26 Fun + Easy Campfire Desserts to Enjoy This Summer
If you needed another excuse to go camping, here it is.
If you're looking for easy and fun campfire desserts, you're in luck!
We've rounded up our favorite sweet treats to enjoy around the campfire. Some can be prepped and packed ahead. Others are cooked right over the open campfire.
We've got everything from s'mores (because who doesn't love a good s'more?) to fruit crisps to desserts baked in your favorite cast iron pans. There's plenty to pass around the campsite!
Campfire-Grilled Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Grilled pineapples and an easy-to-make glaze come together quickly — and then whole deal is wrapped in foil until well caramelized, either over hot coals or on the grill.
Get the recipe for Campfire-Grilled Pineapple Upside Down Cake.
Campfire Pear Crumbles
If you're looking for a fruit-forward dessert, consider making a pear crumble.
We've divvied it up into individual portions and put it in a muffin tin. (A disposable tin makes clean up even easier.) Cover it with foil and bake it over open coals — or cook it on the grill at your next BBQ.
Cast-Iron Caramel, Marshmallow, and Salted Almond Brownies
Equally at home on a grill or cooked over campfire coals, this cast-iron brownie, packed with marshmallow, caramel, and salted almond gets all kinds of crispy on the edges, but stays gooey and delicious on the inside.
Get the recipe for Cast-Iron Caramel, Marshmallow, and Salted Almond Brownies.
Toasty Cinnamon Twists
These sweet and cinnamon-spiced treats on a stick are super easy to make over a grill or campfire. Pair them with the glaze and you won't be able to stop at just one!
Toffee-Almond S’mores
A couple small addition makes a serious upgrade to the classic campfire dessert.
Caramel Apple Turnovers
If prepared beforehand and brought on your trip, these turnovers would be super easy to warm over a campfire. Enjoy for breakfast or dessert!
Cracker Jack and Pretzel Treats
Make these Cracker Jack and pretzel treats ahead of your trip, then treat yourself after a long day outdoors.
Blueberry Whoopie Pies
These soft cookies travel well and taste incredibly decadent.
Any Fruit Crisp
Grab your favorite summer fruits and whip up this super easy fruit crisp. It's great with whatever you have on hand and best served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Best-Ever S'mores, 3 Ways
Go beyond your typical milk-chocolate and graham cracker, with these easy upgrades.
Spiced Peach Hand Pies
These individual hand-held pies are a great option if you're looking for something sweet to enjoy around the campfire because they're low on mess and big on delicious flavor!
Raspberry Crumb Bars
Another make-ahead treat that's easy to pack. These bars are perfect reward after setting up tents.
Cast-Iron Apple-Blackberry Crumble with Sour Cream Whip
If you bake the crumb mixture on a sheet tray before hand, you can assemble this fruity crumble at your campsite and cook it right over the fire.
Get the recipe for Cast-Iron Apple-Blackberry Crumble with Sour Cream Whip.
Grilled Peach Cobbler
Bake the biscuits and marinate the peaches ahead, so you can just grill and serve this at the camp!
Mini Apple & Raspberry Pies
These little pies are the perfect single serving and travel well. Pack them with your camping gear and enjoy around the bonfire.
Sour Cherry Hand Pies
If peaches aren't your thing, try cherry. You don't need any utensils to devour these hand pies.
Jiffy Mixed Berry Cornmeal Cobbler
This easy cobbler uses a Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix, which makes it extra delicious. It's baked in individual mini cast iron skillets, but you could also bake it in one big skillet over the campfire.
German Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
Whether you go with homemade or store-bought cookies, these cookies would be an excellent way to celebrate the end of a fun-filled day around the campfire.
Chocolate-Cinnamon Marble Bread
Loaf cakes and pound cakes are easy to pack and take along with you when you go camping. Just wrap in plastic wrap. and you're good to go!
Berry Crumble
Fresh or frozen berries, topped with an oat crumble and baked: It's as delicious as it is simple. You can cook the whole thing in a covered cast iron pan or dutch oven over coals.
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