• Pie Crust
• Canned Pie Filling
• Cooking Spray

Directions:

Cut enough pie crust to make several pies and place waxed paper between the crusts. Place in a gallon zip lock bag keeping them ref. Spray pie iron with Pam Cooking Spray and place a crust on each side. Fill with your favorite pie filling close the iron and trim the crust on the outside. Bake over hot coals laying on a grill that is about 5-6" above the coals. Watch carefully, check often and turn as needed, cooked in about 10-15 minutes at the most.

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Cinnamon Pie

• 1 Package Pillsbury Crescent Roll Dough
• Cinnamon/Sugar Mixture
• Butter

Directions:
Coat the pie irons with vegetable oil (you can use butter or margarine but the pies usually stick to the irons). Unroll the crescent roll dough and fill each half of the pie iron (1 package of dough will make 2 pies). Butter each piece of dough, pour a generous amount of cinnamon/sugar mixture onto 1 half and close the irons. Cook over the fire, turning frequently until golden brown. They usually cook in less than 10 minutes.

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Grilled Chocolate Sandwiches

• Sliced Bread
• Hershey's Chocolate bar - (can be Milk Chocolate or Dark)
• Margarine or butter

Directions:
Bring out the camp pie iron. Use two slices of bread for each sandwich. Butter one side of each slice. The butter side will face out! Top the first slice with a chocolate bar broken in 1/2. Place the other side of bread on, butter side up! Place in pie iron and onto coals of Fire. Cook until bread is toasted.

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Grilled Salmon Sandwich

• 1 Can of Salmon (or Tuna)
• Mayo
• Salt
• Pepper
• Onion Powder or however you make tuna salad
• 8 Slices of Bread (I use wheat)
• 4 or 5 Eggs, scrambled
• Butter

Directions:
Make salmon/tuna salad, spread on bread to make like a sandwich. Melt a tab of butter in pan, dip sandwich in eggs and place in pan. Cook like french toast.

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Hobo Pies

• Slices of Bread
• Two or three tablespoons of your favorite pie filling
• Two tablespoons cheesecake

Directions:
Roast and Enjoy!

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Hot Meat and Cheese Sandwiches

• 2 Slices of buttered bread.
• 1 slice of cheese (American slices or Swiss)
• 1 or 2 slices of meat (ham, turkey, roast beef)

Directions:
Using your pie iron, place bread inside buttered side out. Put in meat and cheese. Close and cook over fire pit, until toasted brown!

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Iced Pie Dessert

• 2 Slices Bread
• Canned Apples, Blueberries, or Cherries
• Canned Icing

Directions:
Just slap some fruit on your bread, butter both sides of course, cook over your fire and top with the canned icing ... enjoy!

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Mountain Pie Burrito

• Prepared Taco Meat
• Salsa
• Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• Burrito Size Tortillas
• Optional: Grilled Onions, Bell Peppers

Directions:
At home prepare taco meat. Put in zip-lock bags and place in camping cooler. You can also sauté some onions and bell peppers and put in zip-lock bags too. At camp: Place a large tortilla on the pie iron. The tortilla will cover both sides of the open pie iron. You will place your ingredients on one side only! Fill with 2 tbs. of taco meat, a spoon of salsa, cheddar cheese and a few onions and peppers. Don't fill too full! Fold the burrito in half and fold in the edges to make a square packet. Close the pie iron and cook for about 3 minutes on each side. Check to make sure you don't burn it! When the tortilla is golden brown it's done!

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Peanut Butter Cup Melt

• Two Slices Bread
• Peanut Butter
• Hershey's Chocolate Bar or Morsels
• Butter

Directions:
Butter two slices of bread and place them butter side down in your pie iron. Spread desired amount of peanut butter on both slices of bread in pie iron. Sprinkle broken chocolate pieces or morsels on top of peanut butter. Close pie iron and bake until golden brown.

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Perfect Pie Iron Pizza

• 1 Canister of Pillsbury Croissant Dough
• Pizza Sauce
• Mozzarella Cheese
• Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Onions, Etc.
• Non-Stick Cooking Spray

Directions:
You should use a pie iron that breaks down into two pieces. Spray non-stick cooking spray onto one half of the pie iron. Take two sections (making one square) of the raw croissant dough and cover the bottom of the pie iron. Add sauce and cheese (and any other topping) as desired. Lay pie iron on hot coals "open faced" for about 5 minutes. Dough will rise and cheese will melt making the perfect pie iron pizza!

