Holiday Trail Mix

Holiday trail mix is so easy and inexpensive to make when you want to give a little gift. For my trail mix I combined two types of nuts with a some dried cranberries as a nod to the season.

This trail mix is great for holiday parties. It is also great for a lunch box snack or road trip snack. I store my party mix in a mason jar which is also perfect for gift giving.

Of course, I had to add a little chocolate to my Christmas Trail Mix and to make it festive I used the holiday color variety of chocolate candies. These are perfect for serving if you are planning a holiday party.

Why Try This Recipe

Tasty. This sweet and salty snack mix is the perfect combination of salty flavors and sweet flavors. This is perfect as a festive snack for movie night or on your holiday party snack table.

Easy recipe. This easy no bake recipe can be made in just minutes. You can use salty and sweet ingredients from your grocery store.

Inexpensive gift idea. This Christmas mix makes a lovely holiday gift idea for friends and family. Just pour the mixed snack mix into gift bags, or small mason jars and you have a nice homemade gift.

Versatile. This salty and sweet holiday snack mix can easily be changed up to account for food allergies or aversions. It also allows me to choose nuts without preservatives.

Ingredients for Holiday Trail Mix

• Holiday m&m – Perfect for a festive look, put you can use regular m&m too.
• Peanuts & Cashews – You can change up the nuts if you like – pecans, macadamia nuts, almonds and walnuts all work great
• Dried Cranberries – A wonderful seasonal fruit idea. 

Substitutions and Variations

There are so many great ideas to change up the flavor combination of this sweet and salty mix. Here are a few ideas:

• raisens
• bagel chips
• pretzel twists or pretzel sticks
• white chocolate chips
• chocolate covered raisins
• popcorn

How To Make Holiday Trail Mix

Step 1 – Pour ingredients into a large bowl or plastic bag and mix.

Step 2 – Serve and enjoy or store until later.

You can also put the trail mix in little plastic favor bags and create toppers. These are perfect last-minute gift ideas for friends, neighbors and really anyone who enjoys trail mix. 

See my other Christmas snack mix recipes below.

These also look really cute in a mason jar! (See photo below)

More Recipes for Snack Mixes

More Christmas Party Holiday Season Recipes

• Edible Gifts in Mason Jars – More than 20 ideas for mason jar gifts.
• Homemade Food Gift Ideas -Salty and sweet snacks from your home!
• Easy Homemade Fudge – A perfect fudge recipe, perfect for gift-giving!

Timesaving Tips and Helpful Hints

• Use fresh ingredients. If you are using nuts in your pantry, check the expiration dates.
• You can easily scale up this recipe for a party or large gift list. It comes in really handy this time of year.
• Store at room temperature in an airtight container, Mason jars or a resealable food-storage bag works great.

Holiday Trail Mix – Snack Recipe Idea

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