125+ Campfire Recipes: Unique, Easy, And Scrumptious Meals For Your Next Trip!

1. Pie Iron French Toast

Campfire cooking with pie irons is fun! Try this Texas-style, thick and fluffy French toast recipe that is spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg.

2. Camping Breakfast Quesadillas

Cook the filling and toast the quesadillas right over your campfire. The chorizo sausage does all the work for you in this easy recipe. It has lots of spices that provide tons of flavor to the meat, eggs and cheese mixture. And, the crispy, golden brown tortillas are a yummy vehicle for this hand-held breakfast.

3. Camping Pancakes

Making pancakes over a morning campfire is super easy with a cast iron griddle. Use a just-add-water pancake mix and top them with a simple and delicious topping of fresh fruit tossed in a bit of sugar.

4. Cowboy Breakfast Skillet

Who do you think does campfire breakfasts better than anyone else? For most people, cowboys probably come to mind. This breakfast skillet is a one pot meal made in a cast iron skillet right over your firepit. The bed of sausage, onions, bell pepper and potatoes are the yummy goodness where you cook the eggs … sunny side up and scrambled … at the same time!

5. Campfire French Toast

This Texas-style bread makes the most amazing French toast! You just dip it in a simple egg mixture and cook it in butter right over your campfire using a cast iron griddle. The buttery taste and crispy texture are enhanced with fresh strawberries and real maple syrup.

6. Muffin Tin Eggs Campfire Recipe

Eggs to order are NOT a problem when you set up an ingredient bar for these muffin tin eggs that are cooked directly over your fire! Eggs can be cracked right into the muffin tin or scrambled. Our favorite toppings include deli ham, mushrooms, tomatoes, cheese and peppers. Get creative with the ingredients you set out and have fun making custom culinary creations.

7. Camping Dutch Oven Campfire French Toast Recipe

Traditional French toast is tough to make when you want everyone eating at the same time on camp trips. This French toast solves that problem and it is super easy too! The warm flavors of cinnamon are topped off with a yummy glaze made with powdered sugar.

10. Hobo Eggs

If you have 8 minutes and 3 basic ingredients … you can make this amazingly simple and yummy breakfast. You’ll enjoy a fried egg that is cooked in buttered bread that creates a flavor and texture like grilled cheese. Make it in a skillet or a campfire pie iron!

11. 4 Ingredient Banana Pancakes

Try this delicious, easy, vegan and healthy breakfast that is quick to prepare and sweet without using refined sugar.

12. Camping Breakfast Skillet

Enjoy the classic combo of ham and eggs with this morning meal. It gets even more tasty with the addition of potatoes, cheese and green onions!

13. Pumpkin Walnut Pancakes With Mascarpone Drizzle

Don’t deny yourself of the pumpkin flavors you crave during fall camp trips! These almost-gourmet pumpkin pancakes are so yummy and super easy if you do a little prep-ahead at home! Use a cast iron griddle to cook them right over your morning campfire.

14. Dutch Oven Bacon Scramble

Make this easy bacon scramble in your Dutch oven using camp fire coals, charcoal briquettes or your camp stove! The nice thing about a scramble is that you are cooking everything together … bacon, eggs, onion and cheese.

15. Breakfast Burrito Camping Recipe

We call this easy breakfast burrito a “walkable feast” and it can be made over a camp fire or using a camp stove. It makes a filling breakfast without being too heavy. Grab one of these before you head off for your morning hike!

16. Savory Dutch Baby Dutch Oven Camping Recipe

Dutch baby recipes are often slightly sweet but this one is savory and out-of-this-world yummy! It uses coals for cooking … you can use charcoal briquettes or camp fire coals to start your morning with this satisfying camp breakfast.

18. Greek Pita Sandwiches Camping Breakfast Recipe

This Greek pita breakfast recipe has really bold flavors and can actually be considered “brunch” because it starts with eggs, bacon and sausage but finishes with an exciting Greek sauce and veggies. You can make it using a non-stick skillet on a camp stove or use a cast iron skillet over a camp fire.

