Campfire Cones – Fun & Easy Camping Dessert (With Flavor Ideas!)
Campfire cones are the perfect easy camping dessert idea! Made with waffle cones, these treats have many filling options. They’re quick, fun, and perfect for customizing. Everyone can make their own while gathered around the campfire. Let’s get started!
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When I think of smores campfire cones, I think of summer camping trips. This dessert for camping is a classic recipe that’s so much fun to assemble and cook over the campfire.
Whether you need fun camping food ideas for family camping, or you need some backyard bonfire food ideas, this campfire dessert is perfect!
What’s the Best Filling for Campfire Cones?
This campfire cones recipe is very customizable. You start with simple waffle cones that are typically purchased for an ice cream cone.
Then it’s all about the filling, and for this, there are a lot of options. You can mix almost any kind of chocolate candies, nuts, dried fruits, and mini marshmallows. You could even experiment with fresh fruit like raspberries, banana slices, or a drizzle of jam!
This campfire dessert is best with chocolate and other candies that melt easily. In other words, I would avoid hard candies.
Also think about a mix of textures. Chocolate melts, and marshmallows get puffy and gooey. I like to add chopped nuts and/or shredded coconut for some texture.
Fun Campfire Cones Combinations to Try:
Classic Everything Campfire Cones
- Chocolate chips
- M&M’s
- Chopped walnuts (or mixed nuts)
- Shredded coconut
- Mini marshmallows
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Campfire Cones
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, broken into pieces
- Chopped salted peanuts
- Chocolate chips
- Mini marshmallows
Peanut Butter and Strawberry
- Mini chocolate peanut butter cups (or broken Reese’s)
- Chopped dried strawberries
- Chopped salted peanuts
- Mini marshmallows
Raspberry White Chocolate Coconut
- Fresh raspberries or raspberry jam
- White chocolate chips
- Toasted shredded coconut
- Mini marshmallows
Toasted Coconut Butterscotch
- Butterscotch chips
- M&M’s
- Toasted shredded coconut
- Mini marshmallows
Milk Chocolate Caramel Pecan
- Caramel milk chocolate bar, cut into pieces
- Chopped pecans
- Mini marshmallows
How to Make Campfire Cones (a.k.a. waffle cone smores)
To assemble campfire cones, load them up with your fillings, layering the mini marshmallows throughout.
Layering the marshmallows helps the filling stick. This way, everything melts into a tasty, gooey mix!
Wrap your waffle cones in aluminum foil and place them on a grill grate next to the fire.
You don’t want the cones to be directly over the flames; that will be too hot. You want to warm the cones at a low temperature, not grill them.
Cook for 5-10 minutes. Use metal tongs or fire gloves to turn the campfire cones a few times while cooking.
Note >> Cook times will vary depending on how hot your fire is. You can always remove a cone and open it up to check, and then keep cooking if needed.
Once done, these smores cones will be warm and gooey on the inside, making the perfect camping treats!
You can use a spoon to scoop out the inside and then eat the cone, or start by eating the cone. Either way, this easy campfire dessert will be a hit!
More Camping Smores Ideas
Don’t stop here! There are plenty more easy camping smores ideas on the blog. These are some reader favorites:
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel S’mores
- White Chocolate Berry Coconut S’mores
- Sweet & Salty Potato Chip S’mores
Easy Campfire Cones
Equipment
- Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil
- Grill Grate (if the campsite doesn't have one)
Ingredients
Campfire Cones Base
- 1 box Waffle cones
- 10 oz bag Mini marshmallows
Classic Chocolate, Nuts, and Coconut Filling
- Chocolate chips
- M&M’s
- Chopped walnuts (or mixed nuts)
- Shredded coconut
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Filling
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (broken into pieces)
- Chopped peanuts
- Chocolate chips
Peanut Butter and Strawberry Filling
- Mini chocolate peanut butter cups (or broken Reese’s)
- Chopped dried strawberries
- Chopped peanuts
Raspberry White Chocolate Coconut Filling
- Fresh raspberries or raspberry jam
- White chocolate chips
- Toasted shredded coconut
Toasted Coconut Butterscotch Filling
- Butterscotch chips
- M&M’s
- Toasted shredded coconut
Milk Chocolate Caramel Pecan Filling
- Caramel milk chocolate bar, cut into pieces
- Chopped pecans
Instructions
- Fill a waffle cone with your filling of choice making sure to layer the mini marshmallows throughout. Layering marshmallows helps the filling stick. This way, everything melts into a tasty, gooey mix!
- Wrap your waffle cones in aluminum foil and place them on a grill grate next to the fire. You don't want the cones to be directly over the flames; that will be too hot. You want to warm the cones at a low temperature, not grill them.
- Cook for 5-10 minutes. Use metal tongs or fire gloves to turn the campfire cones a few times while cooking. Cook times will vary depending on how hot your fire is. You can always remove a cone and open it up to check, and then keep cooking if needed.
- Once done, these s'mores cones will be warm and gooey on the inside. Unwrap them from the foil and enjoy!
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