11 Easy Camping Recipes For Kids

easy camping recipes for kids

Many families cannot miss camping time in the summer season. Camping time assists them to bond with each other and spend undisturbed time. Camping is also a fun time for your kids as they needn’t have to worry about their studies, albeit temporarily. Campfire cooking is a great place to teach your kid things such as respect, discipline, plus order. Now VKool.com will mention 11 easy camping recipes, which will get your little one learning, doing, plus growing. Supervise the kids as they will try the hand with these easy recipes.

11 Easy Camping Recipes For Kids You Should Not Miss

1. Breakfast Sandwiches

easy camping recipes - breakfast sandwiches

This recipe is one of the easy camping recipes for kids. Your kid will surely love it.

Get these:

  • 1 egg, over hard or scrambled
  • Browned sausage, bacon or ham
  • 2 sandwich bread pieces
  • 1 your favorite cheese slice
  • Square camp iron
  • Salsa, pepper or salt (optional)

Directions:

  1. You can prepare eggs and meat before you leave on your camping trip or fry them. Next, butter each bread slice on one side.
  2. In the pie iron, place one bread piece buttered side down. After that, layer with the egg, cheese, and meat, topped with the second bread piece, buttered side up.
  3. Now close this pie iron and then place over one hot fire for about 1 minute on each side.
  4. Check occasionally so you don’t burn them.

2. Omelet In A Bag

easy camping recipes - omelet in a bag

Eggs are a powerful source of protein and vitamin D so they help kids grow stronger and bigger. You should not this recipe while looking for the easy camping recipes for kids.

Get these:

  • Eggs
  • Various omelet toppings like onions, cheese, pepper, bacon, tomatoes, ham,  spinach and more
  • Water
  • Freezer bags
  • Pepper and salt to taste

Directions:

  1. The first step is to break 2 eggs in each bag. Boil the water and add the omelet elements in the bag at one time.
  2. Using a fork or fingers, mix up the ingredients and close the bag.
  3. In the boiling water, put the closed bag and wait for about 10 minutes until these eggs are cooked.
  4. Take it out of water and place the omelet in one plate. Finally, add pepper and salt to taste.

Read on: Top 9 Beauty & Health Advantages Of Eating Eggs

3. Burritos For Breakfast

easy camping recipes - burritos for breakfast

Get these:

  • Flour tortillas
  • Cooked hash browns (a bag)
  • Cooked scrambled eggs
  • Thin cheese slices
  • Cooked and crumbled sausages

Directions:

  1. Lay out these tortillas at first and next add a layer of sausages, eggs, plus hash browns on top. Then, put them in the center.
  2. After that, add a cheese slice on top. Roll up these tortillas and secure by using a foil.
  3. Store it for a few days in the fridge. Then remove them from the fridge and cook over one grill.

4. Easy Camping Recipes For Kids – Peanut Butter Cones

easy camping recipes for kids - peanut butter cones

Get these:

  • Peanut butter
  • Chopped bananas
  • Sugar cones
  • Chocolate chips
  • Marshmallows

Directions:

  1. Spread the butter inside the cones and fill them up with bananas, chocolate chips, and marshmallows.
  2. Wrap up the whole cone in the aluminum foil
  3. Then you also seal off the top.
  4. Next, heat it on coals in 10 minutes
  5. You keep turning in between in order to make them be cooked evenly.

5. Blueberry Maple Pancakes

easy camping recipes - blueberry maple pancakes

Get these:

  • 1 pint blueberries
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 pint maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 2 tablespoons of melted butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons of maple syrup
  • Cooking oil

Directions:

  1. First of all, pour maple syrup into a pan and heat. Then, reserve 2 tbsp for the batter.
  2. In the syrup, put half of these blueberries to heat. Mash the blueberries with the help of the back of one spoon when syrup starts boiling.
  3. While mixing heat for another minute and then leave aside.
  4. In a bowl, mix baking powder, flour, salt and baking soda. In another bowl, mix milk, melted butter, beaten egg, 2 tablespoons of maple syrup along with remaining blueberries.
  5. Then, pour dry ingredients into these wet ingredients and mix well. Pour batter (1/4 cup) onto hot, greased griddle or skillet and cook for 20 minutes.
  6. Serve with bacon or sausage, blueberry maple syrup, and one cup of hot coffee.

