Muffin Tin Campfire Eggs
Muffin Tin Campfire Eggs are super simple when you set up a build-a-bar and let all of your hungry campers add their own combination of ingredients. This kid-friendly, fun campfire recipe is more of a technique than an actual recipe so watch my VIDEO just to see how easy it is!
Why I Love This
When your whole camping crowd can’t agree on how they want their eggs for breakfast, just tell them to make their own! It is nice to have easy camping breakfast ideas made over a campfire when you’re cooking on chilly mornings!
Key Ingredients
The idea behind this breakfast is that you have a variety of ingredients that create different combinations. You can use any ingredients you like, some of my favorites are:
- Eggs
- Deli ham and cooked bacon
- Cheese
- Mushrooms
- Tomatoes
- Bell and jalapeno peppers
- Green onions
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Key Equipment
- Campfire Grate
- Tin for Large Muffins
- Fire Resistant Gloves
- Cookie Sheet or Aluminum Foil
Campfire Grate: Most campfire rings have a grate that can be raised and lowered over the coals for cooking. If your campsite doesn’t have one, you will need to bring a portable grate to arrange over your coals.
Tin for Large Muffins: Use the 6-Cup Jumbo Muffin Pan size for these eggs. A standard cupcake size is not large enough to hold all of the ingredients. I leave my better baking equipment at home and have an inexpensive heavy-gauge steel jumbo muffin tin pan that is dedicated to campfire cooking only.
Fire Resistant Gloves: It is critical that you have some sort of heat resistant gloves when handling hot equipment. It’s best to use gloves made with a fire-resistant material.
Cookie Sheet or Aluminum Foil: If the eggs are cooking faster on the bottom than the tops and centers, you’ll need to trap the heat in by placing a cookie sheet or a piece of aluminum foil over the muffin tin.
How To Make
Step 1. Start the campfire. You will be cooking over hot coals, not flames. Prepare all of your cooking equipment too.
Step 2. Set up ingredients and create your combinations. Let each camper build their own muffin tin eggs starting with a pat of butter in each cup.
- Some of your campers will want their eggs whole and others will want scrambled for this meal.
- For whole eggs, just crack them directly into the muffin tin.
- For scrambled eggs, use a container with a pourable spout to pour the beaten eggs into the muffin tin. I like using a large measuring cup.
Step 3. Place the filled tins over hot coals (not burning flames).
Step 4. Cover, if necessary. You want the eggs cooked evenly which may require that you cover the muffin tin to trap heat at the top of the eggs. We like using an inexpensive cookie sheet that we use only for campfire cooking. You can also use foil to cover the eggs but we have found the cookie sheets work better, especially in windy conditions.
Campfire Cooking Tip: Outside air temperature, wind conditions, elevation and the amount of ingredients in each cup play a part in how quickly your muffin tin eggs will cook. Be ready to cover them with a cookie sheet or foil if the bottoms are cooking faster than the tops and centers.
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Step 5. Loosen edges. After the eggs begin to set, use a fork or knife to loosen the eggs from the side of the muffin tin.
Be ready to remove the eggs with a spoon spatula at different times as they finish cooking. Run a fork or spatula around the edge of each cup so the eggs easily slide out of the pan.
Campfire Cooking Tips: These eggs cook quickly so you can easily do multiple batches in fast order. Remember, because each serving has different ingredients (amounts of filling and moisture content of ingredients chosen), they will be ready at different times.
Step 6. When eggs are set, remove muffin tin pan from campfire (use gloves when handling hot utensils around the campfire) and use a spoon spatula to gently remove eggs from the tin.
- Because this recipe is cooked directly over the campfire, the muffin tin and cookie sheet will be really hot. Take extra precaution, you will want to have well insulated hand protection when handling these hot utensils.
Pairings
This breakfast begs for a hot cup of coffee and cold glass of orange juice on the side. You may want to do some breakfast potatoes or toast too. Fresh fruit is always a nice addition to breakfast eggs.
FAQs
The doneness of eggs vary based on personal preference. For well-done eggs, make sure the outer edges and center are dry. For whole eggs with a runny yoke, remove the egg from the tin when the center is still slightly wet.
When you beat the eggs, add a splash of water and whisk until well combined.
Leftovers
Leftovers should be sealed in a food storage container, I prefer plastic freezer bags, and refrigerated or frozen for a quick re-heated breakfast. Reheat in a microwave or wrap tightly in foil and place in a warm oven or over campfire coals until heated through.
Servings
This recipe makes 4 servings. If you want to scale it up or down, adjust the number of servings in the recipe card accordingly. I always figure two eggs per person.
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Muffin Tin Campfire Eggs
Equipment
- Jumbo sized muffin tin, Cookie sheet or aluminum foil, heat-resistant gloves, campfire grate
Ingredients
- 8 eggs (see Note #1)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 pound deli ham chopped
- 2 slices cooked bacon chopped
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 2 green onions chopped
- 2 medium tomatoes chopped
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 2 jalapeno peppers chopped
- 4 fresh mushrooms chopped
Instructions
- Get the campfire going and prepare cooking equipment.
- Set up the build-a-bar with ingredients.
- Place a pat of butter at the bottom of each muffin tip cup and let everyone build their own combination of ingredients
- Place the filled tins over hot coals (not burning flames).
- Cover the pan with a cookie sheet or foil if the egg bottoms are cooking faster than the tops and centers.
- After the eggs begin to set, use a fork or knife to loosen the eggs from the side of the muffin tin.
- When eggs are set, remove muffin tin pan from campfire (use gloves when handling hot utensils around the campfire) and use a spoon spatula to remove eggs from muffin tin. (see Note #2)
- Serve while eggs are hot.
Notes
- If you are scrambling the eggs, use a large measuring cup so you can just pour the beaten egg mixture into the muffin tin cup. If you want whole eggs, just crack them directly into the muffin tin pan.
- The moisture in the ingredients and how full each cup is will have an impact on cooking time. Be ready to remove the eggs with a spoon spatula at different times as they finish cooking.
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