How to make berry blast pancakes

Travel-writer and adventurer Phoebe Smith shares her recipe for cooking berry pancakes in the outdoors.

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With fruit for slow-release energy and pancakes for a bit of a treat, these are the pseudo-healthy way to begin an adventure.

You can, of course, buy a ‘just add water’ pancake mix, which you can then simply add add the berries to and shake together. This is worth it if there are a few of you.

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Ingredients

Egg 1
Milk 250ml, or 250ml water mixed with 3 tbsp powdered milk
Self-raising flour 350g
Large knob of butter or splash of cooking oil
Berries 1/3 of 400g canned, or fresh mixed
Clear honey to serve

Method

Step 1

Mix the egg, milk and flour together in a bowl to form a smooth batter.

Mixing food in a bowl. © Karen Beard/Getty
Step 2

Stir in two-thirds of the berries – the mixture will turn a lovely shade of purple.

Blueberries . © Massimo Rubino/EyeEm/Getty
Step 3

Turn on the camping stove and heat some of the butter or oil in a frying pan until sizzling hot. Place two spoonfuls of the mixture into the pan, to make two pancakes. (You should be able to cook two small American-style pancakes at a time in most camping frying pans.)

Portable stove. © Mike Harrington/Getty
Step 4

As the batter starts to bubble, flip the pancakes, to cook on the second side. Once cooked, transfer to a plate and cook a further two pancakes with the remaining batter. Serve with a scattering of berries and a drizzle of honey.

Wild berry pancakes, from The Wilderness Cookbook by Phoebe Smith. © Liz Seabrook