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June 15, 2014 / Comments (2)

Moose Goo Four Different Ways

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Allison is the founder of trailtosummit.com which she began as a way to track and share her first round of the NH 4000 Footers. Now on round 5 (the first round for her dog Ruckus) she has been honored to have taken part of many people’s firsts. She is an experienced trail maintainer, speaker, and passionate member of the outdoor community. In New England, Allison enjoys trekking along the highest peaks, bushwhacking to less traveled areas, and has a fondness for sunrise and sunset trips. Outside of New England Allison has also thru hiked the John Muir Trail and explored mountains in the German and Austrian Alps, Israel, and the Azores. Her goal is to share her passion for hiking and backpacking with others, especially with women, to inspire them to experience the freedom of the trail!

A while back I stumbled upon Ultralight Joe’s Moose Goo recipe and finally decided to give it a try.

I made four different kinds of “Moose Goo”. The original recipe is as follows (from Ultralight Joe):

  • 2 parts honey
  • 2 parts corn flour (NOT corn meal!)
  • 1 part peanut butter (preservative-laden)
  • Mix thoroughly, will take some time.
  • Pack into Coghlan’s Squeeze Tube (REI, Campmor, etc), or in cold weather wrap in wax paper.

Single Squeeze Tube Proportions (2-3 lunches w/ large tortillas):

  • 8 tbsp honey
  • 8 tbsp corn flour
  • 4 tbsp peanut butter

Per tube:

  • 1320 calories
  • 172g carbs (70 simple, 102 complex)
  • 24g protein
  • 38g fat (That’s a high proportion of fat, but what the heck…) 

Having almond butter and whole wheat on hand, I mixed it up. I figured while I was at it, I’d add in a few extra changes.

All Moose Goo was made with 2 parts honey and one part whole wheat flour. I then added one part of the third ingredient (almond butter, nutella, etc.)

During my (very fancy) tasting I was surprised to find that I liked the almond butter and jelly one the best. The regular almond butter seemed a little too gritty while the nutella variety was a little too thick and lost some of the nutella flavor I love. I was also a fan of the almond butter and chocolate whey protein.

Have you made your own Moose Goo? Let me know how you liked it in the comments section!

Last modified: November 28, 2014

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Moose Goo Four Different Ways

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  2. AJ says:
    June 19, 2017 at 1:47 pm

    Hey, I made Moose Goo long time ago. Worked really well from squeeze tube onto tortillas. I personally like the cornmeal, more crunch. Now, many years later, starting to think about adding other things to my Moose Goo. You have interesting ideas. Thanks. AJ

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