P.S. I love cooking over a fire as much as the next happy camper but sometimes you need other options to make amazing camping food!

20. California-Style Camping Breakfast Burritos With Avocado, Eggs & Chorizo

We typically make these California Breakfast Burritos using our camp stove in the summer but when we make them in the winter … we are all about cooking every meal we can over our fire! You’ll love this freshly fabulous meal that is packed with protein and fiber. Top your tortillas with eggs, chorizo, beans, cheese, fresh cilantro and avocado slices … YUM!

21. Hungry Man Breakfast

Enjoy a simple one-pot skillet breakfast in less than 30 minutes! This one combines bacon, Southern style hash browns, green bell pepper, onion, eggs, cheddar cheese, salsa and sour cream. Make it in a cast iron skillet over campfire coals or a camp stove.

22. Red Velvet French Toast

This festive French toast features cinnamon and cocoa powder that provide a unique flavor to the brioche bread. It’s all topped off nicely with a sweet cream cheese glaze.

23. Sweet Cream Pancakes

If you think it’s too difficult to make fluffy homemade pancakes at your campsite, think again. With these easy cooking tips and simple recipe, you’ll enjoy restaurant-quality pancakes in the great outdoors.

24. New Mexican Huevos Rancheros

You’ll love the fantastic combination of flavors and textures in this meal. The slightly crispy fried tortilla is topped with beans, a fried egg and warmed salsa.

25. Camping Biscuits And Gravy

Make this simple homemade sausage gravy and serve it over store-bought or homemade biscuits for a warm and hearty morning meal.

26. Swedish Oven Pancake

This easy oven-baked pancake recipe is perfect for campfire cooking because you start with bottom-only heat to fry bacon. Then, in the same pot, pour batter over the bacon and its grease. Add coals to the top of the lid to finish the cooking process to bake the fluffy, custard-like pancake till its golden brown.

28. Stuffed Baby Bells Dutch Oven Campfire Appetizer

These little beauties take a bit of effort because you are cleaning and stuffing each baby bell pepper BUT they are totally worth it! The sausage and cheese filling makes this stuffed baby bell appetizer one of my most popular snacks and a hero with my family!

29. Awesome Hot Cheesy Spinach Artichoke Dip Dutch Oven Campfire Recipe

There are some camp days when we just graze on appetizers and skip dinner totally. This cheesy spinach artichoke dip is the perfect centerpiece for an “appetizer dinner” camp meal or a campground potluck party. It is delicious served with crackers or slices of toasted bread.

30. Camping Nachos

You just need some hot coals from your fire to melt the cheese for these super quick nachos that are ready in minutes!

31. Mexican Spicy Nuts

This mixed nuts recipe makes regular nuts taste AMAZING with a few spices!

32. Dutch Oven Chili: Secret Family Recipe Revealed

It was not an easy task, but after years of begging, I finally got my brother-in-law to share his AMAZING chili recipe! It uses a homemade spice mix, ground beef, Italian sausage and a little bit of beer to make a flavor-packed bowl of chili you can’t stop eating! We like to top it with cornbread and a bit of shredded cheese for a warm camp dinner!

33. Campfire Stew Dutch Oven Camping Recipe

A nice hearty stew is always a great dinner meal to serve on outdoor trips. This stew is fast to prep then simmers for an hour or two to create a thick sauce and super tender meat. With the veggies in the recipe, it is a fantastic one pot meal!

36. Campfire Dutch Oven Chili Recipe

We have 4 different chili recipes and we love each of them for different reasons! This chili is our most classic tasting chili recipe but there is nothing ordinary about the layers of flavor in this! Don’t forget to pack your favorite campfire cooking equipment for your trip!

37. Dutch Oven Jambalaya

When you have people with milder-taste buds in your camp crowd, this not-too-spicy jambalaya is a great choice! The chicken, sausage and shrimp are nestled in a thick tomato sauce. Serve all of it over a bed of rice and you have a Cajun meal that makes everyone happy!

