Cooking with a pie iron is an excellent way to prepare meals and enjoy the outdoors on your next camping trip.
Not only does it allow you to make quick, delicious (and healthy) meals, it also allows you to cook in a way that is safe and makes cleanup a breeze.
What is a pie iron?
A pie iron is a cooking appliance made from cast iron or aluminum. It consists of two cupped plates on long handles.
The two plates hinge together like a clamshell, holding ingredients inside while they are cooked over a campfire.
What can you cook in a pie iron?
With a pie iron you can grill meat, make stews, toast sandwiches, and even to bake biscuits and cookies. It’s like a grill, sandwich maker, and oven rolled into one.
With the pie iron camping recipes below, you can make breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with just this one super versatile piece of camping equipment.
Pie Iron Camping Recipes
Pie Iron Recipes for Breakfast
Stuffed with all the good stuff including sour cream, bacon, cheese and green onions, these hashbrowns come out golden brown and ready to devour.
If you’re an egg lover and want a quick and easy eggy pie – the pie iron omelet is for you. Easily customizable with whatever extras you or your family enjoy, these pies come together in a snap.
This could also be a dessert, but because we often eat cream cheese at breakfast, I am leaning toward this being a breakfast item.
Warm biscuits, topped with sausage and a creamy country gravy. Is your mouth watering? It should be. I really have a thing for biscuits and gravy, it is a breakfast staple that just never gets old to me.
The simplest is sometimes the best. With eggs, breakfast sausage and melted cheese, this classic will always hit the spot.
Pie Iron Recipes for Lunch
These are typically good to go for lunch or dinner.
While there are multiple ways of making Philly Cheesesteaks over a campfire, this pie iron version is the easiest for beginners.
Quesadillas are one of my favorite things to make in our pie irons. Tortillas work really well in the pie iron, forming a pocket to hold ingredients without sticking.
A personal pizza in a handy little pocket, these campfire pie iron pizza pockets represent everything we love about camp cooking. They’re quick, easy, and so much fun to make. Crispy crust, melty mozzarella, and any topping your heart desires.
A simple but delicious sandwich that can be put together and whipped up in 5 minutes.
Super simple to make, this fresh and delicious sandwich makes is ideal for a warm summer day lunch or dinner.
Pie Iron Recipes for Dinner
Like with the lunches, these dinners are of course good for whenever you feel like.
The Reuben is always a favorite of mine.
Recipes like this one really allow the pie iron to show what it can do.
On a chilly day, pie iron quesadillas make a great lunch. As said earlier, tortillas work well in a pie iron, creating crispy pockets you can fill with a variety of ingredients.
These pie iron sloppy joes will go over well with the whole family. By adding a little cheese to the mix you’re able to get the sloppy joes to easily melt together and stick.
Are you looking for a new, easy, make ahead recipe to make during your next camping trip? This Pie Iron Tasty Taco recipe is great over the campfire.
Pie Iron Recipes for Dessert
This camp cooker pumpkin pie is a simple and yummy treat to make while camping.
Instead of traditional s’mores, why not go for something a little different, but equally fantastic: S’mores Pudgy Pies!
Campfire apple pies are a delicious mix of crispy toasted bread and sweet filling.
Cinnamon cream cheese filling between layers of flaky crescent dough.
The easiest of all the recipes here, but one everyone will love.
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