Honey Pepper Cheese Crisps
Goat cheese, panko, and honey worked into a pan-fried patty you can make at a car camp.
- calories
- 330
- weight
- 3.5 oz
- cal / oz
- 94
- protein
- 13 g
- serves
- 4, scales
- prep
- 10 min
- cook
- 8 min
- total time
- 18 min
- water
- none
- cost
- $$
Calorie and protein figures are my own estimates, good enough for planning a food bag and not meant as precise nutrition data.
- Snack
- Dinner
- Campfire coals
- Grill grate
- Canister stove
- Car camping
- Basecamp
- Canoe / raft
- Vegetarian
- Nut free
- One pot
- Pre-mix at home
- Needs a cooler
- Basic
Ingredients
| Goat cheese log | 8 oz | keep it cold until it goes in the pan |
|---|---|---|
| Panko bread crumbs | 1/2 cup | |
| Egg | 1 | or 1 tbsp powdered egg plus 2 tbsp water |
| Dried basil | 1 tbsp | |
| Cracked black pepper | 2 tsp | split between the mix and the finish |
| Honey | 1.5 tbsp | a squeeze bottle beats a jar |
| Olive oil | 2 tbsp | for the pan |
Method
- Mash the goat cheese with the basil, 1 tsp of the pepper, and half a tablespoon of the honey. A fork and a bowl or the bag itself both work.
- Pinch off tablespoon-sized lumps and press each into a flat disc about half an inch thick. Discs cook through in a pan; balls do not.
- Beat the egg in a cup. Dip each disc, then press both sides into the panko.
- Set the pan over moderate heat with the oil. Fry the discs three or four minutes a side until the crust is brown and the middle gives when pushed.
- Pull them off the heat and let them sit a minute or they fall apart. Drizzle the rest of the honey over and grind the remaining pepper on top.
The original was baked and frozen first, neither of which happens at a campsite. Flattening the cheese into discs and frying them in a pan does the same job in eight minutes: the panko crust sets before the inside runs, which is the whole trick. Freezing was only there to buy time in a 475-degree oven, and a pan over a grate gives you more control than that anyway.
Goat cheese needs a cooler, so this is a car-camping or paddle recipe and not a backpacking one. The honey is not decoration. It cuts the tang of the cheese and the pepper cuts the honey, and without both you have fried cheese and nothing else.
Packing
Panko, basil, and pepper premix into one bag at home. The cheese and the egg ride in the cooler; a small tub of powdered egg replaces the real one if the cooler is tight.
Variations
- No cooler: swap the goat cheese for a shelf-stable soft cheese wedge and expect a softer patty.
- Skip the honey and finish with hot sauce for something savory.
https://domesticsuperhero.com/honey-baked-goat-cheese