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Pineapple Upside Down Cake Donuts (Campfire Recipe)

Here's how you make Pineapple Upside Down Cake Donuts (Campfire Recipe)
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  • Servings: 2
  • Prep: 5m
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 2 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cake donut (plain, unfrosted)
  • 2 pineapple rings
  • 2 Maraschino cherries (stemless)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 4 teaspoons brown sugar
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Make sure your campfire is built and going strong.

  • Step 2: Set out two large pieces of HEAVY DUTY aluminum foil.

  • Step 3: Cut cake donut in half and set one half on each piece of aluminum foil.

  • Step 4: Lay a pineapple ring on each donut half, then place a stemless Maraschino cherry in the center of the pineapple ring; dot the pineapple slices with butter, then sprinkle the brown sugar over each slice.

  • Step 5: Wrap aluminum foil tightly around the donut half and toppings, making sure the packet is sealed well.

  • Step 6: Place wrapped packets directly into the coals of the campfire and cook for 10-15 minutes.

  • Step 7: Using LONG TONGS, remove the packets from the fire. Be careful... these are HOT.

  • Step 8: Using a hot pad or oven mitt, slowly unwrap the packets (the steam will also be HOT). Enjoy!

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil
  • Long Tongs
  • Campfire

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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