Rice Trail Mix

This trail mix swaps the usual pretzels and granola for crispy rice cereal and chopped crispy rice chocolate bars, giving the whole mix a light, crunchy base that’s less dense than traditional trail mixes. Banana chips, roasted peanuts, chocolate candies, and raisins round it out with sweet, salty, and chewy contrast in every handful.

No cooking, no baking, no melting. Just combine everything in a big bowl and store it in a tightly covered container. This is a great recipe to make with kids since there’s nothing hot or sharp involved, and they can customize their own portions.

The mix holds well for a couple of weeks in an airtight container at room temperature. Keep it away from heat or the chocolate candies and banana chips will soften.

Kitchen Tips

• Chop the crispy rice chocolate bars into bite-sized pieces so they distribute evenly throughout the mix
• Use dry-roasted peanuts if you want to keep the mix less oily
• Toss everything gently so you don’t crush the rice cereal

Variations

• Swap peanuts for almonds or cashews if you prefer a different nut
• Add dried cranberries or dried mango in place of raisins for a different dried fruit flavor
• Use white chocolate chips or yogurt-covered raisins instead of chocolate candies for variety