Upscale trail mix from Frog Hollow Farm.
I would not have taken Frog Hollow Farm Trail Mix on the road with me during my backpacking days. I was a penny pincher then as now and my preferred energy snack was a mixture of equal parts roasted peanuts, raisins and M&MS called “gorp” which I understand is an acronym for “good ol’ raisins and peanuts” (the M&Ms are silent.) A benefit of this mix, in addition to its cost, is the availability of the three ingredients at virtually any store selling food, even a general store high in the mountains.
Frog Hollow Trail Mix is at the other end of the cheapness/availability spectrum: you have to mail-order, and like the fresh fruit we tried a while back it answers the questions “what if you set out to create the best possible product regardless of cost” and “what is the best choice for the discerning person (maybe you) who has everything?”
This trail mix features intense chunks of dried fruit (it varies with the season; my batch was mostly peaches) and equally intense bittersweet chocolate mini-drops. These items are interspersed with a shower of pumpkin seeds, almonds and sunflower seeds so you get something crunchy, something chewy, something sweet and something bitter in every bite. I don’t know how the chocolate bits would hold up in hot weather (only a memory right now in the frozen north) but the bits are small enough they would not make a mess if melted.
Frog Hollow Farm granola.
While on the subject of best possible products, I also tried Frog Hollow Farms Granola. The flavor of this is easy to define: toasty! The oats are roasted almost to the point of being burnt but safely short of it. The top ingredient is honey but it’s absorbed by oats and whole wheat flour. Raisins, almonds and seeds give it a nice chew.
Maybe you want to reverse-engineer the recipes, something we often do at Burnt My Fingers. Maybe you just want to give yourself (or that jaded someone) a treat. Your next step is to check out the Frog Hollow Farm website.
Disclosure: I was provided free product to munch on while preparing this review.
