Backpacking Oatmeal Pancakes with Dried Fruit Compote

Oatmeal Pancakes with Fruit Compote- Dirty Version

Yield

3-4 servings

Prep Time / Cook Time

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Activity Guide

Backpacking, Bike Touring, Car Camping

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried fruit, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3-4 cups water
  • 1/2 cup old fashioned oats or 1 packet of instant oatmeal
  • 3/4 cup “Complete” Pancake mix (just-add-water))
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 tablespoons oil for skillet if not non-stick

Tools

  • Medium pot
  • Skillet
  • Spatula

Method

At Home

  1. Combine dried fruit, & sugar in a zip-top bag. In a large zip-top bag, combine oats, pancake mix, cinnamon and pecans (you will need the extra room to mix the batter).

At Camp

  1. Pour 2-3 cups of water in pot along with fruit compote ingredients.
  2. Set the stove to medium-low heat and simmer, semi-covered until mixture becomes thick and syrupy. Cover and set aside.
  3. While fruit compote simmers, pour 1 cup of water inside the zip-top bag containing the pancake batter ingredients. Seal bag and mix the ingredients by gently kneading and squeezing them together.
  4. Once the compote is ready, cut one of bottom corners of the zip-top bag with the pancake batter and squirt 1/4 of contents into a lightly oiled skillet on medium high.
  5. Let pancake cook until bubbling on top. Flip and let cook until golden brown. Repeat with the rest of the batter.
  6. Top the pancakes with fruit compote and eat!