{"id":1332,"date":"2012-04-16T09:02:05","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T09:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=1332"},"modified":"2020-04-04T16:46:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T23:46:56","slug":"trail-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/trail-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"Trail Mix &#8211; VARIATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>INGREDIENTS are optional based on what you like and what you have on hand<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>BASE INGREDIENTS FOR ALL RECIPES<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>3 TBL maple syrup or dark Karo syrup<\/li>\n<li>2 TBL brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 TBL molasses<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp coarse salt or Maldon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 TBL water<\/li>\n<li>1 TBL canola oil<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp almond extract<\/li>\n<li>Toss with 1\/4 C melted butter<br \/>\n<strong>ADD AFTER ABOVE INGREDIENTS ARE HEATED<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2 C raw old fashioned oats<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 C wheat germ<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extra ingredients from one of the options below<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STEP BY STEP<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat first eight ingredients in a large pot<\/li>\n<li>Mix together remaining three ingredients from above list and toss till well-coated<\/li>\n<li>Turn out on a coated or greased baking tray &#8211; allowing to clump<\/li>\n<li>Bake at 275\u00ba for 30 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Stir every 6 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Remove and toss with dried fruits and seasonings while still hot<\/li>\n<li>Bake an additional 15-25 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Let cool and store in zip lock baggies<\/li>\n<li>Makes 4-5 C trail mix &#8211; Store in fridge for up to a month<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>See also &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/cracker-jacks\/\">CRACKER JACKS<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Granola<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 stick melted butter<\/li>\n<li>2 TBL additional Karo syrup<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C walnuts<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C golden raisins<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C slivered almonds<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C chopped pecans<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C sunflower seeds<\/li>\n<li>1 TBL roasted sesame seeds<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Tropical Granola<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 stick melted butter<\/li>\n<li>2 TBL additional Karo syrup<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C sweetened coconut flakes<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C roasted cashews<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C banana chips<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C dried pineapple<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C chopped dates<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp powdered ginger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Cherry Granola<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 stick melted butter<\/li>\n<li>2 TBL additional Karo syrup<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C golden raisins<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C slivered almonds<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 C dried cherries<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp almond extract<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C sweetened coconut flakes<\/li>\n<li>1 TBL roasted sesame seeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Trail Mix<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 stick melted butter<\/li>\n<li>2 TBL additional Karo syrup<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C walnuts<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C golden raisins<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C slivered almonds<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C roasted peanuts<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C pecans<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C sweetened coconut flakes<\/li>\n<li>1 TBL roasted sesame seeds<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Orange Berry Granola with Pecans<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 C dried cranberries<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C Craisins<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C dried blueberries<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 C chopped pecans<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp grated orange zest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Pistachio Granola<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 C roasted pistachios<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C chopped dates<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C dried chopped mangos<\/li>\n<li>1 TBL additional Karo<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp grated orange zest<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp alspice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Chex Party Mix<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 stick of butter<\/li>\n<li>2 TBL additional Karo syrup<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C pumpkin seeds<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C sunflower seeds<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp celery salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp coarse salt or Maldon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp each garlic powder and onion powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C Cheerios<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 C Rice Chex<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 C Corn Chex<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 C Wheat Chex<\/li>\n<li>Optional:&nbsp; Add 1\/2 C Pretzel Sticks and 1\/2 CU of M&amp;M&#8217;s after baking has completed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INGREDIENTS are optional based on what you like and what you have on hand BASE INGREDIENTS FOR ALL RECIPES 3 TBL maple syrup or dark Karo syrup 2 TBL brown sugar 1 TBL molasses 1\/2 tsp coarse salt or Maldon salt 1 TBL water 1 TBL canola oil 1 tsp almond extract Toss with 1\/4 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/trail-mix\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Trail Mix &#8211; VARIATIONS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[174,136],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-party-munchies","category-snack"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1332"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19179,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1332\/revisions\/19179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}