Enjoy a Campfire Grilled Cheese Sandwich prepared two different ways. You will definitely like it better than homemade.

Everyone loves grilled cheese! All that gooey melted cheese between two perfectly grilled pieces of bread. I ate so many of them as a kid.

Best Camping Grilled Cheese Sandwich

A grilled cheese sandwich has few ingredients: bread, butter, and cheese. However, with so many different breads and cheeses, you are bound to make a delicious creation.

The key to the perfect sandwich is the bread’s toastiness and the cheese’s melt. The best way to achieve this is to use a cast-iron pie-iron sandwich maker or grill directly over the campfire on foil or a griddle.

ingredients for a cast iron grilled cheese

Pie Iron Grilled Cheese

Like our Campfire Pizza Sandwiches, you can make cast-iron grilled cheese in a pudgy pie maker. These sandwich makers grill sandwiches to perfection.

We use parchment on each side of the sammie for easy clean-up, but cooking in a pie iron without parchment paper works just as well.

close up of a pie iron grilled cheese sandwich

We opted for sourdough over Texas toast, which had limited space inside a pie iron. We used rye when we made Campfire Reuben Sandwiches.

close up of a perfectly grilled cheese sandwich on a paper plate

Direct Campfire Grilling Method

We also like to grill our sandwiches on the campfire. While you could grill directly on the grate or a griddle, we use heavy-duty foil on top of the grate.

2 sandwiches being grilled on foil over a campfire

Since the cheese will melt along the edge of the sandwich, we recommend using a thin metal spatula to pull it away from the foil. We usually get impatient and flip it a few times.

close up of the melted cheese on a sandwich

Tips for the Making a Campfire Grilled Cheese

Plenty of hot coals with no or very low flame is the key to cooking with a pie iron or on a grate. If there are too many flames, your food will burn quickly.
Plenty of butter or cooking spray is vital for a camping grilled cheese sandwich. This will also help ensure the bread does not stick to the metal.
Use a cheese that melts well. Examples are American slices, cheddar, gruyere, gouda, or pepper jack.
Finally, a watchful eye is needed. A sandwich could take 4 to 8 minutes or longer to reach your desired toastiness, so keep a close watch. It is okay to open the pie iron to check.

cheese sandwich being dipped into a bowl of tomato soup

If you love cheese, try our Bacon-Wrapped Mozzarella Sticks or Bacon-Wrapped Cheese Dogs. For dessert, try Campfire Cookies or Pudding Pies.

close up of 2 cast iron grilled cheese sandwiches

Campfire Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Name: Campfire Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Sliced Bread; Butter; Sliced Cheese

Yield: 6 sandwiches

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Additional Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Make everyone's favorite sandwich two ways on your next camping trip: in a pie iron or over the campfire on foil or a cast-iron griddle.

Ingredients

Sliced Bread
Butter
Sliced Cheese

Instructions

Generously butter the outside of two pieces of bread.
Place 1-3 slices of cheese in between the pieces of bread, with the butter side out.
Pie Iron Method: Place the sandwich in the pie iron between 2 pieces of parchment paper.
Campfire Method: Place a piece of heavy-duty foil on the grate OR heat a cast-iron griddle over the campfire.
Grill each side of the sandwich for 4-5 minutes per side or until the cheese is melted.