Stay fueled on the trail with these hiking snack recipes! Whether your favorite snacks are bars, bites, beef jerky, fruit leathers, trail mix, or dried fruit, we have recipes for all the best hiking snacks.
Packable Snackable Lunch Boxes
An elementary school throwback, these customizable snack packs are a great way to enjoy a “gourmet” lunch out on the trail. We share two favorites: a fancy cheese plate and mini pizzas!
Apple Ginger Fruit Leather Recipe
This easy Fruit Leather Recipe is a great way to start making healthy snacks for your hikes, road trips, or lunches! Includes step by step instructions on how to make fruit leathers using a dehydrator OR in the oven
How to Dehydrate Pineapple
Enjoy all the bright, tropical flavor of pineapple without the mess! Dehydrated pineapple is a fun and portable snack that’s perfect for all types of outdoor adventures! We absolutely love the taste of pineapple but the whole peeling, coring, and…
How to Dehydrate Bananas
Whether it’s for crunchy dehydrated banana chips or chewy dried banana leathers, there are so many great reasons to dehydrate your own bananas! While banana bread is the typical go-to when you find that you’ve got a few too many…
How to Dehydrate Apples
With a soft chew and intense apple flavor, dried apple chips are a healthy and delicious snack that can be enjoyed year-round. Dehydrating apples is also a great way to store seasonally harvested apples for long-term storage.
How to Dehydrate Kiwi
Dried kiwi has quickly become a favorite snack—they are like sweet & sour gummy candies, but natural! In this post, we’re sharing all our tips on dehydrating kiwi for snacking or for long-term storage.
Simple Beef Jerky Recipe
hiking, camping, and road-tripping. Learn how to make your own flavorful and tender beef jerky using either a dehydrator or an oven!
Chocolate Peanut Butter & Banana Granola Bites
Loaded with chocolate chips, peanut butter, and banana, these baked granola bites are the perfect grab-and-go snack to take on your next outdoor adventure.
19 Best Hiking Snacks for Your Next Day Hike
Bored with your current selection of hiking snacks? In this post, we’re sharing all the best hiking snacks including budget-friendly DIY recipes as well as our favorite store-bought snacks for hiking.
Homemade Chewy Granola Bars
These soft and chewy granola bars are a great hiking snack. We’ll show you how to make your own, which can be endlessly customized with your favorite mix ins. If you love having bars in your day pack and want…
Dehydrated Roasted Pepper Hummus
This dehydrated hummus is an awesome NO COOK backpacking lunch. Just add water on the trail and it’s ready! Check out the full post where we give complete instructions on how to dehydrate hummus and pack it for your next…
13 Trail Mix Recipes to Fuel Your Next Adventure
These homemade trail mix recipes are perfect for packing along on a hike, or to have as a midday snack. This list includes ons of fun flavor combinations!
Maple Glazed Trail Mix
Not only does this trail mix taste better than most store-bought brands, but it’s way cheaper too! Similar in texture to a deconstructed KIND bar, this oven-baked mix features maple glazed nuts, tart dried cherries, and dark chocolate chips.
Sweet and Spicy Sriracha Trail Mix
This Sriracha trail mix is a perfect healthy hiking snack! Naturally sweet and spicy with just the right amount of crunch, this homemade snack mix will keep you full of energy.
Tie-Dye Mango Strawberry Fruit Leathers
A tropical kaleidoscope of flavor and color, these tie-dyed fruit leathers are our healthy-ish riff on the classic 90’s snack food. They’re a perfect grab-and-go snack for hiking, backpacking, and road trips.
Tropical Fruit Leathers
These tropical fruit leathers taste like a ray of sunshine. Made of strawberries, mango, and bananas, this is the perfect snack to lift your spirits on or off the trail!
Teriyaki Beef Jerky
This teriyaki beef jerky recipe is so easy to make and you will love the sweet & savory flavor combo! This homemade beef jerky is perfect for camping, road trips, and hikes.
Cherry Garcia Energy Bites
Inspired by our favorite Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, these no-bake energy bites are a perfect calorie-dense, grab-and-go snack for your next outdoor adventure. What’s great about energy bites is they’re nearly impossible to screw up. Since there’s no…
Chili-Spiced Fruit Leathers (L.A. Fruit Cart Style!)
With inspiration from the LA fruit cart scene, these absolutely irresistible fruit leather roll-ups are a great hiking snack. Sweet, tropical, with just the perfect amount of spice. Once you try them, you’ll be hooked! If you’ve spent time in…
3 Pack & Go Ski Day Meals
Why settle for expensive food at the ski lodge when you could bring your own tasty meals? Check out these three easy meals that can be whipped up in the morning and enjoyed between turns on your next ski trip…
Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars
Transforming a school lunch classic into a portable hiking snack, these peanut butter and jelly granola bars are the perfect way to refuel out on the trail. PB&Js are not just a nostalgic childhood favorite; they’re also the go-to staple…
How to Make Fruit Leathers
In this post, we’re showing you how to make fruit leathers using a dehydrator, plus recipes for three different flavors! Want to incorporate more fruits (and veggies) into your active lifestyle? Learn how to make your own fruit leathers! Fresh…
S’mores Granola Bar
If you’re looking for the perfect portable camping snack this summer, look no further than these S’mores Granola Bars! We had been out exploring northern Arizona when a late spring storm rolled through – and decided to stick around for a…
Chewy Chocolate Goji Granola Bars
These chewy goji chocolate granola bars are the perfect trail food to bring on your next hike. Winter can be a sleepy time on the Connecticut shoreline. The sky is gray, the wind is cold, and the rain always seems…
Festive Trail Mix
5 minutes and 5 ingredients are all you need to make this Festive Trail Mix! There’s no part of the year passes so quickly as the time between Thanksgiving and New Year. One moment we’re having a slice of pumpkin…
Trail Mix Bliss Balls
These bliss balls are a whole-foods alternative to pre-made trail snacks! Social media, Instagram in particular, has been getting a bad wrap lately. We’ve seen firsthand just how far people will go while trying to get the perfect shot, often putting themselves or…