Dutch Oven Brownies
See how easy it is to make Dutch Oven Brownies on your next camping trip. This eggless brownie recipe can be made at home, too.
Before our last camping trip, we were trying to decide which Dutch oven recipes to make. We camped with friends of ours and took turns making meals.
Our camping buddies grilled ribeye steaks for all of us. We had them with Instant Pot Mashed Garlic Potatoes. The meal was FANTASTIC!
For our night, we made our Dutch Oven Chicken & Vegetables. We used chicken thighs, sweet potato, red onion, carrot, bell peppers, garlic, and mushrooms. This Dutch oven brownie recipe is what we made for dessert.
We bake them at the same time by stacking the Dutch ovens. Both took an hour to bake.
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We really like to make easy recipes. We have made Dutch Oven Dump Cake and Chocolate Cake using a cake mix and a soda. This recipe was an experiment to see if the same technique would work with a brownie mix.
This brownie recipe only requires three ingredients. You could skip the chocolate chips, but your camping brownies will be much more cake-like and not fudgy. Try other brownie mix add-ins, such as candy or mini marshmallows.
Other easy Dutch Oven Desserts include Cherry Chocolate Lava Cake, Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake, Cinnamon Apple Cake, Dutch Oven Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cake, and Turtle Dump Cake.
What to add to brownie mix?
We added a dark-colored soda pop to our brownie mix. When we mixed the brownie mix and a can of soda together, it was very watery. Usually, brownie batter is very thick, and cake batter is thinner, but this was practically pure liquid.
Years ago, we made an eggless brownie recipe at home but only used half of a can of soda. We used the entire can for this brownie batter without thinking. It really blew our minds that this recipe worked.
Since we already had the batter prepped, we thought we might as well try to bake it and see what happens.
We lined the Dutch oven with a liner. Get them here, or make your own liners.
We guessed that this campfire brownie recipe would turn out to be chocolate soup, but we got to eat the dessert, not slurp it.
As with most Dutch oven cooking, we used our noses to determine whether the baking was done. Once we started smelling chocolate, we knew it was time to check the pot.
We were surprised when we lifted the lid and found a tall Dutch brownie cake. Our brownie mix recipe experiment was a success!
When we cut into the brownies, we found the bottom very fudgy, especially toward the middle.
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Yes, this fudgy cast iron Dutch oven dessert tasted as good as it looked!! So rich and chocolatey!
Update: We tried this recipe at home in our Enamel Cast Iron Dutch Oven, which turned out great! So fudgy and rich!
Fall Dutch oven desserts include Pumpkin Pie Cake and Cranberry Apple Dump Cake.
Dutch Oven Brownies
Create Fudgy Egg-Less Brownies with three simple ingredients in your Dutch oven either while camping or at home.
Ingredients
- 1 18.3 oz box of brownie mix
- 1 can of dark soda pop
- 12 oz bag of chocolate chips
Instructions
- Prepare charcoal for the Dutch oven.
- Place a liner in the Dutch oven.
- Mix the brownie mix and soda.
- Pour batter into the oven.
- Pour the bag of chocolate chips in the middle of the batter.
- Bake for approximately 30-60 minutes.
Notes
If you are concerned about the mix being too liquidy, reduce the amount of soda.
This egg-free recipe can be made in an enamel cast iron Dutch (like the blue one pictured below) at home!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 241Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 16mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 3gSugar: 29gProtein: 2g
Made this on our latest camping trip and it was great! I used an air fryer liner and it helped a lot 🙂
Do you have to use a caffeinated soda and did the soda change the taste at all. And how much soda do you add?
You do not have to use caffeinated. It is all about carbonation. We recently used a can of sparkling water. We use an entire 12 oz can.
Can this be made in a 5qt with same instructions? Or would time cut down?
For a different sized Dutch oven, the prep is the same. Check for doneness sooner on a larger Dutch oven, and plan for a longer cooking time on a smaller Dutch oven. BUT use your nose and remove it from heat if you start to smell burning chocolate!
How many charcoal on the top and bottom of the Dutch oven?
We usually do 6-8 on the bottom and 10-12 on top.
What kind of soda and what size oz can?
For this recipe we used a 12 oz can of Dr. Pepper. It was fairly liquidy when mixed up. We did not think it would bake OK, but it did well.
It worked great and tasted great, however I did have significantly less cook time, so keep a good watch. I will recommend this to others.
Yes, it depends on heat, climate, and size of Dutch oven. Thanks!
These brownies were absolutely disgusting. We went camping this weekend and tried it. They ended up in the garbage.
I am sorry they didn’t work out for you.
Could I cook this on top of a wood stove in a dutch oven?
Only if it’s a Dutch oven with legs to help prevent the bottom from burning. You’d have to keep a close eye on it and not let the stove get too hot. Plus you’d still want to make sure to put some coals on the top lid otherwise it would have uneven baking.
Ummm…so if I’m camping in my living room, what should I set my oven and timer at?
I made mine using the time and temp on the box.
I am always so fascinated with your cooking method and how good it looks. Brownies yum! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and hope you are having a great weekend!
Miz Helen
Thank you!