Planning a baby shower (or any event!) is no easy task, especially when it comes to food. I wanted something simple, but I had take into account the picky eaters who would attend. The easiest solution I found? A DIY Trail Mix Bar. Everyone can mix their own to suit their individual tastes. Plus it’s super simple. All I needed was individual ingredients, bowls and spoons.
To make your own DIY Trail Mix Bar, begin by purchasing a variety of ingredients. The following are suggestions, purchase whatever you think everyone would like.
Nuts: peanuts, cashews, almonds or a package of mixed nuts
Candy: M&M’s, Reese’s Pieces, chocolate covered Expresso beans, gummy bears, candy corn, chocolate covered raisins, chocolate covered peanuts
Dried Fruit: banana chips, mango chips, pineapple chips, raisins, dried cranberries, dried cherries, dried blueberries, or a bag of mixed dried fruit
Chips: Chocolate, White Chocolate, Butterscotch, Peanut butter or carob
Salty Foods: Bugles, Chex cereal, mini pretzels, (can use white or chocolate pretzels too!)
Other Add-Ins: Marshmallows, Cheerios, Teddy Grahams, small bite sized cookies, popcorn, sunflower seeds
When you are ready to set up the bar, place the ingredients into separate bowls and add spoons or small scoops to each bowl. I also had individual treat bags on hand for guests to use to mix their ingredients, along with twist ties in case they wanted to take their creations home.
- Ingredient Suggestion shopping list: Use your imagination and your guests personal tastes.
- Nuts: peanuts, cashews, almonds or a package of mixed nuts
- Candy: M&M’s , Reese’s Pieces, chocolate covered Expresso beans, gummy bears, candy corn, chocolate covered raisins, chocolate covered peanuts
- Dried Fruit: banana chips, mango chips, pineapple chips, raisins, dried cranberries, dried cherries, dried blueberries, or a bag of mixed dried fruit
- Chips: Chocolate, White Chocolate, Butterscotch, Peanut butter or carob
- Salty Foods: Bugles, Chex cereal, mini pretzels, (can use white or chocolate pretzels too!)
- Other Add-Ins: Marshmallows, Cheerios, Teddy Grahams, small bite sized cookies, popcorn, sunflower seeds
- Place individual ingredients in separate bowls with spoons or scoops. Have individual treat bags on hand if desired. Allow guests to mix their own creations.
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I love trail mixes and these sound like some yummy ingredients to go into it. I would love trying to make this sometime. Thanks for sharing.
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This is a brilliant idea! I am pinning this one for later, genius!
What a fun idea! I can think of so many ways to use this! Yum.
I have a movie night coming up, I’m going to work on that. It’s such a cute idea
What a cute addition to a woodland themed party! I love DIY bars of all sorts. It’s a fun activity & a great treat to take home.
This is an unusual mix of ingredients!
What a nice-looking combination.
I love this idea for any party! Everyone loves trail mix, and making your own is half the fun
I love this idea and feel like it is great for parties! My kids would love it with some yogurt too!
What a wonderful idea. Then everyone can put in their mix exactly what they want. YUM!
I love the whole concept of a trail mix bar. There are a few ingredients in some trail mix that I am not fond of and this way you can get exactly what you want. What a cute idea.
These are adorable and fun. Kids and adults can serve themselves.
This is really cool, I will have to try to make it with the kids. I believe these would make good gift ideas too for baked goods gift ideas!
I love this idea. I’ve never thought of doing a trail mix bar but I do make trail mix for the kids. I will have to try this.
We love trail mix as a snack. I will have to make these with the kids this weekend.
Oh fun! This is a great idea for a party. I’m always trying to get my kids to eat more nuts – I clearly need to make my mixes more exciting!
This is such a great idea. My kids will love to make their own trail mix bars.
Sounds like a great idea! The trail mix bar would really make any child smile and jump in joy.
I love DIY bars like this. It lets everyone customize according to their own tastes!
This is a fantastic idea! Everyone I know has their own idea of what should and shouldn’t be in a trail mix bar. Now it will be easy to get what they want and have it be perfect. It’s an ideal DIY trail-mix bar for any occasion.
I love the little critters for your ingredients! this sounds so delish I need to make it
I wish I had thought of this back when I was busy putting together friends wedding showers then baby showers!! Those day are gone for now at least. But this would also be great for a regular get together!
A trail mix bar is a great idea for parties. Kids parties or even ladies night. I love how easy it is to make.
That is such a cute idea! I think it’s great for little hands to be able to make their own fun trail mix.
My kids LOVE making their own trail mix. We don;t have as much stuff and you had at the baby shower but we keep a few things in stock.
This is actually a great, fun idea for a shower. It’s true that sometimes we run out of original ideas for parties, but this is a good one. Everyone loves trail mix.
What a cute idea. I should set something like that up when I host Easter 🙂
That would be a great idea for Easter too. I love this whole concept!