Micro S’mores

Following my post last week about the lengths my kids and I went to for a s’mores fix, a very kind rep sent me and the girls two Micro S’mores units to try out, just in time for National S’mores Day on August 10th!

The Micro S’mores pretty much serves one purpose: to keep the s’mores components together during a round in the microwave, and it accomplishes this task perfectly.

Made of (dishwasher safe!) plastic, the lightweight unit is impact resistent and even has a little “handle” on the base which makes it easier to pick up off the counter or lift out of the microwave.

Now, for the s’mores purists, I will readily admit that nothing compares to a genuine s’more with marshmallows roasted over a fire. But I’ll also say that this was a lot of fun (especially for those of us who lack a campfire!), and my kids had a blast with it. We only did traditional s’mores this time, but the unit comes with a recipe book that’s packed with literally dozens of other ideas and it’s probably safe to say we’ll be trying all of them! (Did I mention the kids had fun?)

Using it couldn’t be easier: you just put down one graham cracker square, a square of chocolate, a marshmallow, and top off with another square of graham cracker. You then put the clear plastic top on and position the plunger so it rests on the top graham cracker and keeps everything in place. The instructions say to put it in the microwave for 10 seconds, but we found that that made the marshmallow a little too gooey, and ended up putting it in for seven seconds.

As the marshmallow heats up, the plunger applies just the right about of pressure to keep it from going everywhere, and forces it down onto the rest of the ingredients. The s’mores all came out perfectly gooey but not too hot. The unit itself also stayed cool and was perfectly fine to handle right out of the microwave.

The verdict?

I think that speaks for itself!