Trail mix is one of the easiest snacks to make and adding Hot Monkey Nuts is the perfect way to add a little spice into this popular, versatile, sweet and savory snack. Almost anything can go into a trail mix - the possibilities are endless! Here is a list of ingredients and a few recipes that we’ve created to tantalize your tastebuds:
NUTS, SEEDS AND LEGUMES
- Hot Monkey Nuts® Peanuts
- Peanuts
- Cashews
- Pecans
- Almonds
- Sunflower seeds
- Pumpkin seeds
- Walnuts
- Pistachios
- Sesame seeds
- Flax
DRIED FRUITS
- Raisins
- Banana chips
- Dried cranberries
- Dried apricots
- Dried apples
- Candied orange peel
- Dried blueberries
- Coconut
- Dried cherries
CHOCOLATE AND SWEET STUFF
- Chocolate chips
- White chocolate chips
- M&Ms®
- Reese’s Pieces
- Sweetened coconut
- Peanut butter chips
- Marshmallows
CEREALS AND GRAINS
- Granola
- Chex cereals
- Popcorn
- Pretzels
- Unsweetened cereal, like Cheerios
- Sweetened cereal, like Fruit Loops
- Cheetos
- Cheez-Its
- Wasabi peas
SPICES
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Cayenne pepper
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Curry powder
- Chili powder
Cinnamonkey Crunch Tail Mix
Add 1/2 cup of each into a bowl & mix.
- Cinnamonkey Spice Hot Monkey Nuts
- Pretzels
- Marshmallows
- M&Ms®- any flavor
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal
- Peanut Butter Chips
- White Chocolate Chips
- Optional: dried fruit- cranberries, blueberries, raisins. Mini peanut butter cups.
Paradise Island Tail Mix
Add 1/2 cup of each into a bowl & mix.
- Jamaican Me Sweat Hot Monkey Nuts
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal™
- Banana Chips
- Chocolate Chips
- Golden Raisins
- Peanut Butter Chips
- Optional: Dried Mango, coconut chips, caramel corn
Cheese ‘n Seeds Tail Mix
Add 1/2 cup of each into a bowl & mix.
- Fromage a Trois Hot Monkey Nuts
- Goldfish® Crackers
- Cheese Popcorn or Pirate’s Booty®
- Sunflower seeds
- Pepitas/Pumpkin seeds
- Optional: Instead of Fromage a Trois, try this with 3-Alarm Garlic Parm, Nacho Momma’s Nuts, or Hot-Winged Reaper. Also, add Chex Mix™ or Cheez-Its® or any other seed.
Curry Up! Tail Mix
Add 1/2 cup of each into a bowl & mix.
- Curry Up! I’m on Fire Hot Monkey Nuts
- Pretzels
- Coconut Chips
- Golden Raisins
- Dried Cranberries
- Dried Mango
Hot-on-the-Trail Tail Mix
Add 1/2 cup of each into a bowl & mix.
- Hot-Winged Reaper Hot Monkey Nuts
- Cajun Mix
- Beef Jerky
- Cheesy Popcorn or Pirate’s Booty®
Optional: Instead of Hot-Winged Reaper, try this with 3-Alarm Garlic Parm, Nacho Momma’s Nuts, or Fromage a Trois. Also, add Chex Mix™ or Cheez-Its®