Get ready for your taste buds to fall in love these camping recipes. With bodacious breakfasts, manly main courses, delicious drinks, salacious snacks, and delectable desserts!
Are you sick of eating hot dogs, but love camping?
Do you want something simple to cook around the campfire, but don’t know where to start?
Are you looking for the most delicious, simple, and trendy meals to cook on your next adventure?
If any of these describe you, you have come to the right place! I am going to take you on a tour of my much-loved list of camping recipes.
My least favorite thing about camping has always been making out a menu. I have no problem packing a pb&j lunch for the trail. However, my issues are always the meals back at camp: breakfast, dinner, drinks and snacks. That is why I gathered a list of the 35 tastiest camping recipes on the web.
Breakfast
No-Mess Omelets in a Bag
Brought to you by Beyer Beware, these no-mess omelets are fun for everyone in the family! It is extremely easy to make these on the trail or at home. Simply throw together all of the ingredients in a plastic bag and boil for about 15 minutes. We like to give our bags 7 minutes per egg.
Foil Packet Blueberry Breakfast Bake
The foil packet blueberry breakfast bake is one of my favorite meals on mornings I want a slow start to my day. Pair with breakfast blend coffee and you have a semi gourmet, blueberry version of a French bread feast!
Hot Ham & Cheese Croissants
These hot ham and cheese croissants are the most delectable breakfast sandwiches for mornings around a campfire. Although the instructions tell you to bake them in the oven, wrap your croissant, ham, and cheese in foil and toss it in the flames for 5-10 minutes.
Home Made Granola Bars
If you backpack, these home made cherry almond granola bars are calling your name! For breakfast on the go it doesn’t get easier than making some healthy granola bars at home. Using only 8 ingredients, these bars are a healthy alternative to the ones you typically see in stores.
Breakfast Burritos Campfire Style
For mornings you need the extra calories, make yourself a breakfast burrito campfire style. These are another make-ahead item, so they can easily be packed in your backpack. All you have to do is make the burrito as you wish ahead of time, wrap in foil, and throw it in the fire for 5-10 minutes.
Hot Ham and Pineapple Campfire Sandwiches
These hot ham and pineapple campfire sandwiches will have you thinking you’ve died and gone to Hawaii! This is one of the easiest recipes on the list to make ahead or at base camp. You can even pack one or two for lunch!
Campfire Apple Crisp Breakfast
Fairing well has a delicious recipe for a healthy, simple campfire apple crisp breakfast. Dress up your oatmeal and make it into a dessert. For best results cook on a cast iron over a warm morning fire.
Campfire Beer Pancakes
Have some leftover beer and pancake mix? That is virtually all you need to make some hair-of-the-dog campfire beer pancakes. Chowhound does not disappoint those on a boozy adventure.
Campfire Cinnamon Roll-Ups
Who doesn’t like warm, gooey cinnamon rolls in the morning? Anyone and everyone will love these campfire cinnamon roll-ups. Just be sure you bring enough skewers to share!
Main Dishes
Easy Tin Foil Sausage and Veggies Dinner
This easy tin foil sausage and veggies dinner is a staple around my evening campfire. It is made exactly as it sounds. Wrap your favorite sausage with your favorite veggies, and cover it with a delicious herb mixture. Sometimes, I forget the veg and herbs and instead smother my dinner in cheese!
3 Cheese Bacon Campfire Potatoes
For anyone who thinks dinner around a campfire has to be healthy or boring, this recipe from Mindful Healthy Living will have you camping in no time! My camping buddies and I love this simple potato, cheese, bacon, and onion meal. Add more veggies and sausage to make this more of a complete supper.
Campfire Hobo Dinner
Some people have negative associations with the word hobo. I think only of this delicious campfire hobo dinner. When we entertain a group in the woods, I always prepare this recipe ahead of time.
Chicken Salad Sandwich
This is not your grandma’s chicken salad sandwich! This variation includes cheese and avocado! You can make the mixture up ahead of time, and throw in the cooler for a meal on the road or a quick dinner around the fire.
Cheesy Potato & Sausage Foil Packets
This is one of my favorite meals for dinner and breakfast! Sometimes even my snack. Who could get tired of 3 cheeses, potatoes, onions, and your choice of sausage? I know I certainly can’t get enough of these cheesy potato and sausage foil packets.
Not Your Average Camping Hot Dog
I know I said this list is for people that do not want hotdogs. However, this is not your average camping hot dog. This dog adds such delightful condiments as bbq sauce, spicy brown mustard, and mayonnaise. Add bacon and cheese, and you will be glad you brought hot dogs along!
Easy Sloppy Joe Recipe
Ever decide to pass over sloppy joe night because of the time commitment? This recipe literally has 4 ingredients, so you can enjoy it at home or in front of a campfire. Besides the meat base, you only need to have ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar.