38. Campfire White Chili Recipe

My husband is a beef chili kind of guy but he had a change of heart after trying this white chili made with ground turkey! When we are camped during times of fire restrictions, I just make this recipe directly on my camp stove.

39. Dutch Oven White Chicken Chili

Like the idea of white chili but don’t want turkey? That’s ok, this one is made with chicken! Just cube up some chicken breast meat, brown it in a Dutch oven, add some onion, garlic and spices to start. The great Northern beans and cream cheese give it a nice creamy texture. And the Mexican spices, green chiles and cilantro finish it off nicely.

40. Campfire Dutch Oven Gumbo Recipe

If you need to feed a crowd, consider making this totally delish gumbo. It takes a little effort but your dinner guests will thank you for it!

41. Spicy Chicken And Corn Chili

This spicy chicken and corn chili is so easy and fast! It is also one of our camping food recipes with no refrigeration ingredients.

45. Campfire Dutch Oven Jalapeño Cornbread Camping Recipe

Our family loves eating this jalapeño cornbread with a hot bowl of chili! It is slightly sweet with a hint of heat from the peppers.

46. Dutch Oven Cornbread

Try this easy, quick and delicious classic cornbread on your next trip. It uses cornmeal and canned creamed corn to create traditional flavors. And, make sure you use hardwood coals that have a uniform size to ensure even baking.

47. Dutch Oven Monkey Bread

You’ll only need about 25 campfire coals and 15 minutes to bake this easy, slightly crispy and sweet pull apart bread.

49. Camping Potatoes In Foil

These simple potatoes are cooked in a foil pack and can be made over a camp fire or camp grill using propane or charcoal.

50. Campfire Veggie Packets

If you are grilling meat, try these easy and healthy veggie packets that can be cooked with camp fire coals or your camp grill using charcoal or propane!

51. Camping Foil Packets Grilled Spiced Potatoes Thanksgiving Side Dish

Just for the record, it does not have to be Thanksgiving in order to enjoy these foil packet grilled spiced potatoes. This recipe got its name because it is always on our Thanksgiving camp trip menu!

52. Campfire Glazed Grilled Carrots

Talk about a clean and refreshing spin on carrots! I make these glazed carrots using my little Smokey Joe and charcoal as well as using a camp fire and mesquite firewood.

53. Grilled Potato Wedges Camping Recipe

I make these grilled potato wedges using a little Smokey Joe grill as well as directly over a fire using a grill grate and creating a “lid” with foil. This is one of those recipes that can go with tons of main courses including grilled meats and sandwiches.

54. Burnt Broccoli Recipe

This campfire broccoli has a great flavor from the char and simple homemade marinade with lemon and Parmesan cheese.

55. Dutch Oven Potatoes Au Gratin

Get enough campfire coals going to fry the bacon then bake the potatoes in a rich and creamy sauce topped with two types of cheese.

57. Dutch Oven Baked Beans

This cast iron 5-bean baked bean recipe is almost a meal in itself because it features hamburger, bacon and 5 different kinds of beans in a simple homemade sauce.

58. Dutch Oven Mac And Cheese Camping Recipe

The processed cheeses in this comfort food make it simple to prepare and reduce the amount of refrigerator / cooler space you need for your ingredients!

60. Kansas City Style Homemade Old Fashioned Molasses BBQ Sauce

If you are grilling meat over a bed of coals made from a good-flavored hardwood, like oak or mesquite, jazz it up a bit by slathering some homemade BBQ sauce on the meat just before you take it off of your grill grate. The sauce will caramelize … but don’t apply the sauce too early or the sugar in the sauce will cause it to burn. The bold flavors in this sauce come from the molasses, honey, brown sugar and chili powder. It is sweet, tangy and has a hint of spiciness.

