Recipes Everyday Cooking On The Go Camping 10 Easy Campfire Desserts That Aren't S'mores By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Updated on July 30, 2021 Close Photo: Meredith Food Studios Not that there's anything wrong with classic campfire s'mores or any of the creative twists on s'mores that are out there. But take a look at what other desserts you can make in the glow of your campfire or backyard BBQ when you just can't s'more anymore. 01 of 11 Campfire Banana Splits View Recipe Mackenzie Schieck Bananas stuffed with chocolate chips and marshmallows are wrapped in foil and baked on the grill or directly in the coals. "These are wonderful! A nice change from s'mores. We do sometimes add peanut butter also for an extra gooey treat." —MOMOFCASSIE 02 of 11 Hobo Pie View Recipe Meredith Bake these super-easy hand pies over your campfire using a long-handled cast-iron pie iron, trimmed slices of bread, and the pie filling of your choice. Versatile pie irons are designed to grill pies, sandwiches and more, and are available where camping gear is sold. 03 of 11 Campfire Pineapple Cakes View Recipe matt wencl Put doughnuts on your camping shopping list so you can make these clever pineapple upside-down cakes using the heat from your campfire. Watch the video to see it all come together. 04 of 11 Cherry Cobbler View Recipe Meredith "If you're making this while camping, cook by putting Dutch oven atop hot charcoals and putting some hot coals on the lid of the oven." —Bryanne Affleck Robison 05 of 11 Brown Bears View Recipe Photo by cookinmomma. cookinmomma Kids love this one! Refrigerated biscuit dough is wrapped around long skewers to bake over the coals before dipping into melted butter and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Of course, you could brush the dough with butter and sugar before baking over the coals the way Love2CookMommy did. "Wow!" she says. "it's like monkey bread or a cinnamon roll to go!" 06 of 11 Toasty Campfire Cookies View Recipe magicallydelicious "I created these cookies while camping, they are the tastiest campfire cookies you will ever eat! You can also make them at home over the stove." —pumpkinsienna 07 of 11 Quick Camping Pineapple Cakes View Recipe booklady2005 "In an effort to avoid S'more burnout on our last trip, I came up with this quick recipe you can make right at camp and just toss on the hot coals of the campfire." —Jill C 08 of 11 Campfire S'mores Smash View Recipe linda t This skillet dessert is a close cousin to a s'more, but a little less labor intensive. "We always take cast iron pans with us when we camp. Which is quite often. This is a fun, less messy twist on a campfire favorite." —Nikki Get More Campfire Recipes 09 of 11 Apples by the Fire View Recipe Allrecipes Magazine Three ingredients and glowing campfire are all you need to make these comforting baked apples. Recipe reviewer Linda says, "O.M.G.! So easy and delicious. It's apple pie in a tin foil pouch without the crust. The brown sugar mix melts begging you to smoosh the apple into it." Get More Campfire Recipes 10 of 11 Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler for Camping View Recipe Meredith Food Studios A handful of pantry ingredients makes this extra easy to pull together. Tip: Save room by measuring out the dry ingredients into a bag (hold aside half the sugar to mix with the peaches), then pack it into your camp kitchen kit. Then assemble with the butter, milk, and sweetened peaches at the campsite. 11 of 11 More Campfire Cooking Shuttter2U/Getty Images Camp Cooking Essentials 30 Easy Camping Meals Get More Camping Recipes Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit