This post may contain affiliate links. A quick and easy fall-inspired camping dessert, this vegan campfire apple crisp is guaranteed to leave you apple cobbler with fresh apples warm and cozy at the end of the night.
To start, preheat a cast-iron skillet over a campfire or camp stove while you cut a few apples into thin slices. Toss them into the skillet and let them cook down until they start to get soft and release some liquid into the pan. Then add your brown sugar, cinnamon, and a shot of bourbon. Mix together over the heat to burn off the alcohol and reduce the liquid slightly. A quick and easy fall-inspired dessert, this vegan campfire apple crisp is guaranteed to leave you feeling warm and cozy at the end of the night. Add the spices, bourbon, and sugar, and stir to combine.
Continue cooking until the sauce thickens and the apples are tender, 5-10 minutes. Remove from the heat and sprinkle the granola evenly across the top. Enjoy straight from the skillet or serve in individual bowls with a dollop of whipped cream. We offer a collection of recipes, how-to guides, and camp cooking gear to help you enjoy great food in the great outdoors!
You’ll be notified via email when someone replies to your comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. It looks and sounds SO delicious! Guys, normally I don’t have any dessert when I go camping, but this recipe changed that!
Made this over the weekend while camping along the Conejos River and it was delicious! We did have to cook the apples longer than 10 minutes, but that was likely due to our campfire setup. PS: We were brainstorming all sorts of fruit variations we could do around the campfire. Can’t wait to try out a peach version and a blueberry version. Perfect for a beach side picnic with my family! Thank so much for this wonderful recipe. You can skip the bourbon if you’d like.
But if you wanted to add something to replace it, a teaspoon of vanilla would be nice. We love this recipe and can’t wait to make a campfire to try it out. Perfect with some So Delicious Dairy Free Ice cream! We were boondocking in the desert near Moab with 105 degree daytime temperatures.
The yogurt doesn’t melt and will stay cold enough in your cooler to last until you need it. Four days into the trip in our case. Love the idea of using Greek yogurt with this and turning it into a breakfast! So glad you and the family enjoyed it. The best things in life are often simple. I will use this recipe again, but will change it for my taste.
Like more cinnamon, maybe 2 tsp. I like the suggestion of adding blueberries. So good and came together so fast! Can you substitute the bourbon for something else? I don’t want to have to buy it just for this recipe. Yes, you can definitely omit the bourbon. Just add a splash of apple juice or water if you need to thin out the sauce to get the consistency you’d like.
Did a backyard campout with the kids and decided to give this a try for a quick dessert. Substituted the bourbon with a bit of vanilla and almond extracts. Love how quick it came together in the cast iron skillet. Great depth of flavor for such a quick dish.