Trail Bars

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Just wondering who makes their own trail bars? I am looking for a quick, easy recipe.
 
i make a hard tack type food bar, with whole wheat flour, salt, pepper, and dates. basically just a dough baked in the oven then allowed to dry for several days until hard as a rock. Before baking i score a line in them so they are easy to break apart and dip into soup etc.\
 
I have experimented a little with this, but don't have a good recipe yet. My creations have been edible, but certainly not good. My method has been to mix a bunch of things together, pour in a pan, and bake. I like oats, honey, and fruit in mine, and would suggest that you be careful how much flour you add.
 
The closest thing I've done to a trail bar was:

Bisquick pancake mix (follow directions on box, slightly less milk) for a thick batter
lots of peanuts and raisins mixed into the batter. About 70/30 batter/mixins, to flavor.

Just pour in a hot, greased pan. They cook up into thick cakes (some about 3/4" thick in the middle) that really take the edge off.

I might try doing something with more of a granola based bar, though. Slower burning carbs would probably be better for something like a snack bar, maybe with some fruit for quicker sugar intake.
 
Don't know if these are trail bars but they are pure fuel. Ingredients are:

Honey, Peanut butter, nuts (any you want), porridge oats, protein powder. Optional extra's include things like raisins, coconut, dried fruits, banana chips and choc chips (or anything else you fancy).

I work on a ratio of 2 parts oats, 1 part honey, 1 part peanut butter, 1 part protein powder. This can be played with to get your own desired consistency.

Heat the honey gently in the microwave. Add peanut butter then the porridge oats. Lastly the protein powder. Stir until a good thick mixture, should be at least able to stand a spoon in it if not lift the bowl with the spoon stuck in it. Now add the nuts or any other extras you want. Stir through and spread on a plate or baking tray. Place in the fridge and leave overnight. Just cut the bars you want from the set mix when you want to eat them/take them with you.

These bars have everything you need to replace a meal and they're a lot easier to carry and cost next to nothing.
 
I played around with the idea of making my own.... for about 30 seconds before I realized it's never going to happen. I just went to walmart to get some highperformance underwear and ended up grabbing some "Equate High Protein" bars. I dont know how they taste yet, but for $1 a piece the stats look good

calories 300
fat 5g
carbs 38g (21g sugar)
protein 24g
 
I make sticky rice bars, but i think fiberone gives you most nutrients for the money as far as trail bars go, I doubt you could make them for less.
 
For how many days are you planing on going.. or is it just for a day hike??? For 3-5 days you can carry some hard cheese dry sausage and dry bread... Add nuts and dry fruits. No bars would ever taste as good.. You would also get everything you need from real food. For a day only hike add some green olives and a tomato. But if you want to save weight then bars make the best choice.

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Sasha
 
On the show good eats on food network alton brown did a few different recipes I couldn't find them on foodnetwork.com but im sure they are around.
 
You can make (design, actually) your own bars at http://www.youbars.com/. I haven't done it, and they are fairly expensive (around $3 per bar). But it sounds kinda cool and you barely have to get off the couch (other than to get your credit card)!
 
nate1714 said:
On the show good eats on food network alton brown did a few different recipes I couldn't find them on foodnetwork.com but im sure they are around.
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35 min
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Easy
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Yield

24 (2-inch) squares

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4 ounces soy protein powder, approximately 1 cup

2 1/4 ounces oat bran, approximately 1/2 cup

2 3/4 ounces whole-wheat flour, approximately 1/2 cup

3/4-ounce wheat germ, approximately 1/4 cup

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

3 ounces raisins, approximately 1/2 cup

2 1/2 ounces dried cherries, approximately 1/2 cup

3 ounces dried blueberries, approximately 1/2 cup

2 1/2 ounces dried apricots, approximately 1/2 cup

1 (12.3-ounce) package soft silken tofu

1/2 cup unfiltered apple juice

4 ounces dark brown sugar, approximately 1/2 cup packed

2 large whole eggs, beaten

2/3 cup natural peanut butter

Canola oil, for pan
Line the bottom of a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish with parchment paper and lightly coat with canola oil. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the protein powder, oat bran, wheat flour, wheat germ, and salt. Set aside.

Coarsely chop the raisins, dried cherries, blueberries and apricots and place in a small bowl and set aside.

In a third mixing bowl, whisk the tofu until smooth. Add the apple juice, brown sugar, eggs, and peanut butter, 1 at a time, and whisk to combine after each addition. Add this to the protein powder mixture and stir well to combine. Fold in the dried fruit. Spread evenly in the prepared baking dish and bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 205 degrees F. Remove from the oven and cool completely before cutting into squares. Cut into squares and store in an airtight container for up to a week.
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