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Camping Cookouts
Twelve recipes we reach for when the brief is “camping cookouts”.
- Recipes
- 12
- Curated by
- Dev
- Updated
- May 2026
About this collection
Every stop on a good snack crawl needs a headliner, and at our table it is usually this. We first ate something like this at a street stall in Osaka, balanced on a plastic stool, and spent the flight home reverse-engineering it. It reheats well, travels well, and disappears at parties at a frankly alarming rate. There are snacks you eat standing at the counter, and then there are camping cookouts — the kind you clear your evening for.
The trick with camping cookouts is patience: let the ingredients take on proper colour before you even think about moving it. Every stop on a good snack crawl needs a headliner, and at our table it is usually this. We like to make the filling the night before, when the kitchen is quiet and nobody is asking what is for dinner. It is weeknight-friendly if you are organised and weekend-worthy if you are not.
1. Sticky Pumpkin Toasties
The trick with pumpkin toasties is patience: let the pumpkin take on proper colour before you even think about moving it.
If you can chop shallots and hold a sheet tray lined with parchment, you can make this. We promise. A digital thermometer takes the guesswork out. You are aiming for steaming hot in the centre and audibly crisp outside.
The mixture will look too wet at first. Trust it; the eggs hydrates as it rests. There are snacks you eat standing at the counter, and then there are sticky pumpkin toasties — the kind you clear your evening for. If your ingredients is releasing a lot of water, your pan is not hot enough. Take everything out, get it smoking, and start again in smaller batches. The crisp edge is what people remember, so be brave with the heat and generous with the seasoning.
2. Creamy Pumpkin Toasties
We first ate something like this at a street stall in Marrakesh, balanced on a plastic stool, and spent the flight home reverse-engineering it.
Season in layers. A pinch at each stage beats a panic-handful at the end. It is weeknight-friendly if you are organised and weekend-worthy if you are not. Do not skip the carrots; it is the bright note that stops the whole plate from feeling heavy.
The mixture will look too wet at first. Trust it; the breadcrumbs hydrates as it rests. The trick with creamy pumpkin toasties is patience: let the ingredients take on proper colour before you even think about moving it.
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