Make a YUMMY dinosaur trail mix in 5 minutes! Packed with Cheerios, dried berries, M&Ms, dinosaur gummies, and pretzels.
How to Make Dinosaur Trail Mix
- Gather the ingredients: You’ll need Cheerios or Chex rice cereal, goldfish crackers, mini pretzels, Bugles, dried cranberries, dry roasted peanuts, M&M peanut chocolate candy, and dinosaur gummies.
- Make the mix: Add all the ingredients to a bowl or container and toss.
Make Ahead and Storing Instructions
To Make Ahead: Dinosaur trail mix is best when made no more than a day ahead. Store the dinosaur mix in an airtight bag or container to keep the cereal, pretzels, and crackers fresh.
To Store: Dinosaur trail mix will stay perfectly yummy for up to three days as long as you keep the mix tightly sealed in a ziplock bag with the air removed.
Recipe Variations for Dinosaur Trail Mix
Sweet and salty: Replace the dry roasted peanuts with honey-roasted almonds and goldfish crackers with sesame sticks.
Spicy twist: Trade goldfish crackers for wasabi peas and M&M’s for dark chocolate-covered ginger for a spicy twist.
Berry mix: Substitute dried cranberries with freeze-dried strawberries and M&M’s with dark chocolate-covered blueberries.
Nut-free dinosaur trail mix: Don’t add the dry-roasted peanuts and M&Ms. Instead, sprinkle in a handful of roasted pumpkin and sunflower seeds for a crunchy, nut-free option.
Tropical twist: Swap the dried cranberries for dried pineapple chunks and M&M’s for coconut flakes and white chocolate chips.
Chocolate dinosaur mix: Double up on chocolate by replacing goldfish crackers with chocolate-covered pretzels and adding white chocolate chips to the mix.
Caramel trail mix: Swap the dried cranberries for caramel popcorn and M&M’s for caramel-filled chocolate candies.
Citrus dinosaur mix: Replace the dried cranberries with dried orange slices and add lemon-flavored yogurt-covered raisins.
Dinosaur trail mix mix-up: For a fun twist on the classic trail mix, replace half of the Cheerios or Chex cereal with granola clusters and add a handful of mini marshmallows.
Peanut butter dinosaur mix: Remove the M&Ms and replace the dry-roasted peanuts with peanut butter-filled pretzel bites and chopped peanut butter cups.
Dinosaur Trail Mix
Ingredients
- 2 cups Cheerios or Chex rice cereal
- 1 cup goldfish crackers
- 1 cup mini pretzels
- 1 cup Bugles
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
- 1 cup M&M’S peanut chocolate candy
- 1 5 ounce bag dinosaur gummies
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl and lightly toss.
Notes
- Ingredient swap: For a personal touch, feel free to customize with your favorite snacks, like swapping peanuts for almonds or M&M’s for raisins. If you have any allergies, go ahead and swap out those ingredients, too.
- Storage tip: To maintain freshness and crunchiness, store the dinosaur mix in an airtight ziplock bag or container at room temperature for three days or until the crackers are too stale to enjoy.
- Allergy alert: To accommodate any dietary restrictions, double-check ingredient labels for allergens. This recipe does contain both nuts and gluten. These are easily replaced with safe alternatives like pumpkin and sunflower seeds and gluten-free crackers.
- Kid-friendly activity: Get the little ones involved by letting them help toss the ingredients together, making snack time a fun and interactive experience.
- Serve suggestions: Enjoy as an on-the-go snack, pack in lunchboxes, or sprinkle over yogurt for a tasty breakfast or dessert topping.
