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5 breakfast recipes for morning-hating hikers

Meatball hates waking up but loves his breakfast

Meatball hates waking up but loves his breakfast

If you’re like me, you love backpacking to a remote location, setting up camp, cooking dinner, then falling asleep to the serene (and sometimes scary) sounds of the backwoods.  If you’re like me, you also dread the waking-up part, because that means stepping out into the cold air, cleaning up camp and walking up more mountains on legs flush with lactic acid buildup.  For you non-morning hikers, here are 5 excellent lightweight, simple to prepare, downright delicious trail recipes to make your AMs just a little easier.

Bacon & eggs in a bag

This tip is courtesy of Trail Chef, Backpacker Mag’s fantastic hiking food blog.  The recipe is as easy as it sounds and the process is dead simple.  Watch the video below to learn how to make it!
Backpacker Trail Chef: Cook Bacon and Eggs…in a Bag!
Recipe 1: Berry Berry Wrap
Berry Berry Tasty!

Berry Berry Tasty!

Summary: This one’s from One Pan Wonders. Need extra incentive to get out of your shelter and tackle the next ridge climb? Believe me, you’ll want to wake up for this.

Ingredients

  • 1 plain tortilla
  • 1 single serving packet cream cheese
  • 1 tablespoon dried blueberries
  • 1 tablespoon dried cranberries

Instructions

  1. At home: wrap the tortilla in foil.  Combine the blueberries and cranberries in a zip locking plastic bag. Put the cream cheese in the bag too.
  2. In camp: spread cream cheese on the tortilla. Top with the berries. Roll and eat.

Meal type: breakfast

Trailsauce rating: 4.0 stars
****

Recipe 3: Cherry Almond Oatmeal

Summary: Another easy, lightweight, freaking delicious recipe from One Pan Wonders.

Ingredients

  • 1 packet instant oatmeal
  • 2 tablespoons dried cherries
  • 1 tablespoon slivered almonds
  • 1 tablespoon powdered milk
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar

Instructions

  1. At home:combine everything in a zip locking plastic bag.
  2. In camp: add 2/3 cup boiling water to oatmeal (or more if you like a thinner cereal.)

Meal type: breakfast

Trailsauce rating: 4.0 stars
****

Recipe 4: Lazy Man’s Breakfast

Summary: This is a slight variation of an old trail standard that I found at South East Camper. It’s a must-eat on every trip.

Ingredients

  • 1 Packet of Regular Instant Oatmeal 1 Packet of Flavored Oatmeal (your choice) ½ Packet of Hot Chocolate mix with or without marshmallows 2 tbs. ground or chopped Almonds, Walnuts or Pecans 1/3 cup raisins or dried fruit of your choice

Instructions

  1. Mix it all ingredients together and put in a zip-lock bag. On the trail, put cereal mixture in a cup and add 1cup hot water. Stir and enjoy. For variety, use instant Cream of Wheat or Instant Grits instead of oatmeal.

Meal type: breakfast

My rating: 3.5 stars
***1/2

Recipe 5: Trail Pancakes

Summary: Another great source for backpacking food–Outdoor High Adventure–features a wonderful, simple, lightweight pancake recipe that is sure to fire up the ol’ loins in the AM:

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Biscuit mix
  • 1 Tbsp dry milk
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1 Tbsp squeeze margarine

Instructions

  1. At home: Add mix, milk, and sugar into a quart size zip lock bag. Seal and shake well.
  2. In camp: Add water and margarine to bag, seal and squish bag with hands to mix it and remove air and lumps. Cut hole in the corner of the bag and squeeze onto a hot pan. Cook until bubbles form, flip, and cook till they are golden brown!

    3. Note: Instead of squeeze margarine, you may substitute vegetable oil. If you do, keep 1 Tbsp of oil in a seperate container and pour onto pan before cooking pancakes. Syrup and jam can be used and individual packets can be found at local food diners, or you can pack your own. Makes approximately 6 pancakes

Meal type: breakfast

My rating: 3.5 stars
***1/2

Of course, after making one of these delicious recipes you have to clean up.  Check out Hiking In Style for an incredibly easy, efficient way to clean up and pack your alcohol stove and cook ware (video).

What are your favorite breakfast recipes? Post in the comments below!


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