Summer Food: Campfire Woof 'Ems

Woof 'Ems!!! These are a fun treat that the Armstrong clan likes to share around the
beach fire pit during summer nights.
My sister-in-law learned about them first and then came home and said we had to try them.
I adore them. Even better than a S'more.
True story.

 
We were just in Utah and enjoyed a fun campfire night with my side of the family
at my parents' house and I shared with them the wonder of the Woof 'Em.

You'll need:

* Refrigerator biscuits

*Pudding
I like to use already made pudding because it travels well,
doesn't need refrigeration, and is quick and easy.

*Whipped Cream
 Due to a traumatic experience as a child, I am just warming
up to the idea of whip cream :)

*Roasting Sticks

*Woof 'Em Pegs
I've seen them made on the end of a wooden broom stick handle,
but my father-in-law made these fancy pegs by cutting up a wooden closet rod,
rounding the corners with belt sander, and drilling holes for the roasting sticks to slip into.
They work perfectly!

Fancy, huh?

STEP ONE
Take one refrigerator biscuit and flatten it out and shape
it around your woof 'em peg.
You don't want it too thick in any one spot so that you can
get it to cook all the way through and you don't end up with
a doughy, yucky woof 'em cup.

STEP TWO
Cook your woof 'em cup over an open flame.
It will puff up all nice and yummy!

STEP THREE
Slide your woof 'em cup off the peg.
BE CAREFUL - IT WILL BE TOASTY HOT.
Spoon your pudding of choice into the the woof 'em cup.
If you did mix your own pudding - it's wise to do it in Ziploc bag.
Then you can snip of the end and squirt it right into your cup.

Now doesn't that look yummers???
If you're a food masochist you can add some whipped cream to the top. LOL

Now I bet you're wondering where the name Woof 'Em comes from.
We call them Woof 'Ems because you make them and then you "woof 'em down".
My husband said that the correct terminology is "wolf them down",
but who says it that way?!

So much better than a S'more because you get the sweet (pudding) with the savory (biscuit).
The sweetness isn't overwhelming like the marshmallow, chocolate, graham cracker
combo of a S'more.
You could also get crazy and fill it with different pie fillings or delicious
ingredients like we do with our campfire cones.

Summer Fun: Campfire Cones

Every summer we try to spend a week or so at my parents' home in Utah.

The kids love being with their cousins, playing outside in the big backyard,

taking care of the animals, and cooking around the fire pit.

My dad and brothers built this fun campfire pit in the backyard and it is a 

fan favorite with all the grandchildren.

 Every summer we cook at at least once during our visit and I always

try to introduce the family to a new and fun campfire treat.

This year we tried Campfire Cones and they did not disappoint!

The idea behind campfire cones is to fill an ice cream cone with lots of delicious things,

wrap it in foil, and cook it in the campfire.

Our delicious ingredients for the campfire cones included:

toffee bits

strawberries

bananas

peanut butter chips

cashews

marshmallows

mini M&M's

I put each ingredient in a mason jar, loaded them all up in a Longaberger basket

with the cones, tin foil, and a Sharpie to write our names on them,

and headed out to the campfire pit with the family.

The kids were so excited to concoct their own delicious campfire dessert,

and they wasted no time getting started with their creations once I set the portable

buffet basket down on the picnic table.

It was fun to see their little personalities and preferences expressed in their choices.

JT's was stuff with as much fruit and marshmallows as he could stuff in the

little sugar cone and Isabella was all about the CHOCOLATE!

Of course, my combination of strawberries, bananas, marshmallows, cashews 

and chocolate was the most delicious concoction of them all.

My mom agreed, except she asked me to hold the bananas in hers.

My dad declared that they were better than S'mores and I know at least

three family members came back for seconds, so I would say that

Campfire Cones were a success and have a bright future at the Terry Fire Pit.

CAMPFIRE CONES TIPS & TRICKS

*After you load up your sugar cone, wrap it in foil, and toss it in the coals of the fire.

*It will take 5-8 minutes to get all toasty and melty.

*If you have a lot of cones going into the fire at the same time, I recommend

having a Sharpie handy so that each person can put their name on their cone.

*You'll also need tongs of some sort to get the cones in and out of the fire 

because it can pretty HOT HOT HOT near the fire.

*We used sugar cones, but I'd like to experiment with waffle ones one day.

*Make sure you have plenty of chocolate on hand and ENJOY!