There’s no wrong way to make a s’mores.
I know, that’s a pretty bold statement. And after polling you guys on Facebook last week, I know that there are folks on both sides of the issue. Do you have to stick to the classic graham cracker, Hershey’s chocolate, just toasted marshmallow equation or can you get a little creative and crazy with your s’more? Is s’more individuality allowed?
Well, I say yes!
As long as you’re enjoying the wonderful combination of chocolate, cracker (or cookie) with toasty mallow, then you’re doing right and enjoying summer (or whatever season, I suppose).
I got so much good feedback from what creative things you do with s’mores, so I thought I would share some inspiration, along with a recipe for S’mores Dip!
The Mallow
There are many more debates about how to get the perfectly cooked marshmallow, but I really feel that there are two main camps:
- You like your marshmallow browned (not burnt) evenly across and gooey inside. This is achieved by cooking your marshmallow rotisserie-style over the coals or by not getting too close to the coals.
- You either like your marshmallow evenly browned or burnt, but you burn it either way (I’m in this camp).
The Cracker/Cookie
You guys had so many ideas around this, so here are a few of my favorites:
- Make your own homemade graham cracker
- Use cinnamon graham crackers
- Great Value oatmeal cookies
- A glazed donut
- Gluten-free chocolate dipped shortbread
- Fudge striped shortbread
- Oreos
The Chocolate
The varieties ranged a lot here, too, so here are some ideas:
- Reese’s cup
- A Rolo in the marshmallow
- Dark chocolate
- Slightly warmed by the fire
- Nutella
- Sub for strawberries or a nut butter
- Hershey’s cookies and cream chocolate
- Symphony bar
And if you really want to go off the rails, make this simple, shareable S’mores Dip. You basically add your chocolate topped with mini marshmallows in a cast iron skillet and stick it in the grill for a few minutes. Then, you can all hover over the dip with crackers or cookies in hand and dip away.
What could be more summer-worthy?!
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