So what a great way to get ready for the Fourth than cooking all of your favorites….hot dogs…s’mores and the like in your solar oven! Or, even better get your kids in on the action! While at my parents house, my kids and their cousins made these cute solar cookers from old pizza boxes! Learn how to make your own HERE. It was a great time and the kids really enjoyed making and baking in their own little oven!
The kids made s’mores in theirs while I made hot dogs in the Sun Oven (which were fabulous!)
As you can see it’s as easy as can be! Simple wrap aluminum foil, shiny side up, on the inside and inside top of the pizza box. Place the the chocolate on one graham cracker and a marshmallow on the other on dishes (preferably black) and place in the oven. Cover with plastic wrap to keep from outside things landing on it and prop the door open. Let sit for 15-30 minutes.
The kids loved it! The marshmallows actually got warm and gooey and the chocolate was perfectly melted!
If you were wondering…the hot dogs in the Sun Oven are awesome! They aren’t boiled and they aren’t grilled they taste like what you would get at a ball game. It takes about 30 minutes for them to bake.
Also, if you’re wondering, I did try making s’mores and hot dogs at the same time in my Sun Oven and the chocolate didn’t melt it just burned. Total bummer! Anyway, happy Fourth of July!
Want to learn more about the Sun Oven, click HERE
Crystal, this looks so fun! The hot dogs look perfectly cooked, and how great to make and eat smores without having to sit my a hot fire in the summertime.