Whether you are cooking over a bonfire in your backyard or a campfire at your local state park, a sweet treat is always a welcome addition to your experience. Campfire brownies make your bellies happy and put a smile on your face.
When I was younger and living at home with my parents, we did a lot of traveling in our motor home. We would travel the country each summer.
Sometimes spending three weeks at a time away from home. That was a lot for a little girl. After a while, the space of the RV seemed quite small, especially in that third week.
My family made some wonderful memories during our travels. One of my favorite memories were the campfires that we would have.
We would travel all day, pull into a campground and my mom would build a fire. It was almost an escape.
We would sit outside and often cook dinner over the fire. I have so many beautiful memories of my mom, our campfires and the talks we would have.
My little family has not carried on the RV-ing tradition from my childhood. However, we do love a great backyard campfire.
We have been known to head to a cabin for a weekend away. Granted, we are not roughing it...it is more like "glamping."
You know...glamorous camping. Regardless, we love a great bonfire.
When dealing with food restrictions, whether due to allergies, intolerances or personal choices...you sometimes need to get creative.
You need to have fun with your cooking. You need to focus on the FUN part of eating; loving what you eat. It is safe to say that my family LOVES Enjoy Life Foods.
They have been a great company to my family, they make delicious allergy friendly food that helps to keep my family safe.
For this recipe, we used Enjoy Life Foods Brownie Mix. The brownies contain 5 grams of plant based protein in each serving.
Of course the mixes are TOP8 allergen free (just like all Enjoy Life Foods Products) they are also verified nonGMO AND certified gluten-free.
Looking for other allergy-friendly recipes? All of our recipes are nut-free and gluten-free. We also have vegan recipes too!
So we have established that we need a campfire and a brownie mix. Now you need a vehicle (so to speak) to bake the brownies in.
Let's use an orange! That is right, grab some large oranges, cut off the top and scoop out the insides. If you are camping, it is wise to prep these before you head to the camp site.
Less mess is better. The scooped out oranges with lids will travel well in a gallon size zip lock type of baggie.
Mix up that delicious brownie batter. The best part about this batch of brownies is that it is vegan.
Yep, no eggs. So go ahead and lick that spoon! Nobody is looking! It is always good to sample the campfire brownies before baking. Ha!
Fill up those oranges with the batter. Fill just below the top of the orange to allow room for expansion of the batter.
That handsome dark brownie batter looks beautiful next to the vibrant color of the oranges!
You with me? That is one pretty orange...yes?
Next up...foil! Wrap each orange in an individual sheet of foil. I like to twist the foil towards the top.
I like the extra foil at the top because it makes it easier to grab the wrapped oranges with tongs.
THIS girl does not want to get burned by that fire!
Oh yes and make sure that your furry co-worker approves. If you don't have a furry co-worker, that is okay.
Place into the coals of your campfire. While you can place near flames, they cook best on the coals of your fire.
So once your fire dies down a bit...THAT is the time!
After 25 minutes, pull your oranges from the fire to check on your brownies. Depending on the temp of your fire, your brownies should take between 25-35 minutes.
If your orange begins to burn, that is okay! Mine typically burn at the bottom but it does not affect the campfire brownies.
If you are a brownie lover, you should check out these Gluten Free Butterfinger Cheesecake Brownie Bars by Fearless Dining, they look simply amazing!
Campfire Brownies
Instructions
- Start up a beautiful campfire.
- Cut off the tops of oranges. Scoop out insides of oranges.
- Prepare mix, per directions on box. (using oil and water)
- Put batter into oranges, wrap in foil.
- Put foil wrapped oranges onto coals of your campfire. Check batter after 25 minutes. The brownies should take between 25-35 minutes to bake.
- Remove from fire, cool and enjoy!
Nutrition
Truly, these are delicious! They are so easy to make and allergy friendly.
*Thank you to Enjoy Life Foods for sponsoring our creativity and this post.
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Oh! These look good!! A way to have brownies while camping! 🙂
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I wonder how these would cook on a gas grill. Do you get any of the orange flavors in the brownies? This look so yummy. Thanks
Yes, we get some of the delicious orange flavor! 🙂
ThanksP
What a unique idea! Chocolate and orange is a great combo.
I absolutely love the idea of using an orange. This is a unique reipe I just have to try out.
Awesome idea, and I love that they are vegan when you use the Enjoy Life mix. I just wonder if the brownies then taste like oranges, because I am one of those people that does not like to mix fruit flavors and chocolate.
They do taste a bit like orange 🙂
Such a creative way to bake brownies over a campfire! I used to love to eat roasted marshmallows.
I would not have ever thought of making brownies this way. However, I am going to give them a try.
Brownies are great for all year long.
I have never heard of cooking brownies in an orange before! What a clever idea!
Wow these our awesome lol. Would be great to make for the kids when we camp out at home in living room can cook outside in fidelity and enjoy at home.
That is such a cool - and heck, environmental friendly too - container to bake the brownies in! Never would have thought of that in a million years! 🙂
This looks fantastic! I love the idea of using and teaching my kiddos that you can think outside the box to create and use things that nature gives you! They will flip over this recipe and how it is made! I will definitely be making this one this summer!
I have never thought of making brownies this way. I've always stuck with dinner foods.
These look very interesting!
oh wow this looks like a Martha Stewart invention. Luv, luv, luv! I haven't cooked over a campfire in many years, but I do love cooking fresh caught fish that way.
Wowie! I've never seen this before! My grandchildren will love this over the campfire or bon fire. Thanks for sharing.
Yummy 🙂
What an interesting idea! I had never seen anything like this before. Very unique!
I'm glad my kids are grown! Those look too good to share.
This is the best thing to put inside oranges since oranges.
Oh my god! What an awesome idea! I will have to show this to my son's Boy Scout leader. They have a camping trip coming up. This would be so much fun for them to do! Love it!
That really is a great idea and simple enough. I bet it gives a nice flavor to the brownies too.
Oh wow! These are awesome! Such a unique idea. My boys will love them.
I can't wait to try this awesome recipe!!! I love chocolate with the hint of orange...so these should be really great!!! I love to make s'mores on the campfire...I don't really know of much more than that except for hot dogs...made with all the fixings...in an aluminum packet...over the fire!!! You can cook them right in with the sauerkraut...beans...chili...etc...come out great...I have also made stews and things the same way...in aluminum wrap pockets!!! And I think the with the brownie recipe...I am going to try other kinds of cakes...angel food...white cake...even going to try some cookie dough...for the heck of it...maybe? Again...thanks so much for the recipe...have a wonderful day!!! God Bless You and Your Family too!!!
That is SO clever! I can only imagine how wonderful they must smell as they cook.