Camping Dessert Recipes

Moist, spiced muffins made on the camp stove in a covered skillet—no oven required! Sweet potato, pecans, and warming spices make these a healthy, satisfying dessert or breakfast treat.

Backpacker’s Maple-Pear Walnut Crisp is a lightweight, one-pot backpacking dessert that pairs tender pears and real maple syrup with crunchy walnuts and instant oats for minimal cleanup and easy packing.

Juicy peaches grilled until caramelized and layered with sweet biscuit shortcakes and fresh basil make Grilled Peach-Basil Campfire Shortcakes a summery, fragrant camp dessert that’s rustic and elegant.

These No-Bake Peanut Butter Buckeye Bites are classic chocolate-dipped peanut butter treats made campsite-style—no oven required and chilled in a cooler until the chocolate sets, so they serve neatly after dinner.

A golden-hued, creamy rice pudding infused with saffron and studded with pistachios, Skillet Saffron-Pistachio Rice Pudding is a spoonable camping dessert that cooks gently in a skillet and finishes ready to serve after dinner.

All the fun of s’mores—marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers—assembled nacho-style in a skillet over the campfire for a shareable, easy-to-scoop dessert.

Creamy pudding brightened with citrus and cranberries and finished with a crunchy trail topping, Citrus-Cranberry Trail Pudding Cups portion neatly into jars or lidded containers for easy serving after a simple camping dinner.

Buttery shortbread brightened with lime and orange zest, baked in a skillet over the campfire, yielding cookies with firm edges and a tender center that are easy to portion and share at camp.