61. Strawberry Banana Compote

I wouldn’t start a campfire if I was only making this easy sauce recipe that cooks in only 15 minutes. But, if I am cooking my pancakes, French toast or waffles over a morning campfire, I’m all in to make this simple fresh fruit compote to top them instead of using plain maple syrup.

62. Dutch Oven Chicken And Potatoes

This is a really quick meal to prep … it cooks in about 30 minutes … and … it has amazing flavor with chicken, potatoes and carrots all in one pot. So, put this on your menu soon! The secret ingredient that adds a ton of flavor with minimal work … a little bit of bacon.

64. Easy Dutch Oven American Chinese Chop Suey

Don’t you just love making meals with veggies being part of the main dish? This chop suey is packed with fresh carrots, mushrooms, celery and onions … swimming in a simple sauce made from readily available ingredients you find in your neighborhood grocery store. Pick up a package of fortune cookies and you’ll feel like you are dining out at your favorite Chinese restaurant when you are out in the wild!

65. Simple Grilled Dijon Chicken With Garlic And Jalapeno

Grill chicken over a fire with good-tasting hardwood like oak or mesquite. You can add additional flavor by marinating the meat in this simple recipe of Dijon mustard, garlic and a touch of jalapeno pepper.

67. Easy Campfire Dutch Oven Dijon Mustard Sauce Chicken Recipe

The tang of the Dijon mustard makes plain chicken taste extraordinary in this Dijon chicken recipe. It is a satisfying meal when served over rice.

68. Camp Oven Chicken Curry

The curry and coconut milk do most of the work to bring big flavor to this almost-gourmet cast iron dinner!

69. Chicken Shish Kabobs

The great thing about grilling kabobs is that they can be cooked over a camp fire or using camp grills with propane or charcoal!

70. Dutch Oven Latin Campfire Chicken

Throw some amazing, simple ingredients into a pot, simmer and dinner is on the table with this one pot camp meal!

71. Dutch Oven Chicken And Rice Camping Recipe

When you want a warm and hearty comfort food, think about chicken and rice. This recipe is so simple and does not use canned soup.

72. Dutch Oven Thai Campfire Chicken Recipe

I love doing “dump and cook” meals on busy camp days! This is one of my prep-ahead and freeze recipes that just needs to be defrosted and cooked at the campsite. You won’t believe the layers of flavor in this Thai chicken dinner!

73. Grilled Greek Pita Sandwich Recipe

These chicken pita sandwiches are packed with Greek flavors. Most of the recipe can be made ahead so you just have to grill the chicken and heat the pitas over your fire … dinner will be on the table in about 30 minutes!

74. Italian Chicken Cacciatore Dutch Oven Camping Recipe

Chicken is a great way to “healthy-up” Italian meals rather than using a sausage-based meat sauce. This Italian chicken cacciatore can be made onsite or can be prepped at home, placed in a freezer bag and then defrosted and cooked at the campsite over a nice fire!

75. Middle Eastern Chicken

When you want some international flavors on your camp menu, try this Middle Eastern inspired chicken. You make it in a cast iron Dutch oven and can use a camp fire or camp stove as your heat source for cooking this camp dinner meal in about 15 minutes!

76. Lemon Feta Campfire Dutch Oven Chicken

This Greek-inspired dinner is an interesting and yummy addition to a camp menu.

77. Cast Iron Skillet Chicken Breast Recipe

The beauty of cooking with cast iron skillets is that you can use them anywhere! Campfires or camp stoves are great for this yummy chicken dinner with Mexican flavor profiles. The meal is complete with black beans, tomatoes, corn, avocado and cilantro!

78. Dutch Oven Lemon Chicken

This easy and healthy recipe only takes 5 minutes to prep but almost an hour to cook the bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs … making it perfect for cooking with campfire coals. It creates its own smooth pan sauce too.

79. Dutch Oven Mexican Chicken

Start with bottom coals to sear this chicken then add top coals for baking it with the onion, garlic, rice and prepared salsa to create this one pot chicken & rice dinner.

