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Host A Camping Thanksgiving AKA Campsgiving This Year!

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You’ve heard of Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving, but have you heard of Campsgiving yet? It’s time for some new Thanksgiving traditions and I have everything you need to get started, including some amazing campfire dutch oven recipes!

 

 

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New Thanksgiving traditions! Campfire Lodge cast iron dutch oven recipes for Thanksgiving

 

 

We LOVE camping and we go every weekend all summer long. I’ve already shared my campfire donuts recipe with you and my camping themed Birthday party, now I am sharing a new tradition we did this year, Campsgiving, inspired by the Boy Scouts! Celebrate Thanksgiving by getting outdoors and you can create new Thanksgiving traditions, and even make turkey and cornbread in a Lodge cast iron dutch oven! Sound like fun? I’ll show you how to host your own Campsgiving!

 

 

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Start your new Thanksgiving tradition by heading outdoors! Here in northern Minnesota, we have snow already! This isn’t typical for us to have snow on the ground, but we weren’t going to let that stop us from getting outside and having some FUN and fresh air. We got the coals started heating so they’d be ready to cook our turkey and cornbread!

 

 

lodge cast iron dutch oven turkey

 

 

Prepare your Lodge cast iron dutch oven for the turkey by placing two sliced onions, herb sprigs and chicken stock in the dutch oven. Stuff the turkey with a quartered onion and apple slices. Pour oil over the bird and season with salt and pepper.

 

 

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Then bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees (place about 10-15 hot coals underneath the dutch oven and 18 hot coals on the lid). Then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees and continue cooking until internal temperature of the turkey reaches 160 degrees Fahrenheit. The time will vary based on the temperature, size of turkey, etc.

 

 

dutch oven with coals on lid

 

 

The kids loved taking a break and watching the food cook. They thought it was amazing that we were cooking our Thanksgiving dinner outdoors!

 

 

turkey cooked in dutch oven campfire recipe

 

 

You can check the temperature of the turkey with a meat thermometer and let it cook while you play outside! When it has about 45 minutes left you can begin making the cornbread.

For the cornbread, you’ll need to preheat the dutch oven with oil in it. Place 21 coals on the lid and allow it to preheat while you mix the cornbread. Scroll down for the recipe.

 

New Thanksgiving Traditions

We started some new Thanksgiving traditions this year and it was SO much fun! The kids want a repeat of this every year. If your kids love new adventures then consider signing them up for Boy Scouts or Cub Scouts where they embark on these sort of fun adventures all the time!

 

cardboard sleds diy

 

 

We got started by bringing out some simple cardboard boxes for the kids to use as sleds. Did you know that you don’t need a fancy sled for sliding down hills? You can simply use a cardboard box and fly down the hill! Inexpensive and so much fun.

 

 

new thanksgiving traditions

 

 

The kids spent a ton of time sliding and couldn’t believe how good the cardboard sleds worked even though we didn’t have a ton of snow yet.

 

 

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Their reactions were the best part! This is the ultimate in memory making!!

 

 

diy snow markers

 

 

Then we moved on to creating our own DIY snow markers. We used plastic bottles with sprayers on the top and added warm water and food coloring to create our snow paint.

 

 

Thanksgiving traditions outside

 

 

The kids then started their snow art creations! Brady enlisted some of the big kids to help create a giant snowball he could paint blue. All the kids loved getting creative with their snow markers. We worked up a huge appetite and lucky for us the turkey and cornbread were just about done cooking in the dutch ovens!

 

 

fit a turkey in a dutch oven

 

 

The internal temperature of the turkey reached 160 degrees so we pulled it off the coals and let the bird rest for a bit before carving it.

 

 

campfire dutch oven recipe for cornbread

 

 

Our cornbread was also done cooking. To remove it from the dutch oven, simply flip over and allow the cornbread to fall out on the lid. It released easily and the topping was so crisp and delicious!

 

 

campfire dutch oven recipe cornbread

 

Slice the cornbread and serve up the carved turkey! It makes for a great campfire Thanksgiving meal! You can also make other Thanksgiving recipes in the dutch oven. Check them all out below!

