🔥 Campfire Éclairs
A gooey campfire dessert with toasted marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers!
These Campfire Éclairs are an easy camping treat that tastes like a cross between a s’more and an éclair. A warm, golden marshmallow is wrapped around a crisp graham cracker and chocolate filling, creating a melty, messy, absolutely irresistible dessert.
Recipe Information
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 3–5 minutes per éclair
- Total Time: 10–15 minutes
- Servings: 8 éclairs
- Difficulty: Easy
- Method: Campfire
- Best For: Camping, bonfires, backyard fire pits
Ingredients
- 16 rectangular graham crackers
- 8 large marshmallows
- 8 pieces milk or dark chocolate, about 10–15 g each
- 2 tbsp melted butter, optional
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips, optional
- ¼ cup crushed graham crackers, optional
- Chocolate or caramel sauce, for drizzling, optional
Equipment
- Long roasting sticks or campfire skewers
- Aluminum foil
- Heatproof gloves, optional
Instructions
1. Prepare the Chocolate
Break the chocolate into pieces that will fit comfortably between two graham crackers.
For an extra-decadent éclair, sprinkle a few mini chocolate chips over the chocolate.
2. Make the Graham Cracker Base
Break the graham crackers into pairs.
Place one piece of chocolate between two graham cracker pieces, creating a little sandwich.
Set aside while you toast the marshmallows.
3. Toast the Marshmallows
Place one large marshmallow on a long roasting stick.
Hold it a few inches above the hot coals rather than directly in the flames. Slowly rotate the stick so the marshmallow browns evenly.
Toast until the outside is golden brown and slightly crisp while the center becomes soft and molten.
4. Assemble the Éclair
Carefully slide the hot marshmallow onto the prepared graham-cracker-and-chocolate sandwich.
If desired, gently press the graham crackers together so the hot marshmallow melts the chocolate.
For an even gooier result, wrap the assembled éclair loosely in foil.
5. Warm Over the Fire
Place the foil-wrapped éclair near the hot coals for about 30–60 seconds, turning once.
You only want to warm the chocolate and graham crackers—not burn them.
Carefully remove the foil and let the éclair cool for about 1 minute.
6. Finish and Serve
Drizzle with chocolate or caramel sauce and sprinkle with crushed graham crackers.
Serve immediately while the marshmallow is still warm, stretchy, and gooey.
🔥 Campfire Tips
Use hot coals. Cooking over glowing coals gives you much better control than holding the marshmallow directly in tall flames.
Rotate constantly. Slow, steady rotation produces a beautifully toasted marshmallow instead of a burnt outside and cold center.
Don’t overfill. Too much chocolate can make the éclair difficult to hold once everything melts.
Let it cool briefly. The inside will be extremely hot immediately after assembly.
Delicious Variations
S’mores Éclair
Use milk chocolate, toasted marshmallow, and graham crackers for the classic combination.
Peanut Butter Chocolate
Spread a thin layer of peanut butter on the graham crackers before adding the chocolate.
Salted Caramel
Use caramel-filled chocolate and finish with a pinch of flaky sea salt.
Cookies & Cream
Replace the graham crackers with chocolate sandwich cookies and use white chocolate.
Banana Split
Add a thin slice of banana alongside the chocolate before adding the toasted marshmallow.
Nutella
Spread Nutella over the graham crackers and add the toasted marshmallow on top.
Make-Ahead Camping Prep
Before heading to the campsite, portion the chocolate, graham crackers, and optional toppings into small containers or zip-top bags.
Keep chocolate refrigerated if the weather is warm.
When you’re ready for dessert, all you need to do is toast the marshmallows and assemble.
Storage
Campfire éclairs are best eaten immediately. Because the marshmallow becomes sticky and the graham crackers soften quickly, they aren’t ideal for long-term storage.
Best served: Immediately after assembling.
⭐ Final Result
Crispy graham crackers + melted chocolate + a warm, toasted marshmallow = the ultimate campfire éclair.
It’s messy, gooey, chocolatey, and exactly the kind of dessert you want to make around a fire.