On board, the space dedicated to the kitchen is often limited to its simplest expression. A two-burner gas stove and an oven for the lucky ones. So it often happens that you sail in a boat without an oven. It is also possible, when there is one, that you do not want to turn it on because it is already too hot or because it consumes a lot of gas. Sometimes it cooks too hard, or not enough, and other times it breaks down.
In short, we often have to do without. So what good dessert can you make when you can't use an oven to bake it? In fact, there are many recipes that can be made without one, just think about it. Here are some examples.
Milk puddings
When you love dairy products, boat cooking can be a bit sad. Indeed, products that can be kept in the fridge for a limited time, such as yoghurts, are rare. There is a very simple way to compensate by making milk puddings.
These flans come in the form of a powdered sachet that must be diluted in boiling milk and then left to cool. Small, light and with a long shelf life, they are the ideal product for long distance sailing. Moreover, they can be prepared with powdered milk diluted in water.
Once prepared and presented in small individual ramekins with a fruit coulis, caramel or cookie, it is a very presentable dessert to share.
Pan-fried cookies
Although it's not the traditional method, it's entirely possible to make cookies in the pan. The big advantage of this recipe is that it can be made entirely in the pan, saving a lot of washing up. That's another thing that counts in a boat.
On a very low heat, we melt 100 grams of margarine or butter in a frying pan, then we add 80 grams of sugar. We mix well with a wooden spoon. Then, we pour 10 cl of cream, of soya or of cow according to its choice, then 150 grams of flour.
When the mixture is well homogeneous, we divide it with the spoon in small heaps in the frying pan. If it is too liquid, we add a little flour. You can add chocolate chips, walnuts or hazelnuts, whatever you like!
Finally, we let cook to very soft fire 10 minutes uncovered, then 10 minutes covered. We let cool a little before tasting, so that they harden.
Pancakes, pancakes and waffles
Pancakes are one of the easiest and most convivial desserts to make. We put a pile of pancakes on the table with sugar, melted chocolate, jam, lemon juice, caramel, cinnamon: each one composes its pancake and the turn is played.
For variety, you can make pancakes with maple syrup or waffles. The doughs are quite similar. For waffles, there are waffle irons that sit on the gas stove, but you can also use the waffle batter in a pan.
Roses of the sands
The easiest dessert to make for chocolate lovers. Simply melt a bar of dark chocolate with a little butter or margarine, then pour the mixture over corn flakes. When the corn flakes are well coated, make small piles on a parchment paper and let cool in a cool place.
To be served with coffee or tea!
Oatmeal cookies
Oatmeal is one of the foods to have in quantity on the boat. We do everything with it, or almost. In the morning you can cook creamy porridge, at noon oat cakes with vegetables or cheese, in the evening a thickened oat soupâ?¦
For desserts or snacks, you can also make oatmeal cookies that you will cook in a pan. Simply mash 1 banana with 100 grams of oatmeal, 1 spoonful of sugar and 1 of oil. You can add dried fruits: raisins, dates, figs, coconut, apricot...
It is then made cook in a frying pan, in small heaps, with very soft fire during fifteen to twenty minutes, half with discovered and half with cover by turning over from time to time.
Enjoy your meal!
