Healthy Trails to you!!!!

This blog will share with you a delicious Red Lentil Trail mix recipe. This is a new family favorite! Its so easy and so healthy. My kids want to eat it by the truckload, and I don't mind because its so healthy! Even my husband loves it and he doesn't even like lentils.

1 cup of organic red lentils
1/2 cup of raw organic pumpkin seeds (Pepitas)
1/2 cup of organic raisins
1/2 cup of organic dried cranberries
1/2 cup of chocolate chips
Sea salt

Soak the lentils for an hour and then drain. Preheat the oven to 350F. Place a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet and spread out the lentils evenly on the pan/paper. Cook the lentils in the oven for about 30-40 minutes, or until they are crunchy and then let them cool off. Mix all the other ingredients, except for chocolate chips in a large bowl and add lentils. Add chocolate chips and sprinkle sea salt when lentils are completely cool and mix everything up. However, the last time I made it I added the chocolate chips while the lentils were still a little warm and when I was mixing the chocolate slightly melted which caused the chocolate to really hold the lentils. I liked this technique because my daughter is famous for picking out all the chocolate first (then berries and then not wanting to eat the rest. With the chocolate slightly melted it allowed her to get a good about of lentils.

You can make so many different versions of this! You can add or substitute with any of your favorite dried fruits. You can add other nuts and mix and match to create so many different, healthy blends of trail mix! We would love for you to share with us your favorite creations!

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