The famous hiker's blend, the perfect accompaniment for mountain or forest hikes.
Autumn has arrived, it's time to take the time to walk in the forest, get some fresh air, breathe, and admire the changing colors. It will also follow you on your hikes or ski descents in winter.
The hiker's mix is one of the snacks that lasts over time. Why? On the one hand, because it is so nutritious! THE nuts or seeds provide you with the good fats and proteins, and the dried fruits the carbohydrates necessary for the effort. Also, it can be customized to your liking, it's so easy to make!
Well, there are a lot of ready-made mixes on the shelves, but they are often made from dried fruit to which sulphites are added to retain their color and prolong their shelf life, or they will have other additives added, often not necessary. .
Organic nuts and fruits should therefore be preferred. If the raw nuts are too difficult for you to digest, you can toast them a little, with a light touch of olive oil or maple syrup. What could be more pleasant than to make it to our liking! Here are some of them, which you can modify as you wish.
Mix 'Simply Nature'’
- 1/3 cup unsalted raw cashews
- 1/3 cup raw unsalted almonds
- 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1/3 cup roasted unsalted sunflower seeds
- 1/3 cup ofOrganic apricots cut in half
- 2/3 cup of Organic Dried Mulberries
Mix everything together and store in an airtight jar.
Chocolate mix
- 1/3 cup lightly salted roasted peanuts
- 1/3 cup roasted sunflower seeds
- 2/3 cup unsalted toasted almonds
- 1/3 cup mini dark chocolate chips (the ones from the Enjoy Life brand are my favorite)
- 1/3 cup of Deglet Nour dates in pieces
Mix everything together and store in an airtight jar.
Autumn Mix
- ½ cup of pecans
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/3 cup raw unsalted almonds
- 1/3 cup salted pistachios
- 1/2 tsp. olive oil
- 2 tbsp. maple syrup soup
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon (Dion spices for a gluten-free version)
- ½ cup of dried fruit, your choice (I like to mix the organic dried figs to organic dried apricots) Have fun changing varieties!
Mix the nuts together, mix in the olive oil and maple syrup to coat everything. Sprinkle with cinnamon and mix again to combine. Spread everything on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 300 degrees F, for about twenty minutes, turning after 10 minutes.
Once the mixture has cooled, add the dried fruit, and store in an airtight jar.
Let your imagination run wild, dream up your own mixes of different nuts, fruits, herbs, spices and go! Go move!!!!!
Article written by Audrée Hogue