84. Beef, Broccoli & Carrot Camping Stir Fry

Campfire cooking is great for making meals that need high heat and cook fast … like this stir fry. The simple marinade makes this beef really tender and full of flavor. Add in some broccoli, carrots and onions and you have a yummy dinner.

85. Dutch Oven Beef Sandwiches

Don’t let the short 3-ingredient list fool you … these shredded beef sandwiches are delicious! The pepper juice is tangy and provides a mild heat to this fork-tender roast beef that is cooked low and slow in your camp Dutch oven.

86. Dutch Oven Cowboy Stew

Ground beef never tasted so good! This old fashioned cowboy stew is a simple meal to prep but simmers for a while to marry the flavors of the ingredients. You’ll get meat and veggies in every bite of this easy one-pot dinner.

87. Dutch Oven Steak

Marinating does wonders for tough cuts of inexpensive steak! Not only will this simple marinade make these flank steak strips tender … they are packed with amazing flavor too! The fingerling potatoes feel fancy and are totally delicious served with the sauce.

88. Grilled Flat Iron Camping Steak Recipe

This super-simple flat iron steak can be grilled over a fire or camp grill using propane or charcoal!

89. Campfire Hobo Stew Recipe In Foil Packets

Setting up an ingredient bar guarantees that everyone will love their personal hobo stew! Each hungry camper can add the ingredients they like and avoid those they don’t … making this one of the most popular recipes you’ll ever serve!

90. Big Mac Sloppy Joes

The fast-food real thing doesn’t hold a candle to these homemade Big Mac Sloppy Joes! This dinner will be on your table in 30 minutes and your hungry campers will rave about it for days! The Big Mac copycat secret sauce is what makes it so special!

91. French Dip Beef Sandwiches Dutch Oven Campfire Recipe

You can’t make an easier beef sandwich over your fire! This French dip is a prep-at-home and freeze dinner. You just defrost and simmer over your coals and dinner will be on the table in minutes!

92. Hobo Casserole

When you layer a giant ground beef patty with onions, potatoes, cream of mushroom soup, cheese and French fried onions you get a warm and hearty no-frills comfort food dinner. Bake it till brown and bubbly!

93. Diablo Sandwich

Make these Tex-Mex style spicy sloppy joes instead of the regular version of this classic campsite meal. The jalapeno peppers, taco seasoning, BBQ sauce and pepper jack cheese create a winning combination.

94. Dutch Oven Shepherd’s Pie

Looking for campfire cold-weather dinners that require minimal prep work and bake all of the meat and veggies in one pot? Try this classic cottage pie!

99. Pork Chops With Vinegar Peppers And Potatoes

This classic Italian comfort food is cooked in one pan over a campfire or on a stove. You can use hot or sweet cherry peppers depending on how spicy you like your food.

100. Camping Dutch Oven BBQ Ribs Recipe

Want to spend a lazy day around camp periodically tending to one of the most AMAZING recipes you will ever taste? These BBQ ribs might make you lick your fingers!

101. Dutch Oven Pork Chops Campfire Recipe

This pork chop recipe makes an amazingly delicious slightly sweet and salty meat and sauce for a wonderful main course. These chops are so simple because you just simmer them until they are fall-off-the-bone tender making them one of our favorite Dutch oven camping recipes!

102. Dutch Oven Sausage

With 5 minutes of prep time, you can have this one pot dinner cooking over your campfire or camp stove!

103. Dutch Oven Pork Chops And Rice

Don’t you just love one-pot camping meals? These pork chops are cooked with rice, along with some onion, garlic, oregano, bell pepper and tomatoes to create a yummy meal with mild Italian flavors.

104. Bacon Wrapped Grilled Cheese

You may not consider a grilled cheese sandwich a dinner meal … until you wrap it in BACON! Watch our VIDEO to see how this ooey, gooey, cheesy, bacon sandwich is made.

