I‘m not much of an outdoorsy girl, and camping isn’t exactly my idea of a good time. But the one good thing about camping is s’mores. Toasted marshmallows, melted chocolate and graham crackers make the best kind of camp food.
Unfortunately these days when I get a craving for s’mores, I lack the means to make a campfire. My landlord wouldn’t be too fond of me if I tried build a bonfire in the courtyard.
Thus, for many years, I went without s’mores. I know—poor me. Boo-hoo. But then I started seeing all these recipes for s’mores bars. Graham crackers? Check. Chocolate? You bet. Marshmallows? Oh yeah. Delicious? Totally.
These little buggers are unbelievably good but very, very rich. I can only eat a sliver at a time. Granted, I ate five slivers within the hour, but I couldn’t eat a big piece in one sitting. My sweet tooth is weak, so some of you may have no problem handling an adult sized piece.
S’mores Bars
Recipe from Cooking with My Kid
Makes 16 squares
Ingredients:
- 1 stick of butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 king-sized milk chocolate bars
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups marshmallow creme/fluff
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
- Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg and vanilla. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt.
- Slowly add flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture until combined.
- Divide dough in half and press half of dough into an even layer on the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Place chocolate bars side by side over the dough.
- Spread marshmallow creme or fluff over the candy bars.
- Place remaining dough in a single layer on top of the fluff (flatten dough into small pieces and lay them together).
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
Enjoy!
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