Campfire Banana Boats

5 from 1 vote

A Campfire Banana Boat is an easy and quick way to make a delicious, no-mess dessert that cooks right over your campfire or grill in minutes. Simply stuff, wrap, and place them over the fire--they taste every bit as special as the classic camping combination, but are even more fun to create and exciting to eat!

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Rest Time5

Total Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: banana boats

Calories: 453kcal

Author: Jennifer Fishkind

Ingredients

S’mores

2 ripe bananas
6 tbsp mini marshmallows
4 tbsp milk chocolate chips
4 tbsp honey graham cereal (or broken pieces of graham crackers)

Strawberry Chocolate

2 ripe bananas
6 tbsp capped, chopped fresh strawberries
4 tbsp mini marshmallows
4 tbsp milk chocolate chips

Reese’s Cup

2 ripe bananas
6 tbsp mini marshmallows
6 tbsp mini Reese’s cups

Instructions

Preheat the grill on high.
Starting at the top of the unpeeled banana, carefully slice from the top of the banana to the bottom. Be careful not to pierce through the bottom layer of the skin.
Gently pull the peel slightly open. Pry open the banana flesh. Repeat the steps for the remaining bananas.

S’mores

Press 2 tablespoons of the cracker pieces down the length of the banana.
Evenly sprinkle 2 tablespoons of milk chocolate chips over the top of the graham crackers.
Evenly sprinkle 3 tablespoons of mini marshmallows over the top of the milk chocolate chips.
Wrap the banana in foil and set it aside. Repeat the steps for the 2nd banana.

Strawberry Chocolate

Evenly sprinkle 2 tablespoons of milk chocolate chips over the banana.
Evenly sprinkle 3 tablespoons of chopped strawberries over the chocolate chips.
Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of mini marshmallows over the strawberries.
Wrap the filled banana in foil and set it aside. Repeat the steps for the 2nd banana.

Reese’s Cup

Evenly sprinkle 3 tablespoons of Reese’s minis over the banana.
Top the Reese’s with 3 tablespoons of mini marshmallows.
Wrap the filled banana in foil and set it aside. Repeat the steps for the 2nd banana.
Once all of the bananas have been filled and wrapped, evenly space the packets on the grill. Close the lid and cook for 5 minutes.
Remove the packets and allow them to cool for 3 - 5 minutes. Carefully open the packets and enjoy.

Notes

Storage:

Once the packets have been cooked, they are to be eaten right away.

Tips:

Use tongs or oven mitts to check the banana boats and remove them from the fire/grill/oven. The foil gets hot! A good way to check if it is done cooking is to give it a light squeeze. If it’s still really firm, it’s probably not done yet. If it’s a little squishy, then it’s ready to eat.
The aluminum foil should cool down very quickly once it is removed from the heat, but be careful about releasing trapped steam when unwrapping.
If you are uncomfortable cooking food directly in tin foil, you can put a layer of wax paper or parchment paper on top of the foil so that the banana is not touching it while it cooks.
Don’t overstuff your banana or you’ll have a hard time closing and wrapping it up.
Using a ripe banana with a few dark spots will result in a sweeter snack.

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