How to make scroggin (trail mix)

Scroggin, or trail mix as its known outside of NZ and Australia, is a combination of grains, nuts, fruit and chocolate. Its designed to give you energy when hiking, and to be lightweight and easy to carry.

You can put a variety of ingredients in scroggin, depending on what you like. The below will make 1 ¼ cups

⅓ cup nuts eg:

• peanuts
• almonds
• cashews
• brazil nuts
• walnuts

Note: watch the salt content on the salted varieties, roasted, unsalted nuts are best

⅓ cup dried fruit eg:

• raisins
• sultanas (the yoghurt covered variety can add a little sweetness if you are adding less chocolate)
• dried apricots, chopped into quarters
• dried cranberries
• dates, chopped into quarters
• banana chips
• crystallised ginger

⅓ cup grains & seeds eg:

• sunflower seeds
• pumpkin seeds
• pinenuts
• muesli
• bran
• oats

¼ cup chocolate eg:

• dark chocolate chips
• m&ms
• chocolate covered peanuts
• chocolate covered raisins

Chuck your scroggin into a ziplock bag (best double up the bag in case of breakages), and you are ready to go!