Campfire banana boats with chocolate and marshmallows

Campfire banana boats with chocolate and marshmallows

Desserts

The classic American camping dessert: a banana, halved and peeled, topped with mini marshmallows and chocolate chips, wrapped in aluminum foil, and cooked…

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This is an ideal dessert for outdoor activities. It requires no utensils – you can eat it directly from the peel!

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time5 min
  • Cook time5 min
  • Total10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodcharcoal ashes
  • Estimated cost$0.36 $0.36 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

1 people
  • $0.27
  • $0.09

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 2 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. On the inner curve of the banana, lift a 4 cm wide strip of peel, leaving one end attached. ≈ 3 min
  2. Make a V-shaped incision along the entire length of the meat. ≈ 8 min
  3. Top it with mini marshmallows and chocolate chips. ≈ 10 min
  4. Fold the skin of the banana and wrap it tightly in thick aluminum foil. ≈ 3 min
  5. Place it over the embers for about 5 minutes.
  6. Open carefully and savor it by the spoonful, directly from the skin. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Campfire banana boats with chocolate and marshmallows

  • 1 banana$0.27
  • chocolate chip$0.09

Total$0.36

that's $0.36 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 banana
  • Mini marshmallows
  • chocolate chip

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