I don’t know about you, but we are obsessed with curry!! You could pretty much slap curry spices on just about anything and we would give it a try. A few weeks ago when I first made my Roasted Red Curry Potato Stack Salad for Todd and he crunched down on one of the curry roasted cashews I had tucked into the greens he immediately declared “Those cashews are insane!!” After we were done with our lunch I caught him scouring the serving platter for any cashews that had been carelessly left behind and devouring every last one of them.
I adore finding new ways to reinvent foods that he loves so I spent the next few days turning those curry roasted cashews into the perfect curry roasted trail mix. Now he can pour himself a bowl in the evenings or take a big bag with him to snack on while he is traveling for work, because lets face it, homemade snacks are the best! This blend combines all of Todd’s favorite things; cashews, pecans, walnuts, and pepitas that are slowly roasted in a spicy curry sauce then tossed with a few of my favorites sweet dried cranberries and toasted coconut flakes. All together this trail mix is the perfect blend of sweet and heat, kind of like us.
Curry Roasted Trail Mix
- Yield: 3 cups 1x
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons vegan butter
- 2 tablespoons hot madras curry powder
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1/2 cup raw walnut halves
- 1/2 cup raw pecan halves
- 1/4 cup pepitas
- 1/2 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
- 1/4 cup dried sweetened cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan combine the vegan butter, curry powder, salt, cayenne, and sugar over medium heat and stir frequently until the butter is completely melted and the spices are fragrant.
- While the sauce is cooking combine the cashews, walnuts, pecans, and pepitas in a bowl. When the curry sauce is cooked through pour the sauce over the nuts and stir to mix well. Pour the nuts onto the prepared sheet pan in an even layer and roast in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven add the cranberries and the coconut. Stir and spread everything out into an even layer. Place the pan back into the oven and continue to roast for another 3-5 minutes until the coconut is lightly toasted.
- Cool completely and store in an airtight container for up to a week.
Meg, your photos are insane! This looks/sound delicious too!
i saw when you posted this on instagram and it got me all excited! i love the idea of a savory trail mix, especially one with warming spices. the combination of turmeric, chili pepper and nuts sounds awesome!
I don’t use curry enough, but this..could convince me different!
Abby, I had never had curry until a few years ago and now I can never get enough! I literally crave it!!
This sounds like the perfect snack! Love!
Thanks so much!! We are slightly obsessed with it:)