108. Grilled Halibut Fillet Camping Recipe

Oh, my … the soy and garlic take this grilled fish OVER THE TOP! I make this grilled halibut using my little Smokey Joe and charcoal as well as using a camp fire and oak firewood.

109. Asian Inspired Cast Iron Dutch Oven Campfire Shrimp Recipe

We don’t do a lot of recipes with shrimp because it can be a little pricey but this Asian inspired campfire shrimp recipe is worth the splurge!

110. Campfire Grilled Fish In Foil Packets With White Wine And Garlic Sauce

I realize not everyone cooks with wine … but, for those who do … you will love this fish in foil packets with white wine and garlic sauce. It is simple, flavorful and cleanup is a breeze when you cook with foil packets!

111. One Pot Cast Iron Fish Camping Recipe

I love recipes that can be made over a camp stove if I need to change my cooking method during times of dry conditions and fire restrictions. This one pot fish recipe easily adapts for cooking over different heat sources and the Spanish flavor influences are a yummy twist to fish dinners!

112. Easy Grilled Mahi Mahi With Mango Salsa

When you want to bring the tropics to your campsite, try this Mahi Mahi dinner. There is a touch of heat in this slightly sweet salsa. You can grill the fish over your coals using a cooking grate brushed with oil so the fish doesn’t stick. The firm texture of mahi is great for grilling because it doesn’t have a tendency to fall apart like flakier types of fish.

114. Chili Lime Shrimp Tacos With Slaw & Jalapeno Lime Sauce

It only takes about 6 minutes to put a nice char on the shrimp used in these yummy tacos. You can use a grill basket, traditional skewers or campfire roasting sticks for this quick-cooking dinner.

115. Pesto And Turkey Grilled Cheese Sandwich Campfire Recipe

Six ingredients never tasted so good! It is one of our yummy easy camping meals. This pesto and turkey grilled cheese is so versatile … it can be made using cast iron cookware or wrapped in foil packets directly over a fire … or using a camp stove.

116. Dutch Oven Meatloaf

Ground beef and ground pork make this meatloaf flavorful and juicy. Then, it’s topped with strips of bacon and a simple homemade glaze. It bakes for about an hour so it’s great to use campfire coals that are easily replenished as they burn out.

117. Chuckwagon Sandwich Recipe

A variety of cold cuts and cheeses are sandwiched between hamburger buns, wrapped in foil and warmed over a campfire for a fast and fun meal.

119. Pesto Ricotta Pasta Bake

This lazy man’s lasagna starts by frying Italian sausage then bakes oven-ready noodles along with basil pesto and three cheeses. Total cooking time is about an hour so get some nice hot hardwood campfire coals ready to make this simple dinner.

120. Dutch Oven Chili Mac

Using macaroni along with beef, beans, tomatoes and cheese makes a flavorful and frugal one-pot camping meal. This recipe is quick to prep and make at camp but it also works well if you make it at home and just reheat it over your campfire.

121. One Pot Spaghetti Camping Recipe

Got 5 minutes? You can prep this quick meal and have it cooking over your fire or on your camp stove! This is one of the best camping pasta recipes to make when you’re short on time.

122. Dutch Oven Pasta Stuffed Manicotti

You can bake this manicotti using coals from your fire or charcoal briquettes. It makes a restaurant-quality meal but only requires minimal effort!

123. Dutch Oven Campfire Goulash

This goulash is so easy and so yummy … the perfect comfort food for cold weather trips!

124. One Pot Creamy Cajun Chicken Camping Pasta

No need to drain pasta water when you cook this farfalle directly in chicken broth! Mix in some pre-cooked chicken, fire roasted tomatoes, cream cheese, jalapeno pepper and some seasonings and you have a yummy and quick one pot pasta dinner. This is a great recipe to make when you spend your day away from the campsite and come back for a speedy but satisfying meal.

125. Shrimp In Garlic Wine Sauce Over Pasta

This shrimp and pasta dinner is a garlic-lovers dream! It features a butter sauce with garlic and white wine. If you have both pots cooking at the same time, your dinner will be on the table in 30 minutes or less!

