S’mores apparently date back to around the 1920’s, and though no one knows for sure who actually put together the first graham crackers together with gooey marshmallows and chocolate, rumor has it the Girl Scouts may have been the first. The name, of course, comes from a popular sentiment from around the campfire: “Give me some more!”

Need some help putting a s’more together? Here’s a handy pictorial reference.

Of course, s’mores don’t need to be limited to a sandwiched treat. Check out:

~ S’more Cupcakes
~ S’mores Apples
~ S’more Cookie Bars
~ Frozen S’more Pops
~ Grown-up S’mores
~ S’more Pie
~ S’more Granola Bars

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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!

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The only problem was that we had no large marshmallows, just the little mini ones left over from when I last made fudge. Those obviously wouldn’t work so well over any kind of flame, so the girls helped me brainstorm.

We decided to use graham crackers as usual, and on one half we put nine or so mini marshmallows. We then put that into the microwave for about ten seconds to warm up, and quickly put some chocolate on it when it came out and topped it with the other half of the graham cracker.

My girls got a little creative with it as well, and whipped out the leftover package of York Peppermint Patties and used that in place of regular chocolate. I didn’t try one because, honestly, the thought of the peppermint patties was a bit too much flavor for me, but they loved them.

What “desperation snacks” have you come up with on the fly?

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Youtube user “MyHappySock” has created a video about the chocolate treats he makes for the holidays. These fun treats couldn’t be any easier and he includes all the steps for everything from a chocolate-covered s’more to chocolate-covered Oreos and even an idea for using up the extra dipping chocolate.

I think this year I might try the chocolate-dipped Oreos and pretzels for my goodie bags. Yum!

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I seem to be on a s’mores kick lately. Maybe it’s the time of year, what with camping and cooler nights, etc.

Anyway, the above video shows how to make chocolate fondue s’mores with milk chocolate, marshmallow cream, and graham cracker crumbs. Yum!

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Everyone know how to make s’mores – roast a marshmallow, slap it on a graham cracker with a bit of chocolate and smoosh another graham cracker on top.

However, the variations are really pretty endless and can be tailored to fit anyone’s tastes. You can try:

• S’mores bars
• Ditch the graham crackers altogether
• Turn it into a cake
• Add bananas, raspberries, or even cherries
• S’mores cheesecake!
• Minty s’mores
• Use Peeps!
• Make the whole thing from scratch

And check this out – Mexican s’mores!

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We went camping over the weekend and I didn’t think to take pictures of the s’mores we made. We did have a lot of leftover graham crackers, though (can’t imagine why there was no leftover chocolate bars), which tasted fantastic with leftover ganache.

The ganache has been in the fridge so it’s about the consistency of frosting. Perfect!

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