Recipe Roundup

11 Travel-Friendly Foods for a Road Trip

For your next road trip, skip the bagged convenience store junk food and make these homemade snacks instead.

By Tommy Werner

August 10, 2016

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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Katherine Sacks
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Pan Bagnat Sandwich with Tuna, Anchovies, and Parsley
Pack a few of these French-inspired tuna sandwiches in a cooler and pull over for a picnic at a rest stop.
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Photo by Yossy Arefi
2/10
Potato Chip–Crusted Magic Bars
Okay, so a few bagged snacks are fine, as long as they're in these magic bars. Use crushed bagged potato chips in the crust and stir in smoked almonds, coconut, and chocolate for a treat that's just, well, magical.
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Gentl & Hyers
3/10
Roasted Eggplant and Pickled Beet Sandwiches
This meatless sandwich isn't for a dainty day trip. Roasted eggplant is layered on two hefty slices of focaccia with colorful beets, salty feta and olives, and plenty of fresh herbs. Wrap in wax paper to keep it all together.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
4/10
3-Ingredient Hazelnut Cookies
While packing your bags for the trip, throw a batch of these crispy meringue cookies with toasted hazelnuts into the oven. For richer flavor, fold in some chopped chocolate.
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Photo by Lennart Weibull.
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Sesame-Peanut Bars
Packed with coconuts, peanuts, and sesame seeds, this sweet and nutty bar is a healthy, fiber-rich snack.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
6/10
Our Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies
So there are ten more exits to go and you're locked in traffic? Nothing a cookie can't improve, especially if it's one of these gorgeous, golden-brown chocolate chip ones.
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Photo by Joseph De Leo
7/10
Mozzarella and Prosciutto Sandwiches with Tapenade
A salty olive tapenade punches up mozzarella and prosciutto on a chewy baguette.
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Romulo Yanes
8/10
Salted Pistachio Brittle
At home, we like this crunchy, nutty brittle on top of ice cream or over rice pudding. On the road, it's great on its own.
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Dan Forbes
9/10
Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars
Sure, you could throw some squishy PB&J sandwiches into a cooler—or you could make these sweet and salty bars and happily eat them all day long.
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Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
10/10
Spiced Pumpkin Seed and Cashew Crunch
Make a big batch of this spicy pumpkin seed and cashew mix and eat it by the handful. Just be sure you don't miss your mouth—the seeds are small and very easy to lose in seat cushions!
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