Campfire Cooking: Pie Irons

There was this one trip... early in our camping days... Husband wanted to use our new Pie Irons... He put them in the fire to burn off the cooties from manufacturing... and the aluminum pie irons melted.

We were unhappy campers that had to scramble for dinner.

Enter the cast iron pie irons.  Worth the added cost.  Don't make the mistake we made.

On our last trip to Harrison Lake, we had Sloppy Joe pie iron sandwiches.  Yum-yum.

Beyond the typical pie filling deserts, here are other ideas:

• Cherry cream cheese pies - 1 can Pillsbury crescent rolls, 4 Tbsp cream cheese, cherry pie filling, powdered sugar, and butter
• Reuben sandwich - pumpernickel bread, thousand island dressing, deli sliced corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut (this will be my 2nd year making my own sauerkraut, should I share my recipe for that?)
• Calzones - Pillsbury refrigerated pizza dough, tomato sauce, mozzerella cheese, your favorite pizza toppings
• Jalapeno poppers - bread, jalapeno peppers, cheddar or your favorite cheese - kinda like a grilled cheese but with jalapenos
• Cinnamon rolls - again from Pillsbury, or perhaps you like the store brand?
• Tacos - tortillas, your favorite taco toppings
• S'mores alternative - refrigerated crescent rolls, caramel, chocolate, marshmallows
• Hash browns - frozen shredded hash browns, sour cream, cheddar cheese, bacon bits, green onions
• Breakfast sandwich - bread, precooked sausage patties, scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese
• Chicken chimichangas - tortillas, shredded or cubed cooked chicken, chopped onion, chopped green pepper, enchilada sauce, cheddar cheese - you can make ahead of time and freeze, just be sure they're thawed
• Apple Raisin Danish - Pillsbury (hey, it's convenient?) Country Style Biscuits, brown sugar, cinnamon, thinly sliced apple, raisins
• Stuffed French Toast - cinnamon swirl bread, chopped walnuts, cream cheese, sliced bananas, maple syrup for serving
• Create something new with Chocolate Raspberry Sauce

Helpful idea:

• With enough butter and/or non-stick spray, we don't have too many problems with our food sticking, but you could always line your pie iron with aluminum foil to eliminate all clean-up.  Doesn't everyone want to eliminate clean-up?

What is your favorite pie iron recipe?