Breakfast - Car Camping - Rice Cakes with Sunflower Butter

Here is another easy one! We have it listed as a car camping recipe, but some variation may be possible for short backpacking trips. This can be summed up in a photo, but let's look at it anyway just to be consistent ;)

Rice Cakes
Sunflower Seed Butter
Fruit

I often eat this for breakfast at home, but it would be super easy to make at the campsite. This would be easy to take on a hike and eat for a snack. It could even substitute for a lunch on a rainy day when you don't want to stand outside cooking.

Variations? Change the fruit or the kind of butter.
My friend suggests almond butter. Thanks Corinne!

Breakfast - Car Camping - Granola and Fresh Fruit

Here is another easy one! Bring the milk product or milk substitute of your choice. When camping, we usually bring Soymilk or Almond Milk. It can be purchased in quart size containers which do not need to be refrigerated until opened. This saves room in the coolers, and since the containers are rectangular they store more easily inside the cooler and out.

It's not fair to call this a recipe, but I couldn't resist sharing it with you.

Slice some fresh fruit and put it on granola in milk.

Trader Joe's granola is an inexpensive and tasty gluten-free option.

Variation? Heat the milk!

Breakfast - Car Camping - Egg Tacos with Avocado

This is a great breakfast, especially before a long hike or active day.

We scramble eggs with ham, tomato and onions. Have someone slice the avocado while using the second burner to heat up the taco wraps (and be careful to not burn yourself or your tortilla wraps.) I have heard that some corn tortilla wraps may contain wheat flour, so check the ingredient label. It may be obvious from the photo to add some sour cream before topping the tortilla with the eggs and avocado. You might also throw some cheese on top, I know I do. Delicious!

Breakfast - Car Camping - Eggs Potatoes and Bacon

This one sounds simple right? It IS simple! The potatoes are from a can - saute them in oil with onions and ham, maybe some salt and pepper or whatever suits your taste. It will take a little while until they are browned. Fix the eggs to your taste, we prefer over medium. And fry up some bacon! You're ready for a filling breakfast!

We like to add whatever we have on hand - Red sauce, sour cream, grated cheese, etc.

Do you have a variation of this simple breakfast? We'd love to see it and maybe post it here.

Breakfast - Car camping - Buckwheat groats with eggs

What will you need? 1 cup buckwheat groats, broth (substitute water for broth if you refer), butter, salt, pepper, onions, eggs and bacon. How much of each? To your taste! For two people - 1 cup of groats, (and whatever it takes to prepare the groats to your taste), 1/2 of a small onion, 2 to 4 eggs, and 4 to 8 slices of bacon.
Follow the directions for the groats, but here is an example from Pocono Buckwheat groats 1 cup of groats, 2 cups of broth, 2 tbsp butter or margarine
1. In a medium saucepan, heat liquid, butter and seasonings to boiling.
2. Quickly stir in buckwheat. Reduce heat to low and cover pan tightly
3. Simmer 15 minutes until groats are tender and liquid is absorbed.

For the eggs - we like them over medium, but you might prefer them scrambled, or to even prepare them hard boiled to save some dishes at the campsite. A tasty (although less healthy) option is to fry up the bacon first, then saute the onions and cook the eggs in the bacon grease.
A variation? Make the egg omelette style with tomato and whatever else you like and pour the buckwheat over the top, throw on some cheese and fold.