126. Dutch Oven Spaghetti And Meatballs

Enjoy a glass of wine as these homemade drunken meatballs simmer in a red sauce made extra special with a splash of your favorite red wine. This is a bit more complicated and time consuming than the average camp recipe but the results are worth it!

127. Pesto Steak Pasta

I love cooking this one pot meal over a campfire in the wintertime. The carbs are great for keeping you warm and the flavor will keep your tastebuds satisfied. If you’ve got 30 minutes, you can make this awesome dinner!

128. Garlicky Shrimp Alfredo Bake

You won’t believe how easy and delicious this homemade alfredo sauce makes this one pot camping dinner! The rich taste and smooth texture is fantastic!

130. Grilled Flatbread With Prosciutto, Charred Tomatoes, Fresh Mozzarella And Basil

Can you say “Fresh and Flavorful”? This grilled flatbread is absolutely fantastic! It is a great lunch or light dinner to serve at your camp meal table.

132. Dutch Oven Upside Down Pizza

This recipe qualifies as “dinner & a show” because after you bake this pizza upside-down in your Dutch oven, you invert the pie onto your serving plate so it’s right-side-up and ready to slice. It’s a fun twist on making a classic deep dish pan style pizza.

133. Dutch Oven Pizza Camping Recipe

How fun is pizza at the campsite?!? One of our really unique recipes uses batter to make a simple crust rather than dealing with dough! Add this simple pizza to your next camp dinner menu plan!

134. Chicken Pesto Pizza Easy Camping Recipe

Wrap 6 ingredients in some foil and heat up this chicken pesto pizza in minutes over your fire!

136. Dutch Oven Blueberry Cobbler

This easy blueberry cobbler tastes FANTASTIC because it uses fresh blueberries and simple ingredients to create a flavor explosion! You can bake it with camp fire coals, charcoal briquettes or even using a propane camp stove!

137. Dutch Oven Carrot Cake

Use camp fire coals, charcoal briquettes or even a propane camp stove with a dome and heat diffuser plate to make this yummy, moist, from-scratch carrot cake dessert in your camp Dutch oven.

138. Easy Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside Down Cake Camping Recipe

This easy pineapple upside down cake brings back fond family memories! When we have our annual combination birthday celebration (because 5 of our family members have birthdays within one month) we don’t always agree on the menu. But, this yummy dessert actually was a unanimous vote! It can be baked with coals from a fire or charcoal briquettes.

139. Campfire Smores Recipes: 10 Mouth-Watering Smore Variations

Could any camper even think about camp recipes without the image of a sweet and gooey smore coming to mind? You could stick with the traditional or try one of our 10 mouth-watering smore variations (just for the record, Tropical Therapy is my personal favorite!)

141. Campfire Brownies

Use coals for baking these yummy brownies that start with a boxed brownie mix and end with chunks of Snicker candy bars!

142. Cinnamon Cupcakes

Cinnamon lovers will go crazy over these from-scratch, almost-gourmet cupcakes. Measuring and mixing the dry ingredients at home makes it easy to bake these moist cakes at camp.

143. Campfire Hot Cocoa

On those cooler camp trips, this hot cocoa just might become one of the most requested recipes you create. It is so cozy to sip a cup of cocoa around a crackling fire!

How To Start A Campfire

You can’t cook your recipes unless you start your fire … and … for some of us, that can be a challenge! LOL Here are tips to help you start your campfires in any location and in any weather conditions.

Campfire Cooking Tips

From setting up your fire for cooking to mastering heat control over an open fire … these tips will help you become an awesome cook!

Campfire Cooking Equipment

The right cooking equipment will make cooking easier and your meals taste better … we’ll show you the best tools for cooking over a campfire!

How To Use A Dutch Oven

Many meals are prepared in cast iron Dutch ovens. Knowing how to use your gear will ensure you have excellent results when you cook your recipes!

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