Camping out at home this weekend? Don't forget the S'Mores!
Categories: Fun & activities, Eating & nutrition
I'm not really a Great Outdoors kind of girl; I'm more of an Air Conditioning and Running Water type. But while I don't love camping, I DO love S'Mores (really who DOESN'T?) so you can imagine my delight at learning that I can make them right in my own back yard!You know, close to the running water and AC.
You can find the classic S'Mores recipies at the Hershey web site, including a microwave variation (although microwaving graham crackers can result in soggy S'Mores, just so you know). Of course, the traditional S'More is made with a marshmallow that has been toasted over a campfire, but if the idea of handing your child a stick and telling him to stand next to an open flame makes your heart skip a beat, don't worry! You can make S'Mores at home, on the grill, which pretty much guarantees that no one will get scorched.
You will need the following: marshmallows, the big ones (not the minis), graham crackers , a chocolate bar (we use the GIGANTIC Hershey bars, not the typical individual bars), tin foil, barbecue grill.
Cut a piece of tin foil that is about twice the size of the graham cracker -- it should be large enough to completely wrap the uncooked S'More up. Assemble the pieces on the foil: graham cracker, chocolate pieces, marshmallo, second graham cracker. Wrap it all up in a neat little foil package; put the package on the preheated grill, either on the top rack (if you're using a gas grill) or as far from the center as possible (if you're using a charcoal grill). Heat for about five minutes, unwrap and serve.
So simple and so delicious.
Want to make your own marshmallows? Love and Olive Oil has a recipe! Let us know if you try it.
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