A
few weeks back Sarah and I camped out at Wildhorse Lake for a couple of nights.
Being as how we were so close to town
and had vehicles to store our coolers in at night, we were able to do a little
gourmet camp cooking that weekend.
On
Saturday, I went back into town for a friend’s housewarming party, and at
Sarah’s request, I grabbed some rhubarb from her yard on the way back.
When
I got back to camp, Sarah got to work chopping up the rhubarb, and I grabbed
some raspberries from my cooler. We
added some brown sugar and butter she had brought, and stewed it all over the
fire. While Sarah worked on the compote,
I grabbed a mason jar, and got to work on the London Fog Whipped Cream, using
ingredients I had brought for coffee, and an Earl Grey Tea bag. The result was one of the best desserts I
have had in awhile, let alone camping.
This
compote would work well on top of French toast, pancakes, toast, or as a
crustless pie/crumble, which is how we ate it that night.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1-2 medium stalks of rhubarb (about 3 cups)
- 1 pint fresh raspberries
- ¼ - ½ cup brown sugar, to taste
- the rind from ½ a lemon
For
Cream
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 earl grey tea bag
- ¼ tsp vanilla bean, or extract
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
Supplies
- medium campfire safe saucepan
- wooden spoon to stir with
- knife
- cutting board
- mason jar
Directions
Build
your fire, and get a nice bed of coals to cook on.
Pre-heat
a medium, campfire safe saucepan by placing it directly over the coals. Add all butter, rhubarb, and raspberries to
the pan, stewing over medium heat until the fruit has melted down and is
bubbling (about 10 minutes). Add the lemon rind and cook for an additional 2-3
minutes.
Remove
compote from fire, and allow to cool slightly.
While
the compote is cooling, add cream, tea bag, and maple syrup to a mason jar with
a tightly secured lid. Shake the mason
jar for about 5 minutes, until the cream has whipped (be careful not to over
whip or you will have London Fog butter on your hands). Remove tea bag and add vanilla bean.
Top
compote with whipping cream.
Enjoy!
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