When Catalina Crunch approached me about featuring their Keto-friendly cereal I jumped at the chance to create a homemade Keto trail mix recipe.
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Bread is my friend, (I was born in France, good bread is part of my DNA), but I have several dear friends who follow either Keto or gluten-free diets.
I love my friends and I want them over, so I need to learn to cook for them too.
That forced creativity turned out to be a great thing. It’s how one of my favorite desserts, my gluten-free coconut mochi cake came to be.
What my Keto friends told me is that they often feel like there is nothing for them to eat at gatherings. So I wanted to bring something easy for me to make but that would be a treat they could enjoy too.
I wanted to learn how to make Keto snacks.
No sugar, no grain!…. what am I doing??
I looked at how “regular” sugary snack mix were made and substituted Keto friendly ingredients like the Catalina Crunch cereal and Swerve. I used Swerve as my sugar substitute because it was recommended to me, and honestly I loved it. I may try out several other sugar-free treats.
Now I have a yummy keto trail mix recipe that I now can bring to parties and get-togethers and share with all my friends guilt free.
When I gave some to my Keto friend she beamed and LOVED it!
She immediately wanted to know what cereal I had used and asked for the recipe so she could re-create it.
It’s sweet yet has NO sugar whatsoever, it’s cinnamony and chocolaty, and best of all, crunchy.
I used the Cinnamom Toast Catalina Crunch cereal but Catalina Crunch also has Dark Chocolate, Maple Waffle, and a honey graham cereal.
It can be used as cereal, as a gluten-free or Keto snack in lunches or as a party mix.
Best of all, Catalina Crunch gave me a special coupon code for my readers for 10% off your purchase.
Just use PRESSPRINTPARTY10 at checkout.
I kept half of the Keto trail mix I made and ate it all in one sitting…. addictive much?
Crunchy Keto Trail Mix
No sugar Keto snack mix
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 4 Tbsp Swerve brown sugar substitute
- 1 cup Catalina Crunch Cinnamon Toast Cereal
- 1 cup pecans
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 1/4 cup cocoa nibs
Instructions
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Pre-heat oven to 350°.
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Mix the cereal, pecans, almonds, and cocoa nibs in a bowl.
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Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the brown sugar substitute and stir over low heat until it's not grainy anymore.
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Pour the melted butter mixture on the mix and stir.
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Transfer the mix on a baking sheet and spread.
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Bake for 5-10 minutes.
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Wait until the mixture is cooled and transfer to a clean bowl.
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This was a great use of the cereal for my GF son. Lots of flexibility to personalize ingredients. Thanks so much!
Do you have a suggestion for turning this recipe into a savory one? (Like Catalina crunch’s “pretzel” mixes). Thanks!
I do have several recipe ideas for savory chex mix. You may want to check those out and make some adjustments. https://www.pressprintparty.com/party-eats/spicy-chex-mix-recipes/
Yum! My husband’s on the Keto diet! Can’t wait to make this!
As a gluten free lady myself, I am always extra careful to make sure there’s a variety of food at my parties. You never know what restrictions people have!
What a great party recipe for those on Keto or not!!
Yummm! This looks delicious my friend! I’m a huge snacker and this one is officially added to my “to make” list!
This sounds delicious and I love that it’s a healthy alternative!! I’m a sucker for munchies so I’m definitely trying this recipe!!
Yum what a great and healthy snack. Cinnamon is one of my faves. I bet this tastes and smells even more amazing
This looks awesome!! I use so many keto recipes around here to cut down on the sugar. I’m intrigued by this. If you haven’t yet – you need to try out Lily’s stevia sweetened dark chocolate chips. They are amazing.
That’d be a good addition, I’ll check it out.