The Tastiest Padkos Ideas for your Holiday Roadtrip
If you’ve got a trip planned this weekend, there’s a good chance it means you’ll be driving there. Road journeys are great fun, but it does usually mean a long stretch of time with the all family members in a confined space. We’ve rounded up our favourite road trip snacks to keep tummies full and people happy. So while you play eye-spy for the hundredth time, snack on something tasty with our padkos ideas… it’s bound to make the trip whizz by!
Tasty Road Trip Snacks
These tasty road trip snacks will keep your hanger at bay.
Green Eggs & Ham: Devilled Avocado Eggs with Crispy Parma Ham
These revamped Devilled Eggs, filled with blitzed avocado and mayo, are not only insanely delicious but also a healthy road trip snack.
Recipe for Green Eggs & Ham: Devilled Avocado Eggs with Crispy Parma Ham Shards
Crunchy Nacho Cauliflower Bites
You’ll gobble these tasty, crunchy snacks up in no time – trust us!
Recipe for Crunchy Nacho Cauliflower Bites
Homemade Pork & Leek Sausage Rolls
We’ve had a few sausage rolls in our lifetime, but nothing beats these tasty morsels – they even taste good the next day. Pack a tub of the Hot English mustard, honey and mayo sauce, and enjoy as a road trip snack.
Recipe for Homemade Pork & Leek Sausage Rolls
Pork Meatballs with Bocconcini & Spicy Arrabbiata
If you’re not a fan of dry frikadelles, these juicy pork meatballs are ideal.
Recipe for Pork Meatballs with Bocconcini & Spicy Arabbiata
Vegan Hot & Spicy Burger Jaffles with Coriander Sauce
Vegan or not, any and everyone will love these spicy jaffles.
Recipe for Vegan Hot & Spicy Burger Jaffles with Coriander Sauce
Frikadelles with Sweet & Spicy Dipping Sauces
No South African road trip is complete without frikadelles. These nostalgic savoury snacks are everything and more!
Recipe for Frikadelles with Sweet & Spicy Dipping Sauces
Cheesy Pretzel Roll Sliders
Succulent Wagyu beef patties hugged by pretzel roll buns – these burgers are guaranteed to give any farmstall a run for its money.
Recipe for Cheesy Pretzel Roll Sliders
Chinese 5-Spice Beef Burger with Roasted Garlic-Miso Mayo
Treat the family to these Chinese 5-spice beef burgers – the roasted garlic-miso mayo adds a delicious, garlicky punch.
Recipe for Chinese 5-Spice Beef Burger with Roasted Garlic-Miso Mayo
Báhn Mì Inspired Halloumi Sandwich
You can’t go wrong with this Vietnamese street food staple. It’s refreshing, tasty and filling.
Recipe for Báhn Mì Inspired Halloumi Sandwich
Focaccia BLT with Avocado
Nothing quite hits the spot like a good ol’ BLT – we’ve added avo to ours, because why not?
Recipe for Focaccia BLT with Avocado
Mozzarella Pap & Ham Bombs with Perinaise
Early morning trip? Enjoy your pap on the go with these cheesy Pap and Ham Bombs.
Recipe for Mozzarella Pap & Ham Bombs with Perinaise
Vetkoek Steak Sliders with Horseradish Mayo
The quintessential South African snack.
Recipe for Vetkoek Steak Sliders with Horseradish Mayo
Herby Cheese Straws
Tuck into these golden brown straws of cheesy goodness.
Spinach, Lamb and Feta Gözleme
Gözleme is a savoury traditional Turkish flatbread, made of hand-rolled dough that is lightly brushed with butter and eggs. You can fill it with anything you like really and it’s so much tastier than a petrol station sandwich.
Recipe for Spinach, Lamb & Feta Gözleme
Picnic Loaf
Nevermind making a regular sandwich, how about stuffing the loaf!
Lamb Kofta Skewers with Baba Ganoush
These killer kebabs with baba ganoush make for the perfect road trip snack.
Recipe for Lamb Kofta Skewers with Baba Ganoush
Boerewors Scotch Eggs
Take your Scotch eggs to delicious heights by encasing them in boerewors.
