GORP. Gorp, you say? What in the world is gorp? For those that don’t know, here’s something from wikipedia:
Gorp (an acronym for Good Old Raisins and Peanuts or Granola Oats Raisins and Peanuts; also often called trail mix) is a food product used in outdoor recreational activities such as hiking, backpacking, mountaineering and camping. This food mixure is termed scroggin in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Gorp is a mix of food that usually includes those listed and many more. While pre-packaged commercial variants of Gorp are readily available, many outdoorsmen prefer to produce a homemade batch.
Different people have different recipes for Gorp, so I will leave it up to you to make your own. I usually start out with 1/2 cup each of an organic nut butter plus 1/2 cup of honey, then add the solids. I like a mixture of toasted oats or whatever cereal I have, some chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds, mini-chocolate chips or some dark chocolate chopped finely, some sunflower, poppy and/or pumpkin seeds, and chopped fruit like apricots (no sulfur please), raisins, dried cranberries and/or dried cherries. Just toss everything in a bowl. Put enough nut butter and honey in so it holds together, but not too much that it gets too goopy to handle. The proportions are totally up to you — I vary mine based on mood and what’s in the pantry. Mine have been dipped in cocoa powder, but you can use espresso powder too, or no powder at all.
You don’t have to be a backpacker to enjoy this; sometimes when I feel like pampering the hubby I whip this up really quickly and pack a few chilled balls with his lunch. I thought it particularly appropriate to post today, since today we celebrate 15 years and 7 months of being married, or 17 years and 7 months of being together. I got a rose, and he got these honey balls. And I kept this month’s entry to SHF simple, because I need to get ready for the monthly date:D. Ciao!
Edited to say: Forgot to say THANKS to Nic of Baking Sheet for hosting this month’s SHF. Here’s the roundup of entries!
Hi Stef. These really take me back to girl scout camp! Great entry, and thanks for participating in this month’s SHF!
that looks perfect for a picnic…cheers,j
BURP!!
happy monthsary! nice shot of the GORP balls! they look like my fave munchkins.
happy happy month anni… never has this gorp!
but at least i know what is it.
Happy monthly anniversary! This post is exactly what I love about reading food blogs: you literally learn something new every day!
Gonna make myself some GORP Balls. Glad you put the meaning of GORP in your entry ’cause I was miffed!
What a great way to “dress up” GORP! These look really quite good – and simple, too!
Thanks so much for joining in on SHF, despite having it fall on your monthly anniversary!
thanks for the greetings, gals. and yes, these are wonderful for camping, but i serve them anytime i want to give the kids (and me) a special easy-tomake high-energy treat that’s fun to eat. thank you all for stopping by!