I Will Survive Activity #4
CAMP FOOD!!! You may not be able to resist making some of these recipes until the next time you go camping, so try them out.
We made so many delicious and easy meals and snacks that you can make ahead of time or at your camp site. The following recipes can be adapted to be made with or without electricity.
Super Power Trail Mix
Ever go on a hike and half way through your stomach is growling louder than any bear could? Well here is a simple one that will give you lots of protein and a sugar kick that your body needs to fuel your adventure. Legend has it that all of our favourite superheroes like Batman and Wonderwoman eat this before they go save the world! Fill a jar or container up with any kind of nuts, seeds, and dried fruit to make your own trail mix. A good addition is chocolate chunks, but careful because they do melt in the heat!
Ingredients:
-almonds
-cashews
-pumpkin seeds
-sunflower seeds
-dried cranberries, mango, papaya, pineapple, banana
-chocolate chunks (optional)
Crowd Pleaser Campfire Nachos
Ah, here is a real crowd pleaser that even the pickiest of eaters can enjoy. Campfire nachos or taco salad can feed a whole party. Cook and prepare the ingredients beforehand, put in an enamel cookware pan, and wrap a little tin foil on that & you’re ready to cook it over your campfire.
Ingredients:
-seasoned taco meat (hamburger or soy veggie ground)
-diced tomatoes
-diced green bell pepper
-sliced jalapenos (if you like spice)
-corn chips
-cheese (dairy or non-dairy)
Toppings:
-shredded lettuce
-salsa
-sour cream
Method:
Throw all ingredients into a pan except for the toppings. Cook over fire or in an oven 350F until chips are crisp and cheese is melted. Top with shredded lettuce and serve with salsa and sour cream.
Spud-tacular Bacon Ranch Potatoes
These potatoes are pretty easy, super delicious, and can be enjoyed in the woods over a fire, or in the comfort of your own home!
Ingredients:
-6 Potatoes
or as many as you’d like, you would just modify the ingredients
-½ cup of Cheese (Dairy or non-dairy)
-5 pieces of Bacon (optional)
-⅓ cup of Ranch
-½ teaspoon of Garlic Powder
-2 teaspoons of parsley (optional)
-Salt and pepper for taste
You can make this recipe your own and use as little or as much of any of the ingredients as you please!
Preparation:
Gather your ingredients, and a non-stick pan, tongs, foil, cutting board, knife, several bowls, cheese grater, and a spoon as well as a large bowl to mix everything together at the end.
Preheat your oven for 425˚F.
Take your knife and cutting board, and cut your potatoes into ½ inch slices. Set them aside in a bowl.
Next open up your bacon, and spread a bit of oil in the bottom of your pan.
Lay the bacon in the pan and cook until golden brown, and flip halfway though.
Once the bacon is finished place the pieces on a plate and set them aside. *Make sure to turn off your stove.
Open up your cheese and grate around ½ a cup.
*Now this step isn’t necessary, But it will shorten the cooking time in the oven if you are at home* Take your potatoes and put them in a microwave safe bowl and add about a ¼ cup of water. Then put the bowl in the microwave, and press the potato button 2x. This will partially cook the potatoes.
Dump your potatoes in a large bowl, along with the ranch, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Now mix!
Next you take aluminum foil, and rip a piece that is large enough that your potatoes will fit when you fold it up.
Dump the potatoes in the centre of the foil.
Take your bacon, tear it up into small pieces and sprinkle it over the potatoes as well as your cheese.
Fold up your foil, and place it in the oven for 25-35 minutes. Once the time is up, open up the foil packet, and if the potatoes are not fully cooked put it back in the oven for a few more minutes.
Lastly, let the packet cool for a few minutes after taking it out of the oven, then open and enjoy!
We’re on A Pizza Roll
Chloe’s Pizza Roll Ups
Who doesn’t love pizza!? Am I right? This tasty meal is guaranteed to bring a smile to anyone’s face! These are the ingredients that I used to put on my pizza, so feel free to totally change it up, and use any toppings that you’d like!!
Ingredients:
-Naan bread
-Cheese
-Bacon
-Bell pepper
-Pepperoni
-onion
-tomato sauce
Preparation:
First gather all of your ingredients, and preheat your oven at 350˚F.
Next chop up the onion, bell pepper, bacon and grate the cheese.
Once you have all of the toppings chopped, open your can of tomato sauce and start spreading some evenly over the naan.
Tear a large piece of tinfoil and make sure it is big enough that your pizza can fit being rolled up.
Place your pizza on the foil, and roll it up. *It isn’t going to look perfect but that is totally okay! It’s all going in your tummy anyways!!
Now wrap the foil up, and put it in the oven for 15 minutes to heat up, and melt the cheese.
Once the time is up, take it out and let it cool for a few minutes.
Enjoy!
Better than S’mores Cinnamon Rolls
Okay, so this might be a little gourmet for camping but... C’MON these are way better than other campfire desserts (totally throwing major shade at S’mores).