6. Loaded Banana Boats

easy camping recipes - loaded banana boats

This is also one of the easy camping recipes for kids you should try.

Get these:

  • Whole unpeeled bananas
  • Chocolate chips
  • Cut fruits of your choice such as marshmallows
  • Aluminum foil
  • Chocolate sauce

Directions:

  1. First of all, slice the bananas from top-bottom but ensure the peel doesn’t come off.
  2. Open it from the middle to make a slit, but it shouldn’t open into two. Fill the banana’s center with fruits.
  3. Sprinkle chocolate sauce and chocolate chips. Then, wrap up these bananas in a foil.
  4. Put them on hot coals and allow it to cook for about 5-6 minutes.

Read on: 19 Health And Beauty Advantages Of Banana Consumption

7. Inside Out Hot Dog

easy camping recipes - inside out hot dog

This is also considered as one of the easy camping recipes for kids.

Get these:

  • Hot dogs
  • Any crescent rolls of your choice
  • Spreads such as mustard, ketchup, and the like

Directions:

  1. Open up the rolls at first and put the hot dog on an edge.
  2. Roll this hot dog roll. Take one skewer stick and attach a sausage together with the crescent roll to each. Then, roast until this sausage is cooked properly.
  3. Ser it with any sauce of choice.

8. Potato Hash With Barbecue Chicken

easy camping recipes - potato hash with barbecue chicken

Get these:

  • Bite-sized boneless chicken pieces
  • Peeled and diced potatoes
  • Butter
  • Barbecue sauce
  • Salt to taste

Directions:

  1. Heat a pan at first and cook the potatoes and the chicken till they become tender.
  2. Remove from heat and next add barbecue sauce generously.
  3. Then, take a large aluminum foil sheet and add all the potato and chicken in it. Properly wrap up the bundle.
  4. Now heat this foil on the grill for 10-15 minutes. Turn it one or two times.
  5. Open the foil and then eat by using a spoon. If needed, you can add some salt on top.

9. Scrambled Eggs & Cheese Croissant

easy camping recipes - scrambled eggs & cheese croissant

You also should not ignore this recipe when seeking the easy camping recipes for kids.

Get these:

  • Large eggs
  • Large sized croissants
  • Some milk
  • Grated cheddar cheese
  • Any seasoning of your choice
  • A small pinch of snipped chives

Directions:

  1. In a bowl, break the eggs and next mix in the milk, cheese, together with any seasoning of choice. Heat a pan and then, pour this mix in it.
  2. Keep stirring often so that the mix doesn’t stick to the pan. Add the chives and later stir again.
  3. Cook until these eggs are done. Then, open up these croissants and using the cheese mix and scrambled eggs fill them.

10. Peanut Butter & Banana Open Sandwich

easy camping recipes - peanut butter & banana open sandwich

Get these:

  • Bread slices
  • Peanut butter
  • Bite sized pieces bananas

Directions:

  1. Firstly, spread this peanut butter on the slices of bread.
  2. Then, place the slices of banana on the bread.
  3. Enjoy it.

11. Easy Camping Recipes For Kids – Grilled Fish With Basil And Tomato

easy camping recipes for kids - grilled fish with basil and tomato

Get these:

  • Long slices of wild cod
  • Fresh chopped basil
  • Few garlic cloves – minced
  • Chopped red cherry tomatoes
  • Olive oil
  • Fresh ground black pepper and salt as per taste
  • Onion powder

Directions:

  1. Heat the grill at first and next set it on a medium-high heat temperature.
  2. Then, open up the sheet of aluminum foil and put the fish on an edge of the foil.
  3. After this, place the minced garlic and the cherry tomato slices on the fish slices.
  4. Now add black pepper and salt on top as needed.
  5. Mix the onion powder and the olive oil in a bowl and keep mixing till everything is dissolved nicely. Drizzle the oil mix over the fish.
  6. Now close this foil and tightly wrap it. Heat the fish on a grill for about 10 minutes so that it properly cooks.
  7. Now open up this foil and on top of this fish, add your freshly chopped basil.
  8. Enjoy it.

All the above-mentioned recipes are easy to make and mostly use basic ingredients. Camping can be a fun experience for your family, so enjoy and try the above recipes. You can help your little one prepare the recipes.  To read more our articles, you can visit our main Health page.

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