Campfire Banana Boats

July 18th, 2010  |  Published in Cooking, Recipes  |  6 Comments

Dave and I just got back from camping in the Willamette National Forest. It was great to finally have a day when we both had time to get out of town, sleep in a tent, and hike in our beautiful state. I love Oregon!

Something about campfires makes me unable to resist kid food like hot dogs and marshmallows. (Anyone else share my problem?) The summer camp I worked at last year introduced me to an amazing campfire dessert: banana boats. They’re full of chocolate and marshmallows, less messy than s’mores, and oh so delicious.

Campfire Banana Boats

Ingredients:

  • Bananas
  • Mini marshmallows
  • Chocolate chips
  • Peanut butter (optional)
  • Other sweets you love and have on hand?

Directions:

  1. Slice banana lengthwise, being careful to not cut through bottom peel.
  2. Stuff banana with sweets. (My husband likes a slightly higher sweets:banana ratio! haha! Can you guess which one is his?)

  3. Wrap up tightly in foil.
  4. Place in campfire for ~10 minutes.

  5. Remove from fire, unwrap foil, and eat straight out of the banana.

Yum!! I hope everyone gets a lot of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors and delicious campfire treats this this summer!

6 Responses

  1. Hannah says:

    July 19th, 2010 at 7:27 am (#)

    Ohmygosh, I’m going camping this weekend. Guess how much I’m going to be making Campfire Banana Boats. So much!

  2. Rose says:

    July 25th, 2010 at 4:28 pm (#)

    Thanks for reminding of one of my childhood favorites. I haven’t thought about these in years!

  3. Pam says:

    August 4th, 2010 at 6:23 pm (#)

    What a beautiful state. That picture looks like it would make a great puzzle.

  4. Joanna says:

    August 13th, 2010 at 11:12 am (#)

    Those look DELICIOUS! We might have to try that next month when we go up to the lake!

  5. Kate says:

    August 15th, 2010 at 6:24 pm (#)

    My husband and I made these this weekend when we went camping for our 6th anniversary. They were amazing!! I hope you don’t mind that I linked to your site and added my own photo tutorial. :) Thanks so much for the tip!!!

  6. Karly says:

    October 25th, 2010 at 1:35 pm (#)

    These look so yummy! Much more fun than plain old s’mores!

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