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Pie Iron Reubens

• 2 Slices Rye Bread, outside buttered
• 1 Slice Swiss Cheese
• 2-3 Slices Corned Beef
• 2-3 Spoonfuls Sauerkraut (don't forget the can opener!)
• 1-2 Spoonfuls 1000 Island Dressing

Directions:
Assemble and toast over the campfire.

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Pie Iron Sloppy Joes

• 1 Lb. Ground Beef
• 1 Can Sloppy Joe Mix
• Butter
• Cheese

Directions:
Prepare Sloppy Joe mix and ground beef at home and store in plastic container or zip-lock bags and put in cooler. When ready to cook, butter both slices of bread, add cheese of your choice and sloppy joe mixture. Cook over campfire until toasty and warm.

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Sausage & Egg Muffins

• 1 Lb. Sausage - formed into patties
• 8-10 Eggs - scrambled
• 2 Tbsp. Milk
• 1/2 C. Cheese
• Butter or Vegetable Spray (butter tastes better!)
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• 1 Pkg. English Muffins - split in half

Directions:
Butter or spray side of muffin, put butter side toward iron, then start to layer ingredients: sausage patty, a little egg (it will run but set when cooked) sprinkle with cheese and top with other muffin that has been buttered too! Cook over campfire until sausage and egg are set.

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Sunny Peach Sandwich

• 2 Slices Buttered White Bread
• 1 Canned Peach Half
• 1 Marshmallow
• Powdered Sugar

Directions:
Place one slice of bread buttered side down on one side of the iron, then a peach half with the marshmallow in the hollow. Now put the other slice of bread on top with the butter side facing up. Close the iron and toast over the fire. When your sandwich is toasted just right remove from the iron and dust with powder sugar.

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Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich

• 2 Pieces of Bread
• 1 Banana
• Peanut Butter
• Margarine or Butter
• 1 or 2 teaspoons Brown Sugar

Directions:
Spread peanut butter to desired depth on bread. Slick bananas enough to cover peanut butter and then stick them in the peanut butter. Sprinkle bananas with brown sugar. Place together and butter outside of bread. Place in the pie iron and cook until golden brown, but not too long - the peanut butter will be runny.

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Rocky Road Treat

Spread peanut butter on 2 slices of bread. Add one large marshmallow and one chocolate bar square between buttered bread slices. Toast pie iron until bread is golden brown.

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Cornbread

Prepare cornbread mix according to direction on package. Into a well greased cooker, fill cavity about one third with mix. Close, latch handles and bake over very low heat until done.

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Fried Potatoes

Place sliced potatoes in cooker, add butter, salt and pepper (to taste) and close. Grill on both sides over low heat.

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Hot Ham and Cheese

Place slice of bread, buttered side down, into cooker. Place slice of ham and slice of cheese on bread. Add Dijon mustard and cover with remaining slice of bread, buttered side up. Close cooker, latch handles and grill to golden brown.

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Beef Pie

Place one piece of pie dough loosely in cooker cavity, buttered side down. Add cubed, cooked beef, cooked potato slices, onions and pepper. Cover with remaining piece of pie crust, buttered side up. Close grill and latch handles. Bake for approximately 5 minutes.

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Bacon and Tomato Special

Fill whole wheat bread with sliced tomatoes, crisp bacon, lettuce and mayonnaise. Toast sandwich for 3 to 4 minutes in pie iron.

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Eggs

Open cooker and use as two skillets, place one egg in each side of cooker. Use cooker in closed position for scrambled eggs; add onion, cheese, pepper, and mushrooms for omelettes.

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French Toast

Dip 2 bread slices into egg batter, place both slices into cooker, placing strawberry jam between bread slices. Toast until browned.

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Grilled Onions

Place thinly sliced sweet Spanish onions (or Vandalia onions) into cooker cavity. Add a little celery, salt, parsley and a splash of white wine or beer. Close cooker and grill until onions are soft.

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Garlic Buns

Spread inside of buns with butter and sprinkle with garlic salt and paprika. Turn each bun inside out and place into cooker cavity. Grill until golden brown.
 

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Check out this cookbook!!

I purchased this Pie Iron Recipes cookbook for a friend of mine and purchased his first pie iron for him and if you can get your hands on this book, it is wonderful to have along while camping. Make sure to check it over before you head into the woods, so you have all the ingredients when you are out camping. I purchased his cookbook at Campers Village.