Cranberry Pepita Trail Mix + Breakfast Truffles


I have an awesome simple combination for you.  Dried cranberries and raw pepitas (pumpkin seeds.)  They are a wonderful combination that I first started eating as a trail mix sold by a fruit-and-nuts stand at a farmer’s market.

You ready for this incredibly difficult trail mix recipe?  Are you sure?  Combine equal parts pepitas and dried cranberries.  Brainless.

I made a nice big batch of this trail mix for snacking, but thought I’d use part of it to make a new breakfast truffle flavor!  Breakfast truffles are my favorite little pre-workout energy bites.  Check out all my other flavors here

Though I do have to admit – just before I blended up the truffles, I realized what an unpleasant color combination green pepitas and pink-red cranberries make.  Not the most beautiful batch of truffles I’ve made.  But they’re still a delicious treat or energy bite! 

yields 11 truffles
1 C dates
1 C trail mix recipe above (or 1/2 C dried cranberries + 1/2 C dried pepitas, if you’re a little mathematically challenged)
1/2 t vanilla extract
1/2 C almonds
3 T extra pepitas (to coat the truffles)

Combine everything except extra pepitas in a food processor until it’s a sticky consistency that you can roll in a ball.  Roll into balls! I use one of those small ice cream scoops to measure them out – works really well!

Crush the extra pepitas in a food processor, and roll the truffles to coat.  

Nutrition facts per serving: Calories: 120; Calories from Fat: 55; Total Fat: 6.2g; Saturated Fat: 0.9g; Sodium: 2mg; Total Carbohydrates: 15.2g; Dietary Fiber: 2.4g; Sugars: 10.7g; Protein: 3.5g


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