 

Sign up for Boy Scouts or Cub Scouts and you’ll find these type of fun activities and many more that will build lifelong skills and memories!

 

Thanksgiving Dutch Oven Recipes

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Turkey & Cornbread Dutch Oven Recipe

Sarah | Must Have Mom
Easy campfire dutch oven recipes for turkey and cornbread. Host a camping Thanksgiving!
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Ingredients
  

For the Turkey

  • 1 onion quartered
  • 1 apple sliced
  • 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 onions sliced
  • 6 sprigs rosemary
  • 6 sprigs sage
  • 6 sprigs thyme
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon pepper
  • 2 cups chicken stock

For the Cornbread

  • 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 cups cornmeal
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/3 cup whole milk
  • 1 1/3 cup buttermilk
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions
 

  • Stuff turkey with 1 quartered onion and apple slices. Place onion slices, herb sprigs, and chicken stock in the bottom of a dutch oven. Place stuffed turkey on top and pour oil over the bird and rub it over the top. Season with salt and pepper. Bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees (using hot coals to achieve temperature) and then reduce heat to 350 degrees F. Remove when internal temperature of turkey reaches 160 degrees F.
  • For cornbread: Place vegetable oil in dutch oven and preheat by placing 10 hot coals underneath dutch oven and 21 hot coals on top of dutch oven lid. While it preheats, mix cornbread mixture together. In a large bowl mix together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and baking powder. Whisk to combine. In a separate bowl mix together eggs, milk, buttermilk, and melted butter. Whisk together. Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix well. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 425 degrees F. Once done baking, turn entire dutch oven upside down and cornbread will release onto the overturned lid.

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  1. Colleen Lanin says

    November 21, 2017 at 6:15 pm

    A rustic Thanksgiving sounds just about perfect to me. The turkey, the cornbread, the atmosphere. It all sounds like THE best Thanksgiving ever.

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  2. Kristin says

    November 21, 2017 at 7:17 pm

    We love camping and actually since we have no plans we actually considered going camping.

    Reply
  3. reesa says

    November 21, 2017 at 8:04 pm

    Oh I just love this idea! What a great way to just get back to basics and enjoy your family without distractions. I know when they train the girl scout leaders to camp, they make a turkey like this!

    Reply
  4. Claudia Krusch says

    November 21, 2017 at 8:11 pm

    Campsgiving is an amazing idea. I will have to see if I can plan it for next year. I think it would be so fun to switch things up.

    Reply
  5. Vanessa Delia says

    November 21, 2017 at 8:29 pm

    This is such a unique and fun idea! I’ve never thought of doing this before. I would love to give it a try!

    Reply
  6. Amy Desrosiers says

    November 21, 2017 at 8:37 pm

    Ok, now this is different! That snow is giving me anxiety because I am so not ready for it here!

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  7. Liz Mays says

    November 21, 2017 at 8:55 pm

    Ah, this is so fun! It’s not snowing at all here but it would still be nice to get a fire going and hang out outside!

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  8. Stacie says

    November 22, 2017 at 6:35 am

    What an interesting way to cook a turkey. We celebrate Thanksgiving in October here in Canada so I’ll have to remember this method for next. year.

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  9. Sherry says

    November 22, 2017 at 6:36 am

    This is a new way to cook a turkey. It sure does look good. I remember using cardboard as a sled when I was young. No need to spend money.

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  10. Randi says

    November 22, 2017 at 7:25 am

    Oh my gosh, I love this idea. I wonder if I could convince my family to do this next year!

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  11. Elizabeth L says

    November 22, 2017 at 7:43 pm

    Wow this sounds like such a fun take on the regular thanksgiving get together. I am going to have to try this sometime.

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  12. Gingermommy says

    November 22, 2017 at 7:45 pm

    This would be so much fun! I am going to have to try cooking a turkey this way soon!

    Reply
  13. Julie Wood says

    November 25, 2017 at 8:08 am

    This is a really cool idea to go camping and cook your Thanksgiving dinner outside. I think that this is amazing and your Turkey looked so delicious!

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  14. shelly peterson says

    November 27, 2017 at 2:41 pm

    What a fun idea. The food looks delicious!

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