Ingredients (for 8 servings):
2 tablespoons vegan butter, to coat the foil pan
DOUGH
2 cups almond milk(480 mL), at room temperature
½ cup vegan butter(115 g), melted
¼ cup organic sugar(50 g)
1 packet active dry yeast
5 ½ cups flour(690 g), divided
1 teaspoon salt
FILLING
¾ cup vegan butter(170 g)
¾ cup brown sugar(165 g)
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
ICING
1 cup powdered sugar(160 g)
2 tablespoons almond milk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
Generously rub two disposable foil pie pans with vegan butter.
In a large bowl, whisk together the almond milk, melted butter, and sugar. The mixture should be just warm, registering between 100-110˚F (37-43˚C). If it is hotter, allow to cool slightly.
Sprinkle the yeast evenly over the warm mixture and let set for 1 minute.
Add 5 cups flour and 1 teaspoon of salt to the milk mixture and mix with a wooden spoon until just combined.
Cover the bowl with a towel or plastic wrap and set in a warm place to rise for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
After 1 hour, the dough should have nearly doubled in size.
Remove the towel and add an additional ½ cup (95g) of flour and salt. Stir well, then turn out onto a well-floured surface.
Knead the dough lightly, adding additional flour as necessary, until the dough just loses its stickiness and does not stick to the surface.
Roll the dough out into a large rectangle, about ½-inch (1 cm) thick. Fix corners to make sure they are sharp and even.
Spread the softened vegan butter evenly over the dough.
Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar and cinnamon.
Roll up the dough, forming a log, and pinch the seam closed. Place seam-side down. Trim off any unevenness on either end.
Cut the log in half, then divide each half into 7 evenly sized pieces. About 1½ inches (8 cm) thick each.
Place 7 cinnamon rolls in each cake pan, one in the center, six around the sides. Cover with plastic wrap and place in a warm place to rise for 30 minutes.
To prepare the frosting. In a medium-size mixing bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, almond milk, and vanilla until smooth.
Remove plastic wrap. Bake the cinnamon rolls in a preheated oven at 350˚F (180˚C) for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown.
Let cool and put in a container. a
When ready to serve, warm up over the campfire and drizzle with glaze.
Enjoy!
Adapted from: https://tasty.co/recipe/the-best-ever-vegan-cinnamon-rolls
Very Berry Overnight Oats
Here is an easy on-the-go breakfast recipe. Throw this together in a jar the night before and you will be all set to rock your day- no cooking required!
Ingredients:
-½ cup rolled oats
-½ cup non-dairy milk
-tbsp chia seeds
-dash of cinnamon
-½ tsp vanilla extract
Optional add-ins for the morning:
-½ cup berries or fruit
-sunflower seeds
-pumpkin seeds
-diced banana
-hemp or flax seeds
Method:
Put your oats, milk, chia seeds, cinnamon, and vanilla extract in a jar. Give a quick mix and put the lid on. Refrigerate and let soak overnight. Add optional add-ins in the morning to ensure they don’t go soggy. Grab a spoon and dive in!
You Haven’t Seen Muffin Yet
Worried about not being able to eat the most important meal of the day, also known as Breakfast? Well here are some super nutritious muffins that you can make before your next roadtrip. They are easy to make and freeze well to use make ahead of time if need be.
Interesting fact- these are oil free, refined sugar free, and flourless! This recipe also makes 12 muffins so enough for the entire family!
Ingredients:
2 ½ cups old-fashioned oats (1.5 cups ground, 1 cup whole)
2 Tbsp old-fashioned oats for muffin tops
2–3 large overripe bananas (1 cup mashed or or 1 cup applesauce)
2 flax eggs (2 tbsp ground flax seeds mixed with 5 tbsp water) or 2 large eggs
1/3 cup maple syrup
3/4 cup non-dairy milk
2 tsp real vanilla
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 325°F to toast oats.
2. Place oats on a baking sheet and toast until lightly browned, stirring once (about 4 to 6 minutes). Let cool to room temperature. (If you are in a hurry you can skip the toasting step, however the toasting adds flavor!)
3. Divide oats into portions of 1.5 cups, 1 cup and 2 Tbsp
4. Mix flax seeds and water in a small bowl and set aside.
5. Turn oven heat up to 350°F degrees to bake the muffins.
6. Place 1.5 cups of oats in a food processor and blend/pulse until they reach a rough, flour like consistency.
7. Mash bananas well, they should have no lumps. I use my mixer to mash them before adding the other wet ingredients.
8. Add flax eggs, maple syrup, milk and vanilla. Mix to combine.
9. Add dry ingredients (including the ground oats and 1 cup whole oats) to wet ingredients and mix until just incorporated. Allow these to sit for 10 minutes to soak the oats.
10. Optional: Fold in 1/2 cup fruit, raisins, or nuts.
11. Scoop into muffin tin, well greased or lined with reusable silicone muffin wrappers.
12. Sprinkle muffin tops with the 2 Tbsp of reserved oats, press lightly to make sure they stick.
13. Bake at 350°F for 20 -23 minutes. (Tops should spring back when lightly pressed and/or a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin should come out clean.)
Adapted from: https://brendid.com/healthy-oatmeal-muffins-no-flour-no-sugar-no-oil/