Grown Up Gorp Recipes

GORP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Store in an airtight container.

GORP

Steps:

• Mix peanuts, chocolate pieces, raisins, cookie cereal, and honey graham cereal together in a large serving bowl.

GOURMET GORP

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees. Place butter on a large baking sheet with sides and melt in oven for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove baking sheet and add almonds, rosemary, Worcestershire sauce, and salt. Stir until almonds are coated with seasonings, then spread almonds in a single layer. Return baking sheet to oven and turn oven down to 325 degrees. Bake for 20 minutes, stirring almonds once or twice to toast evenly. Remove and let cool in pan.
• When cool, transfer seasoned almonds to a large resealable plastic bag; add dried apricot pieces and dried cranberries. Seal bag and shake to toss contents. Store at room temperature up to 3 days.

STRAWBERRY LEATHER

Steps:

• Purée strawberries with sugar in a blender until smooth, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large heavy saucepan.
• Bring purée to a boil, then simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally (more frequently toward end), until thick enough to mound slightly and reduced to 1 to 11/4 cups, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 200°F with rack in middle. Line a large baking sheet with nonstick liner.
• Pour hot purée onto liner and spread thinly (as evenly as possible) into a 15- by 10-inch rectangle using spatula. Dry purée in oven until it feels drier (it shouldn't stick to your fingers) but is still slightly tacky, 2 to 3 hours.
• Cool on liner on a rack until completely dry, at least 3 hours and up to 24.
• Place a sheet of parchment paper over leather, then peel leather off liner and roll up in parchment.