Our Favorite Treats over Open Flames
As the leaves change colors and the air turns cooler, there’s nothing quite like cooking over an open fire outdoors. Create magical memories around the crackling fire with lively conversation and delectable treats to remember for years to come. These recipes cooked over an open fire will warm your soul, satisfy your taste buds and make these nights all the more memorable.
S'mores
This is a bonfire classic. You can never go wrong with melt-in-your-mouth marshmallows and chocolatey goodness. Consider adding some excitement to this year’s s’mores with cinnamon graham crackers or or Reese’s instead of the typical Hershey’s chocolate. Experimenting is the best way to discover your new favorite treats and create memories through the process, whether it’s from the less favorable combinations that are bound to bring laughter or your next favorite s’mores tradition.
Banana Boats
Banana boats are another can’t miss campfire classic. While usually made similar to a S’mores with marshmallows and chocolate, you can upgrade a banana boat with just about any combination of something melty, something sweet and something crunchy. Beyond that, let your imagination run wild! A basic banana boat snack is made by splitting a whole banana down the middle, peel and score the fruit then stuff it with yummy goodies. Then fold back the banana, wrap in aluminum foil, and roast in the embers of the campfire.
Roasted Apples
With the lingering excitement of picking crisp apples at the orchard all day, gather around the fire and roast those apples until the beautiful caramelized flavor of the natural sugars comes out over the flame. You can cook the apples with a skewer like a marshmallow, put them on a grill grate, or even bake them in tinfoil, each method adding a different texture and flavor to the apples. Elevate the experience further with a drizzle of butter, a dash of cinnamon, and ir sugar if you want that hint of extra sweetness.
Campfire Brownies
Let the essence of the orange peel delicately flavor the campfire brownies. Embrace the autumnal adventure and bake brownies outside with the bonfire method. This recipe uses carved out orange peels to encase the brownie mix while you wrap it in tinfoil and bake it inside the hot coals of an open flame. Once the brownies have finished their fiery transformation, you can peel back the orange to reveal your new favorite fall treat.
Peach Crisps
Similar to apples, peaches lend themselves well to campfire desserts. To make these deliciously easy peaches, you simply cut the fruit in half and cook with butter and brown sugar. Place the peaches cut side down over the fire and cook until the peaches are warm and beginning to soften, about 8 minutes, flipping halfway. The peaches will be tender and caramelized once cooked. We love topping each serving with tablespoon of toasted pecans and a scoop of vanilla yogurt and or ice cream if desired.
Monkey Bread Foil Packets
Foil packs are an easy over the fire treat and this recipe combines classic flavors to create a sweet treat. Cut up your cinnamon rolls, toss them in sugar and cinnamon then cook them over the fire and there you have it cinnamon monkey bread foil packets. Top them with icing and you have delicious breakfast paired well with a good cup of coffee. For this recipe, we recommend grilling over indirect heat to prevent the flame from getting too hot, and potentially burning the grill packs.
