Quick And Easy Campfire Desserts

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American boy scouts started making the chocolate and marshmallow sandwiches in the 1920s, using 'Graham Crackers' - a biscuit similar to a digestive. Soon after summer camps across America adopted the snack, the sticky treat became synonymous with camping. You'll definitely be wanting s'more of these after your first.

• Milk chocolate (1 block / smore)
• Digestive biscuits (2 / smore)
• Marshmallows (2 / smore)
• Skewers (1 pack)

1. Place one block of chocolate on a biscuit.
2. Skewer and roast a marshmallow over a campfire or stove.
3. Sandwich the marshmallow between another biscuit and devour.

A 'slightly' healthier dessert, chocolate bananas combine sweet and bitter flavours for a grown-up treat.

• Dark chocolate (3 blocks /banana)
• Banana

1. Cut open the banana skin.
2. Break the chocolate up into small pieces and push them into the banana.
3. Place it at the edge of the fire for two minutes.
4. Carefully, pick up the banana and enjoy.

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This campfire dessert requires slightly more preparation than the others but it is definitely worth it. The pineapple caramelises in the heat and combines with the whiskey for a sweet and smoky taste.

• Half a cup of bourbon whiskey (leave out for under 18's)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
• Half a cup of brown sugar
• ½ Pineapple
• Skewers (1 pack)

1. Place the vanilla extract, cinnamon, brown sugar and bourbon in a pan and gently warm through.
2. Once the ingredients have melted (roughly 5 mins) take the pan off the heat.
3. Chop the pineapple into chunks and let them soak up the liquid in the pan for two to three hours.
4. Place a couple of chunks on a skewer and grill over the campfire till golden brown.

Great fun to make with the kids, these brownies will satisfy the sweetest of teeth.

• Chocolate brownie mix
• 3 Eggs
• 4 tablespoons of Oil
• 200ml Water
• Tinfoil
• Oranges (1 bag)

1. Slice the orange ¾ of the way up.
2. Hollow out the orange removing all the flesh.
3. Follow the brownie instructions and pour the finished mix into the oranges.
4. Wrap the oranges in tin foil and place them at the edge of the fire for 20-25 minutes.
5. Remove from the fire and allow to cool before eating.

Pick your favourite sweets, fruit or chocolate and melt them together for a gooey cone of fun.

• Waffle sugar cone
• Rolos
• Marshmallows
• Hazelnuts
• Raspberries
• White chocolate

1. Place your choice of fillings in the cone.
2. Wrap the cone in tin foil.
3. Position the cone next to the embers (not in the fire) for about 3- 5 minutes.
4. Remove from the fire and allow to cool before eating.

Next time you go camping why not have a go at one of the campfire desserts and let us know how it turned out on Instagram #ellisbrigham.

About the Author: Pete Fletcher - Outdoor Expert Pete grew up hiking most of the trails in the Lake District before being introduced to skiing. A decade later and you're most likely to find him snowboarding, skateboarding or making a mean coffee.

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