Recipe for Boerewors Scotch Eggs
Spinach, Red Pepper and Cheese Muffins
These savoury muffins are super cheesy, and we love that they’re vegetarian.
Recipe for Spinach, Red Pepper & Cheese Muffins
Leek & Goat’s Cheese Hand Pies
Hand pies are just the right size for roadside picnics.
Recipe for Leek & Goat’s Cheese Hand Pies
Chicken Dippers
A delicious snack or platter idea for pit stops. Combine with a generous salad, and you have the perfect lazy lunch.
Egg, Bacon & Cheese Breakfast Muffins
Make breakfast on the road an all-in-one affair. These cheesy bacon muffins have a whole egg baked into the centre, ideal for a quick and tasty bite.
Recipe for these Egg, Bacon and Cheese Breakfast Muffins
Cheddar, Tomato & Red Onion Relish Sourdough Sarmies
Tomatoes are notorious for making sandwiches soggy – we solve that problem by making them into a delish tomato and red onion relish instead.
Recipe for these Cheddar, Tomato & Red Onion Relish Sourdough Sarmies
Spicy Korean Drumsticks
These drumsticks are the perfect bite for your lunchtime roadside stop.
Recipe for Spicy Korean Drumsticks
Zesty Panko Fish Bites
These fish bites are light, tasty, and the kids will love them.
Recipe for Zesty Panko Fish Bites
Pea, Ricotta & Couscous Fritters with Lemon & Tahini Sauce
Delicious, crispy, little pea bites that are perfect road trip snack. Don’t bother heating these bad boys up, they’re even delicious cold.
Recipe for Pea, Ricotta & Couscous Fritters
Roasted Masala-spiced Nuts
Curry-spiced roasted nuts are a great snack. We topped them over bruschetta and a dollop of guac, but on a road trip, the nuts are best alone.
Recipe for Roasted Masala-spiced Nuts
Sweet Snacks
You always need something sweet to get you to the end of the trip.
Cherry Crumble Bars
Sate your sweet tooth with these fruity and jammy crumble bars.
Recipe for Cherry Crumble Bars
Biscoff Cinnamon Rolls
Road trips aren’t complete without a sweet treat and a cuppa joe. Fill up on the go with these delectable cinnamon rolls.
Recipe for Biscoff Cinnamon Rolls
Cappuccino Chocolate Chunk Muffins
These cappuccino and chocolate-flavoured muffins have no right to be so darn tasty!
Recipe for Cappuccino Chocolate Chunk Muffins
Moerkoffie Cookies
Perfectly brewed coffee sweetened with condensed milk – imagine those flavours infused into the most delicious cookies. This is the ideal treat for early morning road trips.
Polenta, Blueberry and Coconut Muffins
Deliciously moist and tasty muffins with sweet blueberries. The polenta adds a lovely bit of texture and makes this a filling muffin.
Recipe for Polenta, Blueberry and Coconut Muffins
On The Road Horlicks Crunchies
An epic crunchie can save even the worst cup of garage coffee. Our version is hopped up with chocolate Horlicks for added awesomeness.
Chickpea Pecan Brownies
These tasty brownies are great as road trip snacks, with the added benefit of chickpeas for protein and no refined sugar. One of the best padkos ideas!
Recipe for Chickpea Pecan Brownies
Date & Almond Butter Granola Bars
Tuck into these deliciously moreish granola bars, packed with healthy fats to keep those blood sugars up for the long drive.
Recipe for Date & Almond Butter Granola Bars
Homemade Fruit Gummies
A healthy alternative to sugary snacks.
Recipe for Homemade Fruit Gummies
Peanut Butter & Honey Rusks
You’ll want to save these for your coffee break.
Recipe for Peanut Butter & Honey Rusks
Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies
Something sweet to reward you after a long trip.
Recipe for Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies
Giant Oatmeal Cookies with White Chocolate Drizzle
Don’t expect to have any left by the time you reach your destination!
Recipe for Giant Oatmeal Cookies
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