Category Archives: Dessert Recipes

Great recipes for making desserts that you cook outdoors

Dutch Oven Chocolate Turtle Cake – My Best One Yet!

October 18, 2011
Dutch Oven Chocolate Turtle Cake with Chocolate Chips

Learn my secrets of making a top-notch, stunningly delicious, dutch oven chocolate turtle cake!

Dutch Oven Apple Recipes

November 11, 2010

Desserts are easy to cook in a Dutch oven and an apple cobbler is a popular dessert to cook.  It’s easy to do, makes a perfect dessert for camping out, and will give your meal a delicious ending.  There are lots of Dutch oven apple cobbler recipes out there, but here are two of my [...]

Cooking Baked Apples

January 23, 2009

Baked apples are a fun, easy dessert to cook in the fire when you’re camping.  The basic idea is to core of the center of the apple, fill the center with a filling, wrap the whole thing in foil, and cook it in the fire. To core an apple, I take a paring knife and, [...]

Three Easy Dutch Oven Desserts

January 16, 2008
Dutch Oven Dessert

Dutch oven desserts are one of my favorite dutch oven dishes and are also one of the easiest dishes to cook in your dutch oven. This article has three easy dutch oven desserts to get you started.

Lemon Bars

March 29, 2007

If you like Dutch oven desserts, here is a great lemon dessert recipe. Line a 12″ Dutch oven with baker’s parchment.  Blend the following: 2 cups flour 1 cup soft butter 1/2 cup powdered sugar Dash of salt Combine: 6 eggs, beaten 3 cups sugar 1 cup flour 1/2 cup lemon juice (or try lime [...]

Baked Stuffed Apples

January 20, 2007

6 apples 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup slivered almonds 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 2 1/4 cups water 6 oz orange juice concentrate, thawed 3 tbsp honey  Wash the apples.  Remove the core, but don’t cut all the way through–leave the bottom of the apple intact.  In a bowl, combine the raisins, almonds, cinnamon, [...]

Honey Doughnuts

August 23, 2006

1 envelope dry yeast 1/2 cups warm water 3 cups flour 1 egg, beaten 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbs oil 1 tsp sugar cooking oil cinnamon honey Dissolve yeast in warm water, mix with other dry ingredients. Knead or several minutes and set aside in warm place until dough doubles, about 2 hours.  Roll flat, [...]

Pecan Caramel Rolls

August 21, 2006

1 tube of refrigerator biscuits (10 count) 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 stick butter or margarine Chopped pecans Cinnamon Raisins (optional) Melt butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and a tablespoon of water in the cover of a chef kit. (large frying pan) Stir well until sugar/butter becomes a caramel. Add pecans and raisins to the caramel [...]