the best ingredients for a trail mix bar

Before putting together the Trail Mix Bar for Bohden’s Bear Party, I scoured the internet for trail mix recipes. Then I added ingredients to the party bar, trying to offer elements from each flavor and texture category (plus a few of our favorite extras, just for kicks).

The key to making a great trail mix seems to be a combination of flavors and textures- salty + sweet + spicy + crunchy + chewy. So it would follow that the best setup for a Trail Mix Bar includes a variety of each of these elements.

We didn’t include everything on this ingredient idea list, but it’s a good place to start if you’re putting together a Trail Mix Bar!

All different kinds of nuts

Sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds

Wasabi peas

Sesame sticks

Pretzels

Honey roasted peanuts

Popcorn

Granola

All different kinds of cereal

Raisins

Craisins

Other dried fruit

Dried coconut flakes

Chocolate chips

Butterscotch chips or any other flavored chips

M&Ms

Gummy bears

Chocolate covered pretzels

Other chocolate candies

Chocolate covered nuts

Chocolate covered espresso beans

Marshmallows

Sprinkles

I noted this on the Bear Party post, but should probably reiterate that if you are planning a Trail Mix Bar, you might want to encourage adult supervision as trail mix bags are assembled. 😉 We left this Trail Mix Station completely unsupervised and had tons of leftover staples (nuts, cereal, etc) and not a single gummy bear of marshmallow to spare- haha! Fair warning.

Happy Trail Mix-ing, friends!