Campfire Cones
Bake them, grill them or roast them over a campfire! These Campfire Cones are a melty goodness of mini marshmallows, chocolate chips, graham cracker pieces and peanut butter. Skip the S’mores and make this easy treat.
Summertime is just the time for special recipes and these campfire cones are the best ooey gooey treat. Traditional s’mores are amazing, but they’re also such a fun basic recipe to make extra twists on. This amazing dessert is loaded with gooey goodness and is a blast to make with family. Perfect for camping trips with evenings around the fire and great for poolside parties with the grill fired up too!
We love to make kid-friendly treats around here. Brownie bites are a favorite and no bake peanut butter cereal bars are a great way to make a quick dessert. But fun things like campfire cones always bring a smile to my kids’ faces. Grab some waffle cones, candy, and chocolate chips the next time you’re at the grocery store and you’ll always be ready to make these gooey cones!
Why You’ll Love these Campfire Cones
- Campfire cones are just about the cutest kid-friendly recipe. Just let them stuff their own waffle cone, help them wrap it up and then throw it on the fire!
- There are three different ways to cook campfire cones. Throw them on a fire pit, on the grill or even in the oven, whichever is easiest.
- You can make these campfire smores cones in just 10 minutes. Not to mention, clean up is so easy since everything is wrapped in aluminum foil.
Ingredients for Campfire Cones
- Peanuts – Honey roasted peanuts, salted peanuts, plain peanuts — the possibilities are endless! Use whichever kind you want.
- Rolos – These are little chocolate covered caramel candies that add a little something extra to this recipe.
- Mini marshmallows – Make this a very s’more like treat with some mini marshmallows. So sticky sweet and yummy.
- Waffle cones – To make this recipe extra chocolatey, use some chocolate flavored waffle cones.
- M&Ms – We used plain M&Ms, but you can grab some caramel M&Ms, peanut M&Ms, or another different type if you want.
- Peanut butter cups – Use the little mini bite-sized peanut butter cups so that they actually fit into the cones. You can also chop up the full size peanut butter cups so that they’ll fit.
- Graham cracker pieces – To make these taste like s’mores, break up some graham crackers and add them into the cones.
- Peanut butter – Smooth peanut butter is easier to coat the inside of the waffle cone with, but feel free to use crunchy peanut butter.
- Chocolate chips – Milk chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, and even white chocolate chips will work great in this recipe. You can use a mix of all of them too!
What other fillings can I use in campfire cones?
Do your kids love to build their own desserts? Then give them loads of different topping options for an extra extra fun dessert time. Here’s some tasty additions for the campfire cones:
- caramel sauce
- peanut butter chips
- crisp chocolate
- coconut shavings
- hot fudge
- sprinkles
- fresh strawberries
- candy corn
- chocolate chip cookies
- Oreos
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How to Make this Campfire Cones Recipe
There are three different ways to bake campfire cones! Before baking, you’ll need to assemble the cones. Follow these instructions to prep them perfectly:
Use a butter knife or silicone spatula each cone with peanut butter or another nut butter.
Then place a couple marshmallows on the bottom of the cone so that the toppings don’t melt out of the bottom of the cone.
Fill the cone with your favorite toppings like chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, graham cracker pieces and candy.
Wrap each cone tightly with aluminum foil to seal well — you don’t have to keep the cone upright if you seal it tightly.
Oven Directions
Lay each wrapped cone onto a baking sheet and then bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 5-7 minutes.
Carefully unwrap and serve!
Grilling Directions
Preheat the grill to medium high heat and place the cones on the grill grates for 5-10 minutes, turning occasionally.
Use tongs to remove from the grill and then unwrap and serve.
Oven Directions
Heat the foil-wrapped cones over a campfire for about 3-5 minutes, or until the chocolate and marshmallows have melted.
You can either lay them on the hot coals of a fire or use some grates over the fire to lay them on.
Once heated and warmed through, unwrap and enjoy!
How to Store Leftover Campfire Cones
While these are best fresh, you can store any leftover you may have. Just unwrap and allow the cones to cool completely. Then re-wrap in a clean piece of aluminum foil or plastic wrap and place into a zip top bag or airtight container. Store at room temp for a few days or in the fridge for up to a week.
When you’re ready to eat, just pop the cone in the oven for a few minutes until it’s warm again!
What to Serve with Campfire Cones
Pair these cones with other kid-friendly recipes like grilled cheese roll ups and english muffin pizzas. Some ham and cheese roll ups are a great camping treat too!
Serve your ooey gooey chocolate cones after a dinner of chicken and noodles or some mouthwateringly tasty. taco spaghetti too.
Pro Tips for the Most Fun!!
- Ensure you don’t have melted fillings coming out the bottom of the cone by adding some marshmallows into the bottom of the cone before baking.
- Be careful you do not overfill the cones or they’ll get pretty messy when you cook them. I recommend leaving some space at the top of the cone.
- This is a really fun recipe to make seasonal with different toppings! Mint chocolate around Christmas, pumpkin spice during the fall, etc
This recipe for campfire waffle cones is so yummy and so much fun! I hope you enjoy!
More Kid Friendly Dessert Recipes
- Love the chocolatey fun desserts? Then make these Easy Homemade Brownies that are irresistibly fudgey and delicious!
- Make Ladybug Oreos as a really cool spring time themed dessert. Not to mention they’re super tasty!
- Some No Bake Oatmeal Cookies are a great summer time dessert for when you don’t want to turn the oven on.
- Want another ice cream cone recipe? These Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes are so cute, perfect for parties and really easy to make.
Campfire Cones
Ingredients
- 1 waffle cones
- 1 Tablespoon peanut butter
- ¼ cup mini marshmallows
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
- ¼ cup graham cracker pieces
- Optional toppings: M&Ms, Rolos, peanut butter cups, bananas, strawberries, coconut, brown sugar, butterscotch chips, nuts, anything your imagination can come up with
- aluminum foil
Instructions
- Line each cone with peanut butter if you wish. Place a couple marshmallows on the bottom of the cone to the toppings don’t melt out of the bottom of the cone. Then fill with your favorite toppings. I used chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, graham cracker pieces and peanut butter. Wrap each cone tightly with foil.
Oven Directions:
- Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 5-7 minutes.
Grill Directions:
- Preheat the grill to medium high heat and place the cones on the grill grates for 5-10 minutes, turning occasionally.
Campfire Directions:
- Heat the foil-wrapped cones over a campfire for about 3-5 minutes, or until the chocolate and marshmallows have melted.
Notes
- Ensure you don’t have melted fillings coming out the bottom of the cone by adding some marshmallows into the bottom of the cone before baking.
- Be careful you do not overfill the cones or they’ll get pretty messy when you cook them. I recommend leaving some space at the top of the cone.
- This is a really fun recipe to make seasonal with different toppings! Mint chocolate around Christmas, pumpkin spice during the fall, etc
