Cold Soaking Guide for Backpackers: Eat Well Without a Stove
If you’ve ever considered cold soaking or had a bad experience cold soaking, this guide is for you!
No-Cook Backpacking Recipes
No-cook backpacking recipes for hikers who want fast, lightweight meals without using a stove. These recipes are dietitian-designed and ready in minutes. Just open, mix, or eat — no cooking required.
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No-Cook Backpacking Meals: Our 10 Best Recipes
If you haven’t yet hopped onto the no-cook backpacking meal wagon, this may be your year! Discovering that you can go a whole trip on satisfying, nutritious food without even packing a stove can be quite liberating.
Brownie Batter Hummus: Backpacking Dessert Recipe
Backcountry Foodie’s ultralight Brownie Batter Hummus backpacking dessert recipe is absolutely divine and, believe it or not, a healthy snack option! We would compare the hummus to a delicious bowl of brownie batter. Dehydrated hummus is an excellent cold soak mid-day treat or dessert after a long day in the backcountry.
Nut Butter Morning Oats: Cold Soak Ultralight Backpacking Breakfast
Do you like overnight oats for breakfast? This cold soak backpacking recipe is a trail version of overnight oats. Backcountry Foodie’s recipe provides 23 g protein, 66 g carbohydrates, and 13 g fiber per serving.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake: Backpacking Meal Replacement
This meal replacement shake is a Backcountry Foodie fan favorite. It’s great for refueling on the go or when your appetite hits the road.
Granola with Milk & Berries: Easy No-Cook Backpacking Breakfast
It may seem almost too easy to be true, but granola with milk powder and fruit is a complete meal and makes the perfect no-cook backpacking breakfast.
Aloha Trail Mix: Ultralight Backpacking Snack Recipe
This calorie-bomb backpacking trail mix recipe will leave you wanting more! Although, at 822 calories per serving, you won’t go hungry.
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