Need a quick, easy-to-make keto snack? Try this homemade Keto Trail Mix recipe! It is a hard-to-resist combo of salty and sweet, just like trail mix should be.
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Keto Trail Mix is a yummy, hard-to-resist combo of salty and sweet! Keto chocolate chips, sweetened toasted pecans, macadamia nuts, and coconut flakes make this a satisfying treat that will fill you up with only 2g net carbs. This tastes so good it could easy go from being a fun keto snacks recipe to one of our delicious keto desserts.
Why You’ll Love This Keto Trail Mix Recipe
- It makes a full eight servings, so you’ll have plenty to snack on throughout the week.
- Each serving contains only 2g net carbs but 21g fat, so it’s a satisfying treat!
- Kids will love this recipe too! It’s a great kid- and family-friendly keto recipe.
- You can customize it to your preferences. In addition to changing what’s included, you can customize the pecan sweetness to your preferences, plus you can choose your favorite chocolate chip flavor(s).
Ingredients Needed for Easy Keto Trail Mix
Ingredient quantities for the sugar-free trail mix are located in the recipe card at the end of the post.
- Roasted, salted macadamia nuts {MacFarms is the best brand I’ve tried!}
- Lily’s Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
- Pecans
- Butter
- Swerve Confectioners
- Unsweetened, shredded coconut flakes
How to Make Keto Trail Mix
This is just a quick overview of how to make this low carb trail mix. For the recipe in detail, scroll to the recipe card at the end of the post.
There are two (easy!) parts to making this trail mix recipe: first, lightly toasting the pecans. Second, mixing the trail mix!
Lightly toast the pecans in a skillet with Swerve Confectioners to taste.
TIP: If you use a lot of Swerve, the mixture in the pan may begin to smoke a bit. This is okay; just watch to make sure the pecans don’t burn.
When the pecans are toasted, set them aside in a bowl to cool.
Then, combine all of the other ingredients to easily make your Trail Mix.
Portion into small baggies of 1/4 cup each for the best portion control!
Store in the fridge for up to a week.
Is Trail Mix a Healthy Snack?
Trail mix is considered a healthy snack by many of the people who consume it. However, most grocery store sold trail mixes have high amounts of carbohydrates and added sugars in them.
For trail mix to be a healthy snack on any low carb diet you would need to have alternative ingredients that are much lower in net carbohydrates.
Is Trail Mix Keto-Friendly?
Trail mix can be eaten on the keto diet when the ingredients don’t contain heavy carb foods like dried apricots, dried raisons, banana chips, heavy sugar candies like M&M’s and heavy carb snacks like pretzel sticks, and a thin layer of sugary coating added to the ingredients.
To make trail mix keto-friendly you must avoid any high carbohydrate ingredients and use sugar alcohol, or an effective substitute, for the coating.
More Keto Nut Recipes
- Learn how to make sugar free chocolate-covered pecans!
- And you can eat pecan pie on the keto diet using this delicious recipe!
- Enjoy sugar free chocolate macadamia nuts with this recipe as well.
- Or these sugar free white chocolate macadamia nut cookies. They are sensational!
- You can make peanut butter cookies on the keto diet using this recipe.
- And this sugar free 3-ingredient peanut butter ball recipe is a wonderful treat!
Nutrition Facts for Keto Trail Mix
Per serving (8 servings total, each 1/4 cup):
- 214 calories
- 21g fat
- 2g protein
- 2g net carbs
While these have a couple of carbs, check out our list of No Carb Snacks for some additional ideas.
More Keto Crunchy Snacks
What qualifies as keto crunchy snacks? Anything that is crunchy and satisfies that craving!
Quite frankly, any of our keto low carb cookies and keto coffee recipes qualifies as fantastic for a simple snack. Or, you can grab a quick snack using our Keto Mcdonalds guide. If you want a smoother snack, try some of these keto nut butter options.
- You can eat pepperoni on the keto diet! Yes, you heard that right.
- And you can eat bacon on the keto diet!
- Learn how to make keto parmesan crisps as your go-to crunchy keto snacks!
- Want some green in your diet? Make healthy baked spinach chips topped with cheese.
- Make roasted snap peas for the ultimate vegetable treat, not joking. These are sensational!
- Make easy low carb crackers for dipping.
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Keto Trail Mix
Ingredients
Butter-Toasted Pecans
- 1/2 cup raw pecan halves
- 1/2 tbsp salted butter
- Swerve Confectioners to taste
Trail Mix
- Butter-toasted pecans from above
- 1/2 cup Lily's chocolate chips milk, dark, or white, or a combination
- 1/2 cup salted macadamia nuts
- 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut flakes
Instructions
Butter-Toasted Pecans
- In a microwave-safe dish, melt butter in microwave for 15-20 seconds on high. When melted, add Swerve to taste and mix.
- Add pecans to the mixture and mix to coat.
- Add pecans to a skillet over medium heat.
- Toast pecans for 2-5 minutes until they brown and become fragrant, stirring occasionally. (Note: If you use a lot of Swerve, the mixture in the pan may begin to smoke a bit. This is okay; just watch to make sure the pecans don’t burn.)
- When the pecans are done, set them aside in a large bowl to cool.
Trail Mix
- Combine all Trail Mix ingredients in a large bowl, then portion servings into individual Ziploc bags.
Notes
- Each serving is 1/4 cup.
- Store trail mix in the fridge for up to a week. 🎉
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutrition facts are included as a courtesy only. They are accurate to the best of our knowledge based on the ingredients and brands used, but their accuracy is not guaranteed. If applicable, sugar alcohols have already been removed from the total carb count.
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Made this today and it’s delish!
I did sub coconut chips for the shredded and added it in with the pecans, butter and swerve brown sugar as I do like sweetened coconut.
Thanks for the recipe!
Hi JoAnn, That sounds delicious! I’ll definitely have to give that variation a try. Thank you for the review! 🙂