chunky monkey mix

When I was a freshman in college {many, many moons ago!} I had a slight love affair with a certain flavor of ice cream. Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey. It's lovely banana ice cream base, buttery walnuts and fudgy chunks were to blame for most of my freshman 15. I kid you not!

Well, needless to say, I don't indulge in pints of ice cream on a regular basis anymore. Now that I'm in my thirties I have gotten my weight under control and my crazy food cravings with it.

But I do still love that yummy combination!

So here is my cleaned up version of those flavor notes in the form of a quick snack mix.

{chunky monkey mix} 

Here is what you will need to mix up a little of your own!

• raw walnut halves
• dark chocolate chips {you could use carob chips as well}
• organic dried banana chips

Simply mix the ingredients together in roughly equal parts. It really is up to you. I buy the raw walnuts and banana chips in bulk so I just get a few scoops of each and combine them in a pretty glass storage container and add chocolate to even it out. 

Whip up a quick batch and set it out on your kitchen counter {ahem...or hide it in a place where the rest of your family can't find it!}. 

Grab a quick handful of this tasty mix when you need a little afternoon pick me up. It is mm, mmm good!

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