As I’ve mentioned before, something that’s hard for me to resist when I see the long aisle of Easter candy at the store are those malted milk speckled eggs–malt balls covered with a candy coating. I eat way too many of them! One year, I told myself I would not buy any of those eggs unless I used them in a recipe. So I came up with this Easter Trail Mix—a blend of chocolatey sweets mixed in with some healthy ingredients. The mini speckeled eggs and pastel M&M’s give the mix plenty of chocolatey taste and spring color, and the other goodies include raisins, sunflower kernels, coconut flakes, peanuts, and mini pretzel twists. This recipe makes a large bowl of trail mix, so there’s plenty for everyone to munch on!
Easter Trail Mix
EASTER TRAIL MIX by NancyC 
Makes about 13 cups
- 1 (13.7 oz.) bag Mini Robins Eggs or other malted milk speckled eggs (almost 3 cups)
- 1 (11.4 oz) bag milk chocolate easter M&M’s (about 1 2/3 cups)
- 1 cup raisins (you can use golden or dark raisins)
- 2/3 cup roasted and salted sunflower kernels
- 1 cup sweetened dried coconut flakes
- 1 (16 oz.) container cocktail peanuts or dry roasted peanuts
- 3 cups mini pretzel twists (you can also use mini pretzel sticks or mini pretzel snaps)
Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl, stirring with a large spoon. Eat right away or store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Makes a great food gift, too, packaged in treat bags!
Recipe from NancyC | nancy-c.com
Are you a fan of these speckled eggs too? Are you using them in any Easter recipes this year?
Sharing at Meal Plan Sunday, Weekend Potluck, Farmhouse Friday, Grace at Home, Thursday Favorite Things, Full Plate Thursday, Homestead Blog Hop, LouLou Girls, Happiness is Homemade.
NancyC 
28 responses to “Easter Trail Mix”
Easter Trail mix – such a cute gift 🙂
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Thanks–it’s so easy to make and everyone enjoyed it! 🙂
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Happy Eater Nancy! I love the sweet and salty combo
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Yes, you can’t beat the sweet-and-salty combo! Happy Easter to you too, Bobbi!
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Yikes! That is one of the most dangerous things I’ve ever seen! Such a cute favor or gift- love it.
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How adorable…love it!
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This is such a great idea! We have trail mix for every other occasion. This would be great to put out for guests on Easter.
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Yes, that’s what I thought, Julie–why not trail mix for Easter! 🙂
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What a brilliant idea, it would be something great to whip up with the kids for Easter.
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Nancy,
This trail mix looks so pretty too! Beautiful gift bags!
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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wow this mix looks so adorable.. !
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LOve this idea, instead of making it an all-candy favor!
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Sweet & salty–what could be better!!
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I agree, Susan! 🙂
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Hi Nancy,
Hope you had a great Easter, your Trail Mix looks awesome! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great week.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
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Thank you and hope you had a beautiful Easter, too! 🙂
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Tasty Mix. Thank you so much! Happy Fiesta Friday !
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Thanks, Rita, and Happy Easter! 🙂
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What a lovely idea! The trail mix looks so colourful and pretty – I wouldn’t mind receiving a bag of that for sure. 🙂
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So funny you posted this, because yes, I used them in my Chocolate Pretzel Eggs! And I’d make this for sure if I had any leftover! Great idea Nancy!!
Mollie
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Thanks! And your Chocolate Pretzel Bird Nests look great–what a fun idea! 🙂
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That sounds delicious! My boys and I love all kinds of snack mixes like these. You just can’t beat the combination of sweet and salty.
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Yes, love that sweet and salty mix! 🙂
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This trail mix looks so good. I’ll be making some and putting it out as bunny bait.
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😀 Great idea! 😀
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Malted milk eggs are a favorite of mine, too. This mix looks so good! I’ve chosen this as a feature at Thursday Favorite Things today (starting at 10:00 Central Time.) 🙂
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Thanks so much, Pam! 🙂
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