If you’re a DIY junkie (or just love finding ways to save money), you’ll love today’s blog – I’m talking about how to make one of the most crucial pieces of survival food ever: survival bars.
What makes these tasty treats so amazing? Well, for one, they’re perfect for rationing. They’re incredibly high in calories, so you can (and should) break these survival bars into pieces and slowly savor them throughout the day.
Note: Please remember that, although these bars are extremely high in calories and will help keep you full, they are not meant to be the only food you eat. Serve a small piece of bar alongside some healthy freeze-dried vegetables and yummy freeze-dried fruits for a boost of much-needed vitamins and nutrition.
The third reason why I love survival bars is you can actually save quite a bit of money by making them yourself.
Note: You’ll notice that none of the bars featured in this article are made of meat. If you’re looking for an extra protein punch in your survival food, I wrote an article on Pemmican that I think you’ll love. See it here.
I don’t believe in keeping information like this to myself (especially when it comes to hearty, delicious food that could save your life) so I’m about to help you make your world a whole lot brighter with these tips on…
How to Make Homemade Survival Bars
1 – Grab the Goods
Here’s what you’ll need to get started:
- Water (3 tablespoons)
- Sugar (1 cup)
- Honey (3 tablespoons)
- Powdered milk (2.5 cups)
- Oats (2 cups)
- Any flavor Jello gelatin (3 oz. box)
- 9″x13″ pan
- Parchment paper
- Mylar bags
2 – Mix The First Portion
Combine your sugar, powdered milk and oats into a large bowl. Stir until evenly distributed.
3 – Cook The Second Portion
Combine honey, water and jello mix into a pot, and bring to a boil.
Note: Stainless steel pots work really well for cooking this. If you’re in the market for some new cookware, these ones are excellent:
4 – Combine The Two
Add the liquid mixture in the pot to the mixing bowl and stir until mixed thoroughly.
5 – Add To Pan
Line the 9″x13″ pan with parchment paper, and pour the mixture onto it. Spread the mixture down and around the pan with your fingertips (or a spoon) to make sure it has even thickness on all sides.
6 – Calculate And Cut
This recipe makes a total of 3,000 calories. Calculate how many bars you want to make in order to distribute that ration (i.e: 8 bars = 375 calories per bar). Then, use a knife to cut that number of bars (make sure they are evenly cut).
7 – Time To Bake
Bake at 200°F for 2 hours. Remove the bars from the pan and onto a separate sheet of parchment paper. Let cool completely.
8 – Package
Once the bars have fully cooled, separate them into mylar bags for optimum shelf-life.
Now keep in mind, this isn’t the only survival bar recipe out there. Here’s a prepper going about it another way:
We here are at Survival Frog are all about providing you with quality survival food at an affordable price and in a convenient, “done for you” manner. So, naturally, we’ve got some outstanding survival bars of our own for you to try!
Unlike the recipe listed above, our bars provide you a total of 3,600 calories to sustain you (that’s 600 extra calories!). They’re also super dense and are really compact so you’re not wasting precious space in your bug out bag.
These 9 bars are individually vacuum sealed for maximum freshness, and provide 400 calories a piece – a pretty sustainable meal. And, with each bar guaranteed to last up to 5 years, you can take your time when rationing them out with your other food supply.
When it comes to food prep, I hate accidentally burning the bars when making them myself. I also hate never knowing if a new recipe will taste good or not until it’s too late.
That’s why I love our bars – they take out the guesswork and they’re guaranteed to taste amazing every single time (no surprises!) and taste like a shortbread cookie. Delicious!
These very same survival bars were eaten and approved by the U.S Coast Guard when they needed them most. The bars did right by them, and I know they’ll do right by you when SHTF and you need some quick sustenance to keep moving forward.
Try out our survival bars by clicking here or on the image below, and add them to your long-term food supply today. You won’t regret it.
