Dessert Recipes

Outdoor High Adventure

Dessert Recipes
Collection of recipes for dessert while backpacking


Breakfast  -  Lunch  -  Dinner  -  Snacks / Drinks



Helpful information can be found at out Outdoor Cooking page
and for all your backpacking food items, check out the Wilderness Dining!



Chocolate Mangos

1 package semisweet baking chocolate (7 oz.)
10 pieces crystallized ginger
10 slices dried mango
2 Tbsp peanut oil

At home: pour peanut oil into a small plastic bottle. Place mango and ginger in ziplock bag.

In camp: fill a pan three-quarters full of water. Place on stove over medium heat. Place chocolate in a metal cup or small pot in pan (this prevents chocolate from burning). Pour in peanut oil. Stir until chocolate melts. Dip mango and ginger slices into chocolate, eating as a fondue. Makes 2 servings.

This recipe courtesy of Backpacker Magazine - June 2008




Rocky Road Pudding

1 3 ounce box instant chocolate pudding
2/3 cup powdered milk
1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1/4 cup mini marshmallows

At home: combine the pudding and powdered milk in a ziplock bag. Carry the nuts and marshmallows in a second bag.

In camp: add 2 cups of water to the pudding mix. Top the pudding with the marshmallows and nuts after the pudding has set up. Makes 2 - 4 serving.

This recipe courtesy of One Pan Wonders