Spring Snack Mix {Gluten-free, nut-free}

Several times this year, I’ve been asked for ideas for a fun gluten-free snack for people to bring to pre-school, sports, or school. After some brainstorming and trying out different combinations, this is the fun spring snack mix I came up with. When I saw these fun little bunny crackers at the store, I knew they would be fun for a spring snack mix.

My spring snack mix is free from gluten, nuts, and peanuts. You could easily make some substitutions if you are working around other allergies like dairy, soy, or corn. Just customize to fit your allergies and preferences. Please note that if you are feeding this to someone with a nut allergy or peanut allergy, you will need to double check ingredients for manufacturing practices and make substitutions as needed. While this mix is free of nuts and peanuts, I’m not saying it is safe for the nut-allergic child. My goal in creating this mix was to make a gluten-free snack mix that my kids would be allowed to bring to eat for their own snack in their nut-free and peanut-free classrooms.

Since it can be hard to figure out what brands are safe for those of us that are extremely sensitive to wheat or gluten, I’ll give a little more info on each item I included. I was able to find all of these at my local regular grocery stores. In case you can’t, I’ve linked to where you can buy the items online, where applicable.

• Pretzel twists – I used both Glutino Gluten-free Pretzel Twists and Glutino Gluten Free Yogurt Covered Pretzels. (P.S. These yogurt pretzels are seriously amazing and addicting. They tasted like white chocolate pretzels to me!)
• Bunny cookies – I bought a box of Annie’s Homegrown Gluten-free Cocoa and Vanilla Bunny Cookies and just picked out all of the vanilla cookies for the snack mix. But a (probably better) choice would be Annie’s Homegrown Gluten-free Snickerdoodle Cinnamon Sugar Bunny Cookies.
• Chex – I used Vanilla Chex. Cinnamon Chex would be a good option as well.
• Banana Chips – So much dried fruit is processed on shared equipment with wheat. I prefer to buy banana chips from nuts.com where they are processed and packaged in a certified gluten-free facility.
• Dried cranberries – Three brands of dried cranberries that are not processed on shared equipment with wheat are: Ocean Spray® Craisins®, organic dried cranberries, and Trader Joe’s store-brand dried cranberries.

My boys LOVED this snack mix! I also packaged some of it up in cute little bags with bunnies on them to give away to gluten-free friends. If you wanted to multiply this recipe to serve a whole class or team, you might pick up some cute l to package the mix in. So fun!

Spring Snack Mix {Gluten-free, nut-free}

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Ingredients

• 2 cups gluten-free pretzel twists
• 1 cup yogurt-covered gluten-free pretzel twists
• 1 cup vanilla or snickerdoodle gluten-free bunny cookies
• 1 cup Vanilla Chex or Cinnamon Chex
• 1 cup dried banana chips
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries

Directions

1. Gently mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Store in an airtight container or scoop 3/4 cup servings into individual snack bags.
3. Feel free to customize with other ingredients or substitute to suit your specific allergies and preferences.

by Michelle Palin ~ My Gluten-free Kitchen

Recipe Notes

*Verify each ingredient for allergen information. Dried fruit is often packaged on shared equipment with wheat. See post for recommendations for specific brands.
*Please note that if you are feeding this to someone with a nut allergy or peanut allergy, you will need to double check ingredients for manufacturing practices and make substitutions as needed. While this mix is free of nuts and peanuts, I'm not saying it is safe for the nut-allergic child.

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