salted, roasted, or raw is up to you. For the purposes of deliciousness, I recommend at least one salted variety and one plain variety.

Dried mango is easy enough to find, but this dried young coconut seems to be a bit more of a challenge.  We first discovered it at Costco, but sometime in the last few years they’ve stopped selling it.

I can only ever find dried (desiccated really) coconut, which really doesn’t do it in this recipe. Luckily we found it on Amazon, so we don’t have to live without it!!

With such tasty ingredients, this tropical trail mix is easy to throw together and really quite fulfilling – the perfect summer snack for the whole family! If you want, you can toast the almonds to make them a little softer – just put them in a pan over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.

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TROPICAL TRAIL MIX

When I first start Luci's Morsels, it was actually a baking business and I included homemade trail mixes on my menu! One of them was a "beach bum trail mix," now updated to this Tropical Trail Mix. It's a delicious mix of fresh nuts and all those tropical fruit flavors we can't get enough of.

Course Snacks

Cuisine American

Keyword plant based, snacks, vegetarian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 5 cups

Author Luci Petlack

Ingredients

• 1 cup Dried Mango roughly chopped (sweetened or plain)
• 1 cup Dried Young Coconut  not shredded or sweetened, roughly chopped
• 1 cup raw almonds
• 1 cup Salted, roasted pistachios
• 1 cup cashews salted, roasted, or plain

Instructions

1. Combine nuts and dried fruit together. Store in airtight container or in freezer until ready to enjoy.

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