Our Campfire Favorites!
This weather has been absolutely beautiful lately! It’s the time of year when we can’t get enough the outdoors, the sunshine, and family time. This upcoming weekend being the 4th of July, it’s a great time to get together with family and friends and enjoy the sunshine. One of my favorite summertime activities is camping, and 4th of July is a great time to go! I love going to a new scenic place with my family, and enjoying some extra breaths of fresh air. Kicking back and relaxing to the sound of birds chirping, while the sun warms us up until we are ready to cool off in the nearest body of water! My joy levels definitely heighten with the temperatures! As fun as it is getting away for a few days and enjoy a new place, some camping trends can be recreated right at home! My family loves having backyard fires where we all gather around just to visit and enjoy the summer evening air. Invite some friends over and there you have it! The camp vibe has been created! When we camp we always love getting creative with our campfire food. Over the years my Mom has tried some pretty different things, and I can’t say she has failed yet when it comes to campfire snacks! I personally think great food just completes the fun of camping. There is something so special about preparing something delicious over the fire, surrounded by your friends, ready to indulge in great food when it’s already well past bedtime! Here I am to suggest some yummy treats that we have tested and tried here at Miller’s Meat Market! Many ingredients can be found right in our store, and be ordered online! At Miller’s we have all sorts of specialty burgers, hotdogs, brats, and sausages that are great for camping trips and 4th of July cookouts, then of course we also have an array of fresh steak options for grilling as well! We had such a fun time trying some new things so we could share a few new ideas with you. We are excited to hear what you think, and we would love to know what your favorite campfire snack is!
When we were browsing the internet there were so many yummy looking ideas, and we would have loved to try and review every single one of them! But we did have to narrow it down to some of the best looking treats. Now at Miller’s Meat Market you can purchase a variety of fresh produce! We currently are selling strawberries, from now until the end of their season, for $6 a quart. Now you may be wondering… strawberries over a campfire, how could that be good? Well hear us out. It is a super simple little snack, perfect for all ages! All you do is put your strawberry at the end of your roasting stick just like you would a marshmallow. But don’t stop there. The only other ingredient you need is some marshmallow fluff. Dip your strawberry in the marshmallow fluff container, until is deliciously covered in marshmallow goodness. I bet you can guess the next step, just roast that marshmallow covered strawberry over your fire until your white fluff turns to a golden brown. After that, just take a big bite! Your creamy melted marshmallow with a warm berry center will satisfy your craving for something sweet. What an easy snack to try! Just a quart of strawberries and a container of marshmallow fluff to pass around your campfire. We tested this treat, and it gets a 10/10 from us!
Now this next treat is just a special twist on your classic campfire snack, s’mores! All you need is your regular s’more ingredients, however the preparation is a little bit different. We are going to take this basic treat and make into a delicious fireside dip! You will need a skillet pan, or a tin container of some sort so that it is safe over campfire heat. Begin by buttering your container of choice with a very light covering of butter or margarine, then layer your chocolate bars to your liking. If you want to switch it up a bit, start with one layer of chocolate bar and top it with a layer of peanut butter cups on top of that for some extra sweet goodness! Once you have all the chocolate you’d like, just cover the top of your dish with marshmallows. Add some chocolate chips on top, and set your dish on a campfire rack covered in foil. The following step is to just be patient! Wait for all your sweet layers to melt and become one very delicious dip. Once your marshmallows are no longer firm, remove your pan from the fire and let cool for the next few minutes. I bet you could guess what I recommend you dip into this dessert! Graham crackers pull this whole thing together. While your dip is still warm, use your graham crackers to dip into each layer of your campfire cooked s’mores dip! A melted pan of marshmallow and chocolate flavor, delicious! I tried out this dish myself, and yes, it is as good as it sounds! This is a super easy snack, and can be served to a large group of your family or friends! The perfect snack for a late night around the fire, and we have all the ingredients right in our store for you to pick up anytime!
We have gone over a few sweet suggestions that are perfect for around the campfire, but what if you’re looking for a more savory snack? One of my all time favorite campfire snacks are known as “Mountain Pies” and I have loved them ever since I was young. To make mountain pies you need a special pie iron to make your treat. Click the link to see what the iron looks like, you can purchase them right from amazon! So, I am going to tell you about one specific kind of mountain pie, but there are endless variations! Here is what you will need for a pizza mountain pie, and all the ingredient can be found at Miller’s Meat Market! You start out by making sure you square iron is greased with cooking spray oil or butter. Then, lay two pieces of bread in your iron, one on each side of your square iron. Next up, add cheese to your liking on one side of the iron (on top of one piece of your bread). Then, use either diced or sliced up double smoked pepperoni from our store, and place as much pepperoni as you would like onto your layer of cheese. Once you have done this, you close your pie iron. At this point the content inside you pie iron should be layered as a piece of bread, your fillings, and another piece of bread. Now you roast your pie over the fire, and cook it until the bread is golden brown. The edges of your bread will cook and seal together, so after a few minutes you will have a campfire made pizza pocket! Melted cheese and delicious pepperoni all cooked in a crunchy shell, the perfect savory snack! If you would like to put sauce in with your other ingredients you may, but my experience is to dip the finished product into marinara sauce! Now this is just one type of mountain pie you can make, try different things and be creative. Some other variations I have had are peanut butter and jelly, ham and cheese, s’more, or use fruit pie filling! Try some new things with your friends and family next time you need a snack around your backyard fire pit!
Out of these three campfire snack suggestions I hope you’ve seen at least one that caught your attention and appeals to your taste buds! We hope next time you’re preparing camp treats you give one of these ideas a try! We loved every single one of these three options, and we hope you do as well! If you do decide to try some of these ideas we hope you let us know how it goes! We would love to hear what your experience is like when trying our favorite fireside snacks! You can tag us on Facebook and Instagram @millersmeatmarketny to tell us how it goes! We are so grateful to have loyal readers who come see what we have to share every week, and we hope you all keep it up!