Recipe Redux time again! This month we were charged with pairing our leftover valentines chocolate with something delicious! As I was thinking about what my favorite chocolate combo is, I kept thinking of nuts and fruit, but couldn’t decide between the two. Then last week as I was eating some dried fruit and nuts trail mix, it hit me, why choose, I have both! And the chocolate covered trail mix was born. I took it a few steps further and made three different kinds flavors, cayenne pepper, salted and lavender ( I have a new found obsession for adding lavender to my dishes ;)).
This is super easy and a delicious treat that is both healthy (nuts, are little nutrientent powerhouses) and interesting 🙂
Hope you enjoy it!
Place about a cup of your favorite good quality chocolate chips in a double boiler and gently heat until smooth. Used 1/2 dark chocolate and 1/2 milk chocolate.
While the chocolate is melting, place about 1 to 1 1/2 cup of trail mix on some parchment paper. Since I made 3 different flavors, I had three of these.
Drizzle about 1/3 cup of chocolate on each mound of trail mix. Sprinkle with the flavoring choice.
Mix with your hands and allow to cool and harden. Then Enjoy!
See so easy!
- 3-4cups of trail mix (dried fruits and nuts)
- 1 - 11/2 cup of good quality chocolate chips
- 1-2 tsp of Cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp Course Sea Salt
- ½ tsp dried Lavender
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler
- Spread the trail mix on parchment paper
- Drizzle ⅓ cup of chocolate over each mound of trail mix
- Sprinkle the flavoring options over each mound (if desired)
- Toss with your fingers
- Allow to cool and harden.
- Enjoy!
