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Favorite Campfire Recipes

August 10, 2017 4 Comments

Is it just me, or are our appetites bigger when we are cooking over an open fire?  We recently returned from our annual camping trip up near Lake Tahoe.  Food that is cooked directly over an open campfire just seems to taste better, you know?  So I thought I’d share a few of our favorite campfire recipes.

What do they say? A bad day fishing beats a great day at the office… This is one of our favorite ways to cook freshly caught fish.

fool proof campfire grilled fish

 

If you have a campfire, some foil and some basic ingredients, you are all set for an amazing meal.  Click here to check out the easy preparation and instructions.

What about a side dish?  You can also easily bake skillet cornbread over an open fire as well.  If you have a cast-iron skillet (and you should totally get one if you don’t already have one) you can make this easy and delicious cornbread.

loaded skillet cornbread

Click here for the ingredients list (which includes boxed cornbread mix) and the “how-to” for cooking over the fire.

And lastly, you can’t forget about dessert.  Of course S’mores are the campfire staple when it comes to dessert (and roasted Starbursts are fantastic too) but one of our favorite things is to make Banana Boats.

banana boats_campfire_dessert

Banana Boats are full of melty, chocolatey, crunchy goodness.  They are fun to make and to eat, and the kids love them.  Click here for the “how-to” and enjoy!

Do you have a favorite campfire dish?  What is it?

 

 

Filed Under: camping, recipes

Comments

  1. diane says

    July 3, 2014 at 11:14 AM

    I lived on the banana boats when my grandson and I went camping for 3 days! They are sooooo good!

    Reply
  2. Theresa says

    July 6, 2014 at 4:33 PM

    Have you ever tried cooking the fish by laying them on a flat rock while the rock is lying on a bed of hot coals? The rock generates the heat from the coals and will cook the fish. You can cook some delicious squash by covering it with clay mud. Mix up clay soil with some water to make a mud. Cover the squash and place on hot coals. When the clay heats, it will dry, essentially becoming a clay oven and will cook the squash. Yum-yum!

    Reply
    • vivienne says

      July 6, 2014 at 5:26 PM

      I never have! That sounds intriguing. 🙂

  3. Do gia dung thong minh says

    October 13, 2017 at 5:09 AM

    I love cooking the fish filet by laying it over a large flat rock. It smells different.
    thanks for you post, you recommend me a lot of ideas to have a great camfire party.

    Reply

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