S’mores

Ingredients

Base

• 8graham crackers, or digestive biscuits

Chocolate

• 4squares milk chocolate, thin bars rather than thick

Marshmallow

• 4large marshmallows

Equipment

• long roasting sticks or skewers
• a campfire, or a gas hob

Optional

• peanut butter
• a slice of banana
• salted caramel

Directions

1. Break the graham crackers in half so each s’more has a top and a bottom. Now lay a square of chocolate on one half and have it ready before you start toasting.
2. Use a thin chocolate bar rather than a thick chunk, because a thin one melts in the time available and a thick one does not.
3. Hold it over glowing embers rather than flame. Flames set the outside alight and carbonise it while the middle stays cold and solid. Turn it slowly and continuously, keeping it a few inches above the heat.
4. Take three to five minutes over it rather than thirty seconds. The goal is a marshmallow that is evenly golden brown outside and completely molten inside, and slow patient turning is the only way to get there.
5. Press the second cracker on top and squeeze gently. Hold it together and pull the stick out through the middle.
6. Squeeze it just enough to melt the chocolate and no harder, or the marshmallow squirts out of the sides.
7. Wait about thirty seconds before eating so the chocolate has fully softened. It will be extremely hot in the middle, which is worth warning children about.

Technique

• Digestive biscuits are the usual substitute outside North America and work well.
• A peanut butter cup in place of plain chocolate is a common improvement.
• S’mores are made indoors in ovens and microwaves and campfire purists disapprove.

Substitutions

• Digestive or rich tea biscuits for graham crackers.
• Dark chocolate, which is less traditional and better.

Variations

• With peanut butter or a peanut butter cup.
• With a slice of banana or strawberry.
• Made indoors under a grill.

History

A recipe titled Some More appeared in the 1927 Girl Scout handbook Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts.

Frequently asked questions

What is S’mores?

S’mores is a snack from United States: campfire-toasted marshmallow and chocolate between graham crackers. A recipe titled Some More appeared in the 1927 Girl Scout handbook Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts.

How long does S’mores take to make?

S’mores takes 5 min of preparation and 5 min of cooking. The recipe makes 4 s’mores. It is rated easy to make.

What can I substitute in S’mores?

Yes, within limits. Digestive or rich tea biscuits for graham crackers. Dark chocolate, which is less traditional and better.

What is the most important thing to get right in S’mores?

Use a thin chocolate bar rather than a thick chunk, because a thin one melts in the time available and a thick one does not.