Skillet Barbecue and Bacon Baked Beans
If you are used to eating ole fashioned camp beans, try this take on the classic favorite. Hickory smoked bacon, 3 types of beans, and a couple veggies bring new meaning to camp beans!
Camping Mac N' Cheese
If you don’t like mac n’ cheese, stop reading right here and make this recipe now! Even if you are not camping, the cumin, tortilla chips, and green chilis will make you feel as though you are sitting under the stars.
Campfire Mushrooms
Either you love mushrooms or you hate mushrooms. There is no in between. If you love them, then you will love these campfire mushrooms! Mushrooms and herbs combine in a cast iron skillet to create a tasty gourmet experience in your mouth.
Garlic Lovers Salmon In Foil
If you are a pescatarian, this garlic lovers salmon in foil is the perfect campfire dinner for you! I have been known to cook some mean salmon around the campfire for my friends, and this is their favorite fish dish! For a more complex taste, make this the night before and let it marinate in its foil packet.
Snacks
Energy Boosting Trail Mix
Even if you can’t find anything to like on this list, you will like this energy boosting trail mix. The toasted coconut and dark chocolate sets this mix apart from anything you can buy at the store. An added bonus: you can control how much of the good stuff you put in!
Peanut Power Balls
If you are backpacking and concerned about getting all the calories you can per weight, try peanut power balls. These yummy snacks provide all the goodness of a homemade granola bar with less crumbs.
Indian Spiced Party Mix
Whether or not you plan to party, this Indian Spiced Party Mix is perfect for hiking, backpacking, or around the campfire. The secret ingredients are the Indian curry paste and granulated sugar. You can stick with the ingredients in the list, but I like to add some chocolate for effect.
Almond and Chickpea Power Mix
For those times you really need to fill up on your journey, prepare this almond and chickpea power mix. This recipe from Best Health Magazine makes 14 one-quarter cup servings that pack a major punch at 171 calories!
Antioxidant Granola
This is the healthiest granola recipe around. The antioxidants come from the berries, seeds, oats, and nuts. You can eat this in a peanut butter sandwich, on yogurt, alone or with warm milk.
Chocolate Protein Rice Crispy Treats
Those of you with a sweet tooth will love chocolate protein rice crispy treats. For a quick and delicious treat on the trail, this chocolate lovers 5-ingredient rice crispy treat will do the trick!
No-Bake Peanut Butter Protein Bars
One of my favorite flavors and textures included in protein bars is peanut butter. These no-bake peanut butter protein bars are a great way to get protein on and off the trail. Make ahead of time and add some dark or milk chocolate chunks.
Espresso & Mocha Protein Power Balls
You will be thanking A Wisk and Two Wands for combining 2 scrumptious flavors in their almost infamous expresso and mocha protein power balls: espresso and mocha. These are great to take backpacking or on long road trips.
Nutty Quinoa Fuel Bars
If too much protein from protein powder makes you queasy, try these nutty quinoa fuel bars. The recipe also includes ginger to calm your stomach, just in case your stomach is upset for another reason.
Desserts
Mini Cakes Cooked in Orange Rinds
This delicious dessert can be made on the campfire or on the barbeque, so there is no need to wait until the next time you go on an adventure to try this. You will need oranges and vanilla cake mix among a few other delicious, simple ingredients. If you are in a cake kind of mood, these mini cakes cooked in orange rind are just what you need!
Baked Apples on the Grill
This delicious dessert can be made on the campfire or on the barbeque, so there is no need to wait until the next time you go on an adventure to try this. You will need oranges and vanilla cake mix among a few other delicious, simple ingredients. If you are in a cake kind of mood, these mini cakes cooked in orange rind are just what you need!
Campfire Banana Boats
I love banana boats, and I don’t mean the sunscreen! This dessert is a quick, easy, and delicious camping tradition. A mix between a s’more and a banana split, these boats can be filled with whatever delightful treats you prefer. The perfect blend is a mix of melty, sweet, and crunchy toppings.
Cake and Berry Campfire Skillet
Last but not least, the cake and berry campfire skillet. I doesn’t get easier than this scrumptious twist on a summer favorite. Simply melt some apples and berries down with chocolate or caramel in a cast iron skillet. Once this mixture is complete, pour on top of the already cooked pound cake. Yum!
Get Outside and Get Cookin!
I hope you enjoyed my list of 35 delicious camping recipes for your next adventure.
These recipes have saved me from a boring camp meal more times than I can count. Trust me, your taste buds will thank you later!
If you like my list, share it with someone who loves easy to prepare, delicious food!
What are some of your favorite things to eat on your outdoor adventures? Have you tried any of these recipes before? What are some of your favorite outdoor food blogs?
Let me know in the comments!
