Camping Snacks To Make Ahead {Sweet}
Off camping and looking for some camping snacks to make ahead and take with you? We’ve rounded up some of the best right here (with a couple to cook round the camp fire too!).
What kind of food should you take camping?
If you’re going off for a weekend of traditional camping, as in a tent and not a lot else, you’ll want to be taking foods with you that will keep well, don’t need to be kept in a fridge and are going to last for a few days at least.
You’re going to need to have some airtight containers like these, to make sure there’s going to be enough to last the length of the trip, especially if you’re camping with little ones, who we all know like snack…a lot.
What foods can be prepared ahead?
Any food you’re planning to take on your trip that needs to be baked will need to be prepared and baked ahead of time, left to cool and then stored as per the recipe.
There are slices and bars and energy balls that all store really well and are suited to a camping trip, and you can easily make these ahead of time.
12 Awesome camping snacks to make ahead
Here’s a great selection of camping snacks that you can make ahead. Start the day before you’re due to leave and then you’ll get the most out of them. Alternatively, if the recipe says you can make and freeze these snacks, you could do that and then take them out as you’re leaving, ready for the days ahead!
Apple & cinnamon slice
These apple & cinnamon slices are really good, they’re sweet, gooey and actually pretty good for you. These slices will keep well for several days in an airtight container and keep you going when a snack craving hits 🙂
Find the apple & cinnamon slice recipe here.
Easy Oatmeal & raisin cookies
These delicious little oatmeal and raisin cookies are easy to pack and take with you on your camping trip and they last for several days. Switch the raisins for chocolate chips for another version. These will be a big hit with the kids!
Find the Oatmeal & raisin recipe here.
No Bake Chocolate Chip Walnut Energy Balls
Perfect for those day camping when you know you’ll all need a bit of extra energy, these little energy balls contain everything you need to power you all through that long day hiking.
Find the recipe here!
Pretzel Smore Bites
Who doesn’t love a s’more? This ooey gooey dessert is perfect around a campfire. Pretzel smores bites give you the taste of your campfire memories without having to clean up messy hands from sticky, melted marshmallows.
Find the Pretzel Smore bites recipe here.
Coconut and sugar cookies
These Coconut Sugar Cookies have everything you’re looking for! Made with cream cheese and butter, they’re totally addictive and perfect for a little daytime snacking during your camp trip. Oh, and you can give the kids some too!
Find the coconut & sugar cookie recipe here.
Camp cooker cherry pie
This camp cooker cherry pie is an easy and delicious treat to make while camping. It’s so easy the kids can make this over the campfire in a pinch. Check out the recipe and make your own camping cherry pie!
Skillet Smores
This skillet S’mores recipe is perfect for cooking around the camp fire in the evenings, it’s everything you’d want in a S’mores recipe, which is a very popular camping treat and dessert consisting of roasted marshmallows, chocolate and cookies.
3 Ingredient caramel popcorn
This caramel popcorn recipe uses only 3 ingredients and is super simple to make ahead and take on your camping trip.
Spicy Chex party mix
Spicy Chex Party Mix is a spin on the classic Chex mix, with the addition of a big hit of hot sauce. The added heat doesn’t overpower the snack, but gives it a nice added flavour instead. Watch out, because this is totally addicting. Great for camping!
S’mores rice crispy treats
Another take on S’mores and for good reason. This easy portable camping snack always goes down well with little ones (and big ones!), keeps well and use oatmeal for a little healthy added extra!
Find the recipe here.
No bake chocolate peanut butter crunch bars
Yep, you’ve heard that right, these Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars are healthy! They are a cross between Rice Krispie Treats and Nutty Buddy Bars, but you can eat these without the guilt. And who doesn’t love chocolate and peanut butter together?
Apple hand pies
These Apple Hand Pies are perfect for popping in a brown bag for a lunchtime treat, or for grabbing in the morning along with a cup of coffee as you walk out the door. Or pack them and take them camping!
