Looking for Campfire Treat Ideas

[charszy]

Hello,

Last weekend we had our first camping trip of the year. We usually have S’ Mores but my daughter got braces this past spring so S’ Mores are out. We are looking for any fun campfire treats. Any suggestions?

Thanks
Craig

[magnusfide]

Double ditto to all of the above. Don't forget hot dogs on a stick. When they're done and cooled a little, dip them into ketchup or bbq sauce or mustard or whatever strikes her taste buds.

[Merrykalia]

1. Pizzas. We use the bag of pizza crust, made per directions, then we divide it into 4ths, and make personal pizzas. Place on a rack over the fire. You may need to tent some foil over the top to get the cheese to melt. Calzones can be made using the crust, pepperonis or whatever in a pie iron.

2. Pie iron cakes. Coat the inside of a pie iron with spray or painted on oil, then place about a couple of tablespoons of prepared cake mix into the iron, close and cook over the fire, turning often to keep from burning. It only takes 5 minutes or so to complete. YUMMY! (I have used aluminum foil in the pie iron to keep from sticking, but with spray, it usually works fine.)

3. Pie iron s'mores. Spray irons, place a graham cracker on each side and only use the chocolate, no marshmallows.

[dcb17b]

X2 on the pie irons. There are endless things you can cook in them. We do breakfast sandwiches,dessert and lunch in them. Great fun and a good family around the fire activity.

[Grammie]

Twinkies on a skewer. Roast over fire. Place toasted twinkee on a plate and drizzle with chocolate syrup. If you can find the rasberry twinkees with the coconut, they are delicious. Be careful roasting cause they are easy to slip off skewer.

[Steve_B_]

We did what the first poster did, but with the tube biscuits like another poster. Wrap them around a stick, roast over the coals until browned, remove and fill with jelly or jam. Yum. Of course, nothing beats a s'more.

[Francesca_Knowl]

garmp1 wrote:
Orange cake! A couple of good size oranges, cut in half and hollowed out leaving the rinds in tact. One box of Jiffy Vanilla Cake mix. Fill each half of the orange with the cake mix. Wrap in foil and place in the coals for about 10 minutes. The BEST Orange cake ever!!!
One of our favorites!

We do a version of this one that my sister learned in Campfire girls- involves the kids and occupies everyone for quite a while.

Give each camper their own orange with just the top sliced off. Each person has to dig out and eat the insides of the orange...then they bring the empty shell and the lid to the cook, who fills it two-thirds full with batter. Tops go back on; each is then wrapped in aluminum foil and placed strategically in the firepit, each person "supervising" the baking of their cake. Takes about twenty minutes and a couple of turns to cook through. Test for doneness with toothpick.

When done, remove from firepit, unwrap, and peel just like an orange. Great fun!

Our favorite filling is packaged poundcake mix, by the way.

[garmp]

Orange cake! A couple of good size oranges, cut in half and hollowed out leaving the rinds in tact. One box of Jiffy Vanilla Cake mix. Fill each half of the orange with the cake mix. Wrap in foil and place in the coals for about 10 minutes. The BEST Orange cake ever!!!
One of our favorites!

[SWMO]

We've done canned biscuits wrapped around a stick and rolled in cinnamon sugar. Take the biscuit dough and roll it into a 1/2" log. Wrap it around the stick and bake it to browned and immediately roll it in a pie pan with the sugar mixture. We always had the best luck with the plain biscuits.

[mthockeydad]

I don't know what they're called, but they're good!:

Slit a banana lengthwise, right through the skin on top, don't cut the bottom skin. Fill with chocolate chips, marshmallows (optional for your daughter with braces), caramel chips, butterscotch chips, etc.

Wrap in foil and nestle in the coals for 5-10min.

The skin will keep the banana "meat" itself from charring and all the goodies inside will be melted. Eat with a spoon.

rav wrote:
pie irons - we cook dinner and dessert in them. we also get our camping friends to bring a few ingredients for a fun and creative dinner.

http://www.pieiron.com/recipes.htm

If you enjoy pie iron cooking, try a variation of the venerable "Monte Cristo" sandwich. A Monte Cristo is generally a deep-fried club sandwich served with jelly. You can make a ham/turkey/swiss club and cook it in the pie iron--coat the outsides of the bread liberally with butter. Even less healthy but more tasty, batter the sandwich before putting it in the pie iron.

Serve with the jelly of your choice, of course!

Pie iron "potlucks" are fun, rav!

[rav]

pie irons - we cook dinner and dessert in them. we also get our camping friends to bring a few ingredients for a fun and creative dinner.

http://www.pieiron.com/recipes.htm

[tred0956]

Our family favorite is cat tails!

Use biscuit mix (we use biscuix sp??) mixed a bit dry, roll it out about 3/8 in thick, cut onto 3-4 inch disks with a cookie cutter or a glass. You'll need fairly thick sticks, broom handle size is good but at least thumb size, with bark stripped off about 6 inches. Carefully shape the disk over the end of the stick and spread it down 4 inches or so. Flour helps to prevent sticking to your hands. Yeah, it will be like a thick condom! Slowly roast over the fire until golden brown, if cooked well it will come off the stick cleanly. You will now have a test tube shaped cooked cat tail! Fill in the hole with a bit of butter and your favorite home made jam and enjoy! Or, I guess you could fill with chocolate chips and let em melt.

Way less sugar than s'mores or marshmallows, and it takes a bit of time so keeps the kids occupied. Ours are now in their 30's and they still ask for cat tails when we are around a fire!