Nutty Trail Mix ~ Low Carb & Sugar Free

A Salty, Sweet & Crunchy Treat!

Ingredients:

1 cup raw almonds

1 cup raw pecans

1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut

1/2 cup shelled pumpkin seeds

1 egg white

1/4 cup Lakanto Classic Sweetener (or sweetener of choice)

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon sea salt or pink Himalayan salt

1/2 cup Lily's sugar free dark chocolate chips (or other sugar free chocolate chips) ~ optional

Method:

Preheat oven to 350*. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Spread the almonds and pecans on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Reduce the oven temperature to 225*. 

In a large bowl, combine the completely cooled nuts, coconut and pumpkin seeds. In a small bowl, beat the egg white until frothy. Pour the egg white over the nuts and stir until until the nuts are coated.

In a small bowl, stir together the sweetener, cinnamon and sea salt. Sprinkle over the nuts and stir until well coated. Very lightly grease the foil lined baking sheet with butter.

Spread the nut mixture evenly on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes, until the mixture is lightly browned.

Cool completely in the pan. When the mix has cooled, stir in the chocolate chips.

Makes 4 cups (eight 1/2 cup servings). Store in an airtight container.

Notes: 

Trail mix typically includes a fruit, such as raisins or cranberries, but those have too many carbs to be KETO Friendly. This version is the perfect mixture of salty, sweet and crunchy with a manageable amount of carbs.

Nutritional info for 1/2 cup: 
approximately ~ calories: 341 ~ fat: 30 grams ~ net carbs: 4

~ protein: 7 grams