5-Minute Candy Corn Pumpkin Seed Trail Mix
A quick and easy 5-minute trail mix combining sweet candy corn and salty roasted pumpkin seeds. Perfect for fall snacking, Halloween parties, or a simple sweet-and-salty treat.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Snack
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups candy corn (about one 12-ounce bag)
- 1 cup roasted and salted pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
Instructions
- Measure 2 cups of candy corn and 1 cup of roasted and salted pumpkin seeds.
- Combine the candy corn and pumpkin seeds in a mixing bowl.
- Gently fold the ingredients together with a spoon or spatula until evenly distributed, about 30 seconds. Avoid overmixing to prevent breaking the candy corn.
- Taste and adjust: add more pumpkin seeds for saltiness or more candy corn for sweetness, if desired.
- Transfer to a serving bowl or an airtight container for storage. Serve at room temperature.
Notes
Do not refrigerate, as candy corn will harden. For extra crunch, toast pumpkin seeds in a dry pan for 2 minutes. Customize with additions like dark chocolate chips, roasted peanuts, or a pinch of cayenne pepper. Best eaten fresh but stores up to 2 weeks in an airtight container at room temperature.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 20
- Sodium: 120
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 1.5
- Carbohydrates: 26
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
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