One of my favorite things about camping is the food. Food cooked on a fire tastes so much better than the “everyday” food we make at home! A couple of weekends ago we went on a camping trip as a family – it was wonderful! Typically, we have camped in tents, but this past trip we were blessed to be hosted by KOA in one of their cabins. It rained the whole weekend, and our camping trip was still a wonderful adventure (read our whole review here, on She is Dallas). Other than my kids catching their first fish (I think they trained the fish at that campground to come when they see a fishing pole – we caught 5 in half an hour!), the highlight of our trip were campfire cones that we made. These “Smore Cones” were so yummy and are super easy to make!
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Ingredients we needed for our Fruit & Smore Cones:
Chopped Fruit. The kids chose strawberries and bananas – but I bet any berries, even tart apples, would be perfect!
Mini-Marshmallows.
Chocolate Chips. We used semi-dark, chocolate chips – love the extra antioxidants.
Waffle Ice-Cream Cone. Unfortunately, not any icecream cone will work – we tried 
I’d love to experiment with waffle bowls next time.
Tin Foil. To wrap your cone once you have it stuffed to capacity.
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First, we chopped our fruit into smaller, more manageable bits. Then, we mixed all of our ingredients (the fruit, marshmallows, chocolate, etc.) together into a metal bowl. We wrapped the cones in foil and the kids had fun stuffing the waffle cones till they were brimming and overflowing! We folded the foil over the top and laid them over the fire, once the coals had turned gray. We rotated our Fruit and S’more Campfire Cones a couple of times. In about 5-7min they were ready to eat! The kids ate their cones as you would icecream (just digging their faces in), hubs and I preferred a spoon – this is a very gooey treat!
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Other variations we hope to try in the future include using Carmel bits and apple slices, or adding toffee, or another favorite candy bar chopped into bits. Check out Cooking Bright’s Campfire Cones for more ideas!
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What would you add to your campfire cones? Come tell us over at the KOA Campfire Community!
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Many thanks to KOA of Lake Conroe, Houston, for hosting us at their campground. It was truly a terrific vacation – a great time for us to build memories as a family! There are very few camping trips we have been on where it rained and could still say we had a blast. This KOA had a stocked pond, fish that loved to be caught, an indoor heated pool (cause we were already wet), a laundry room (for when we were waterlogged and wanted to sleep – dry), a gameroom for the kids to play fuseball (and other games), there were wineries and lots of activities nearby to enjoy. We had a blast and hope to go back soon!
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