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Protein-Packed Trail Mix

ProteinPacked Trail Mix recipe
Photo by Alex Lau, Styling by Sue Li

If you don’t want to go all out with a big variety of dried fruits and nuts (they can get expensive), you can limit yourself to two of each. Just be sure to include the salted roasted chickpeas; they’re addictive and provide a little hit of protein in this mix as well.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 4½ cups

Ingredients

1 15.5-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
½ cup almonds
½ cup cashews
½ cup shelled pistachios
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
8 dried mission figs, halved
4 dried Turkish figs, thinly sliced
½ cup dried apricots
⅓ cup dried mulberries
¼ cup dried goji berries
¼ cup golden raisins

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350º. Place chickpeas on a paper towel-lined rimmed baking sheet and let drain (you want to make sure they’re very dry). Discard paper towel and toss chickpeas with 1 Tbsp. oil; generously season with salt and pepper. Roast chickpeas on baking sheet, tossing once halfway through, until crisp and golden brown, 50–60 minutes. Let cool.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, toss almonds, cashews, and remaining 1 Tbsp. oil on another rimmed baking sheet; season with salt (about 1 tsp.) and toss again. Toast 8 minutes, then add pistachios and give pan a shake to combine. Continue to toast until cashews are golden and mixture is fragrant, 2–4 minutes.

    Step 3

    Transfer nuts to a medium bowl and toss with cayenne and cardamom while still hot. Mix in mission figs, Turkish figs, apricots, mulberries, goji berries, raisins, and salted chickpeas.

    Step 4

    Do Ahead: Trail mix can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and store in a dry place.

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