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Easy Camping Breakfast – Banana French Toast Recipe

Learn how to make this easy camping breakfast that is sure to delight your taste buds and fuel you up for a day of outdoor exploration. In this article, we’ll guide you through the simple steps to create this delicious breakfast treat, ensuring a wholesome and memorable start to your day. Prepare to savor the flavors of crispy fried toast, luscious bananas and berries, topped with thick creamy yoghurt. It’s time to elevate your camping breakfast game with this irresistible Banana French Toast recipe.

This French Toast recipe has become a regular in our home for a satisfying and easy weekend breakfast. Preparing for a weekend camping trip, I decided to take this recipe outdoors…

For more outdoor cooking inspiration see our Camping Food List for a meal planning guide for your next outdoor adventure.

Outdoor Cooking and Connecting with Nature

Being woken by chattering and singing birds, the breeze whispers through trees, the river flows gently…You know your camping… Stepping outside the morning reveals golden sunlight highlighting the vibrant green of the grass while branches of the large leaning tea tree gently move with the wind above. Random clouds float by; the river is calming with its gentle flow—no one else to be seen, just us. A family of three enjoying nature embracing the disconnection from the busy routine of life.

Easy camping breakfast

Outdoor cooking at its best…As the campfire, smoke dances in the breeze.

Cooking outdoors in the bush provides a unique opportunity to connect with nature on a deeper level. Being surrounded by bushland and an open flame, you become immersed in the sights, sounds, and scents of the natural world, creating a truly sensory experience that nourishes both the body and the soul.

For all your Camping Breakfast Ideas…

This easy camping breakfast can be cooked over a campfire on a Biji Barbi, on a BBQ, or in a frying pan. Now it’s time to prepare the ingredients and cook a fantastic breakfast to start the day surrounded by the natural world!

All you need for this breakfast is cooking oil, sliced bread, eggs, milk, banana, and top with fruit of your choice (we use strawberries and banana) and top with yoghurt.

What you Will Need for this Easy Camping Breakfast

  • Hot plate or BBQ.
  • Wood and lighter if cooking on a campfire.
  • Egg flip, bowl, kitchen utensils.

Ingredients: Serves 2 adults 2 children.

  • Ciabatta loaf, sourdough loaf sliced, or any bread of choice x 6 pieces.
  • One banana mashed, and one sliced to serve.
  • Three eggs.
  • Large dash of milk.
  • Small tub, 100 g of Greek yoghurt or similar.
  • Fresh strawberries cut in half.
  • Rice bran oil or olive oil for cooking.

How to Make this Easy Camping Breakfast

  1. Prepare your fire and allow for some coals to form while food is being prepped.
  2. Place hotplate over fire or heat BBQ or frying pan. Oil well.
  3. Slice bread thickly, and set aside. Slice strawberries and banana, and set aside.
  4. For egg mixture, in a flat bottom dish, mash banana, add eggs and large dash of milk, whisk until well combined.
  5. Dip the bread, one piece at a time into the banana and egg mixture, then place onto a well oiled hotplate or frypan to cook. Turning after 2 minutes or when golden brown, and cook on the second side.
  6. Serve French Toast stacked with a tablespoon of yoghurt, topped with fresh strawberries and sliced banana (or the fruit of your choice!).

In conclusion, this Banana French Toast recipe offers a delicious and satisfying camping breakfast that combines the joys of outdoor cooking while allowing creating a deep connection to nature. Preparing this easy and wholesome meal in your natural surroundings fuels your body and nourishes your soul. It’s a beautiful way to start your day in the great outdoors. So, for all your camping breakfast ideas, try this easy-to-make Banana French Toast recipe that combines outdoor cooking with the serenity of connecting with nature.

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