Today’s post comes from Jill Sorensen., The sweetest in Quetico Provincial Park.
Are you celebrating a birthday or anniversary during your backcountry camping trip?
Here are some of my favorite treats to make your day even more special.
Even if there is no occasion, food is a very important part of any trip and a total morale boost after long days. Why not add a little sweetness to your next adventure?
Cheesecake with Blueberries
Read the directions on the back of a no-bake cheesecake mix. In the countryside, I change butter for oil and milk for powdered milk.
Ingredients:
- Boxed Crust No-Bake Cheesecake Mix
- oil or equivalent
- sugar
- milk powder
- optional toppings (cookie crumbs, packed berries, etc.)
On your site:
Optional: For added flavor, I’ll heat my berries for a minute on a camp stove with a little sugar. This makes a delicious cranberry sauce!
sweet fast
It’s great to make and let it sit while you set up camp! A little goes a long way.
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter chips
- 1+ tablespoon walnuts
- aluminum plate
At home:
On your site:
Leftover Apple Crisp
When camping in the backcountry, I usually grab some leftover granola or oatmeal from breakfast and leftover nuts from trail mix. Apple crumble is a great way to use them up on your last night!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of dried apples
- 3 tablespoons of brown sugar
- pinch of cinnamon
- 1 cup granola (or oats and butter)
- optional toppings (almonds, walnuts, other nuts, etc.)
On your site:
Coconut rice pudding for backpackers
This super light dessert is perfect for longer trips since it doesn’t spoil. It also takes very little time to cook.
Experiment and try a different type of pudding!
Serves four
Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup dehydrated coconut milk (can substitute powdered milk)
- 1 1/2 cup instant white rice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
- one 3.4-ounce package instant vanilla pudding mix
- optional toppings (dried coconut, raisins, berries, chocolate, etc.)
At home:
On your site:
Kids’ Favorite: Earthen Pudding
This is my go-to when traveling with kids as it’s super quick and doesn’t require heat. It’s also easy to adapt to lactose intolerance by swapping powdered milk for powdered coconut milk.
Ingredients:
- chocolate pudding mix
- powdered milk (or coconut milk powder)
- cookies and/or cookie crumbs
- gummy worms
On your site:
Before moving on to the baking recipes…
Indoor oven, burn destroyer, clock.
I recommend purchasing these tools:
- a indoor oven, fry bakeeither dutch oven It is essential for baking. For cakes, cinnamon rolls, and brownies, it doesn’t get any better. Look for ones with a temperature indicator.
- to burn destroyer or other device to disperse heat more evenly along the bottom of the cookware. It will prevent baked goods from burning.
- to look. You don’t want to lift the lid and lose all that heat to check if your cake is fluffy all the time. A clock will allow you to sit back and relax once it’s a comfortable baking temperature on your camp stove.
Birthday cake
Ingredients:
- cake mix
- eggs (as directed on the box)
- oil
- water (you can also add dried milk if you like)
- premade frosting
- sprinkles
On your site:
Crossing brownies
Do you have a chocolate lover on your trip? This will surely impress you.
Ingredients:
- brownie mix
- eggs (as directed on the box)
- oil (as indicated on the box)
- water (you can also add dried milk if you like)
- premade frosting
- ingredients of your choice
On your site:
It’s so nice to enjoy a warm dessert on a cool summer night!