Backpacking Recipes

Recipes

(you can download an Excel or PDF version of this information on the Resources page. Look for the folder "Grub Master / Cooking"

(Credit = Some receipes were taken/modified from www.trailcooking.com)

No Bake Brownies

  1. Put 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips and 3 tablespoons powdered milk into freezer bag.

  2. Add 1/4 cup water to the bag, seal it and dip into warm water to melt the chocolate.

  3. Add 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs to the melted chocolate and knead to combine.

  4. Flatten mixture within bag and set aside to cool while you eat dinner.

  5. Break into pieces to serve.

  6. Note: you can buy graham cracker crumbs in a box or crush a sleeve of whole graham crackers.

Pepperoni Pasta

  1. Put the noodles from a package of ramen noodles into a freezer bag and break them up. Throw the seasoning packet away.

  2. Add 1/4 cup of dehydrated vegetables to the freezer bag and seal. We used a mix of tomato, bell pepper and onion.

  3. Add 1 1/2 cups room temperature water to ziploc bag with ramen noodles and dried vegetables. Seal tightly and let sit 20-30 minutes.

  4. Drain water (should absorb about half the water).

  5. Add in Italian dressing packet, 1 tablespoon of parmesan cheese and 1 ounce of pepperoni.

Summer Pasta

  1. Cook pasta and 1/4 cup dehydrated vegetables in the same pot, boiling 7 minutes. Drain excess liquid.

  2. In separate pot, prepare pesto sauce from packet. (Could substitute a salad dressing as the sauce)

  3. Stir together pasta/veg, sauce and chicken.

  4. Top with breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese.

Source for dehydrated vegetables - www.harmonyhousefoods.com

Menu from the 2012 High Adventure Trip: