Trail Mix

[tomtom]

Anyone got recipies for trail mix as well as personal specifications?

[bigjackbrass]

Hard to beat GORP - Good Ol' Raisins and Peanuts. Mind you, I add almonds and hazelnuts and such too. The recipe is simple: a handful of this, one of that, some of the other, drop into Zip-Loc and seal. A handful of breakfast cereal (Cinnamon Life is rather good) adds a distinct flavour.

[tomtom]

oh i see i thought it was roasted. thanks!

[Fallow Way]

My masterpeice of cookery is, well....quite simple.

Oats, suger and raisens. You`ve got compex carbohydrates there and a little boost in the suger to get you going. If i`m just going for a day or three i take the Oats-so-simple packets and a small bag of suger and small bag of raisens. Longer trips its pre-mixed.

Strange thing is, when i make this at home, dont like it, out in the woods, it is honestly the best tasting meal of the day :-)

[Andy]

i use hawaiian crunch for the base then if i can i just add more of the dried fruit

[nameless]

im new so please dont laugh buts whats the point of trail mix is it just somthing to munch on when hikeing or somthing?? :oops:

[tomtom]

thats pretty much it, some carbs and a little sugar for energy, dont have to be hicking you can munch it anywhere :-)

[Ed]

Yes thats right... it tends to be very high in calories and therefore a good energy booster, It can keep you going for ages. Anytime, anyplace, anywhere ;-)

Don't forget you can also cook with it, eat as musli, make fine biscuits..... I always carry some.

Ed

[tomtom]

it was the cooking bit i was wondering about, what do you do?

[Ed]

Hi tomtom
It all depends on your mix. If you have mainly fruit, it goes well with any type of bread (like bannok bread) that you make, If mainly nuts, grind down, add an egg to bind and you have a lovely nut roast mix.
I have used various trail mixes to stuff game (oat mixes work well) and my grandmother used to make a kind of haggis out of it :shock:

Get yourself a good vegetarian cookbook and think of trail mix as a substitue fo fruit, nuts, or oats. (depending on the mix)

Also, nuts make a good fuel to get a fire started so you realy can cook with them....

oh and don't forget to crush your nuts.... you don't want anyone to choke :oops:

Enjoy your food

Ed

[Andy]

yeh veggi cook books rock when it comes to nuts

[MartiniDave]

The mini weetabix work well for me, with plenty of drink.

Dave

[Womble]

Would dried banana be an appropriate addition to a mix? I understand that bananas give both an immediate and longer term energy boost.

[Ed]

Dried bananas go realy well with trail mix, they are an ecxellent addition.

:-)
Ed

[Adi007]

Try to get them from a health food shop ... some of the commercial ones can be vile!


Dried bananas go realy well with trail mix, they are an ecxellent addition.

:-)
Ed

[george]

I'm a big fan of savoury trail mix.

Get a bunch of different seeds and nuts - sunflower seeds, pine nuts, crushed almonds, peanuts etc. and loads of sesame seeds. Lay them out in a thin layer on a baking tray, sprinkle them with soy sauce and stick them under a very hot grill. Its ready when they all turn golden brown and sticky with the soy sauce. You may have to give the tray a shake a couple of times to make sure they're browned evenly. Watch they dont burn though. I sometimes fry up loads of chopped garlic until its crisp and brown, mix it with a little salt and add this to the trail mix too.

I always seem to crave salty snacks when I'm on the hill rather than sweeter fruity mixes and this stuff really does the trick.

george