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Campfire Eclairs Recipe {Woof ‘Ems}

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Fun and delicious dessert cooked over the campfire or fire pit! Fill the woof 'em with whatever you want - pudding, whipped cream, fruit, lemon curd, fruit preserves, or something savory!

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Campfire roasted biscuit dough with whipped cream inside and chocolate frosting on top

Easy desserts to make over the campfire!

Have you seen these campfire eclairs (or in my home called woof ’ems)? I hadn’t even heard of them until my neighbor started raving about them to me. She makes them as a fun treat any time they go camping or start up the fire pit – in fact, she made her own set of woof ’em sticks! They are that good!

Don’t get me wrong! I LOVE S’MORES. You cannot go camping without having some s’mores. But, these treats are SO delicious and just as easy. Every once and awhile it is good to change things up and try something new.

I finally had a chance to try them out and they really are easy and delicious. (Thank you, Jessica.) No wonder they love them! I will be making these again next time I go camping, for sure. Most of the time we go camping for a few days. That means we can make s’mores one night and woof ’ems the next. My kids fell in LOVE with these and I am sure yours will too!

Ingredients and supplies for campfire eclairs

How to Prep Your Woof ‘Ems Roasting Stick:

It isn’t too difficult to make your own roasting sticks like the ones in the photo, but another simple option is to get some wooden dowels, about 1 inch to 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Cut them to a comfortable length for roasting. If needed, sand the dowel smooth and wipe clean.

Then you will want to soak the roasting end of the dowels in cooking oil. This will help keep them from burning up in the fire and also keep the dough from sticking. One way to do this is to put some oil in a plastic bag and place the bag in a pitcher (for support), or another tall narrow container.

Place the ends of the dowels into the bag of oil and let the wood soak up the oil for several hours (my neighbor leaves them soaking for 24 hours). After the initial soak, you can just keep them out after each use and soak right away for the next time, storing the soaked ends covered in plastic (or something to keep them from drying out).

Spreading biscuit dough onto wooden roasting stick

How to Make Your Woof ‘Ems:

We use regular refrigerated biscuit dough (with Grands, the dough portion is too big), but you can try using crescent roll dough or other kinds too if you want. The key is to form the dough around the dowel (starting at the end of the dowel) in a thin, even layer, and without any holes.

Slowly and gently push and spread the dough down the dowel until the dough is evenly spread. (With the pictured sticks, we try to push the dough down until it is covering about 3/4 of the dowel.)

Note that the dough shrinks and puffs slightly while cooking.

Roasting biscuit dough over fire with woof'em stick

Find some hot coals and roast away until the biscuit is golden and the dough on the end of the stick is cooked through. The biscuit should slide right off once it is cooked through and if your dowel was sufficiently oiled.

Make them your own!

You can fill your campfire eclairs with whatever you want – any flavor pudding, fruit, whipped cream, jam, homemade ice cream, or lemon curd. You could even try something savory, like sausage and eggs. I filled mine with pre-made vanilla pudding, whipped cream, and spread some chocolate frosting on the outside. Just like an eclair donut! Plus, the ingredients are pretty easy to pack for camping.

Eating these treats may get a little messy, so just keep some baby wipes around and you’ll be fine. 😉

FYI – I use about 1/2 of one Snack Pack cup for each woof ’em (in addition to some whipped cream), but amounts will vary depending on preference.

Campfire eclairs

How to Make Oven-Baked Eclair Cups:

Alternatively, you can make a similarly delicious treat in the oven. You will be missing the smoky, campfire goodness, but these eclair cups are pretty good too. My fire died and I still had some biscuits left, so might as well bake up some biscuit cups in the oven!

Biscuit dough shaped over bottom of muffin pan cups

Preheat the oven to 375 and flip over a muffin pan. Shape each piece of biscuit dough over the bottom protrusions of the pan. Bake for about 6-8 minutes, until lightly golden.

Let cool for a few seconds and remove the dough from off of the pan. Fill the biscuit cups with whatever you want! I spread some chocolate frosting inside, then added vanilla pudding and topped it off with whipped cream. Yum!

Oven baked eclair biscuit cup with chocolate pudding and whipped cream

Conclusion

It is that easy. Woof ’ems are so simple to make, yet SO delicious. All of your kids will LOVE them and you will too.

The best part about them is that you can honestly make them with whatever you have in your pantry. If you don’t have the dough, make it by hand! If you don’t have whipped cream or pudding, think of a new filling.

This recipe is so flexible and easy. I love having recipes like this that I can always change up and make my own.

I seriously cannot wait for you to try these. With summer right around the corner and camping season coming in full gear, these will be the perfect surprise to share with your family! It is much easier than you think!

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How to make woof ems over a campfire