Recipe: S'mores Bars or Cups

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We came up with this recipe during the pandemic and it’s been a winner ever since! We took a favorite treat and made it into a bar, no roasting over the fire was required! You can individualize these by making them in mini silicone cups or muffin tins. There’s even an adaptation for a gluten-free diet! Enjoy!

If you follow a gluten-free diet, you can substitute coarsely ground-up oats for the graham crackers and any gluten-free flour for the regular flour!

S’MORES BARS or CUPS

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled (1 stick)

  • ½ cup light brown sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • ⅓ flour (gluten free OK)

  • 2 ½ cups graham crackers (about 16 full sized sheets)

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 1 ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (or 4 Hershey bars)

  • 2 cups mini marshmallows

  • Preheat oven to 325°F

  • Grease the pan with cooking spray or line with parchment paper. If you use parchment paper, it can be used to help get the bars out of the pan afterwords.

  • Make sure butter is melted.

  • Place 16 graham crackers in a zip-top bag and seal closed. Use your hands to start crushing the graham crackers. Then, press the bowl on top of the bag of graham crackers to crush them more finely. 

  • Pour the graham crackers into a large mixing bowl. Add flour and salt. Stir to combine.

  • Crack the egg into a small bowl and remove any shells. Whisk the egg with a fork to break up the yolk. 

  • In another mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar and butter with a spatula. Add the egg and stir to combine. Then, add the vanilla and stir again to combine.

  • Add the butter/sugar/egg/vanilla mixture to the bowl with the graham crackers and stir until it's well combined.

  • Line the pan with parchment, if using. Add ½ of the graham cracker mixture to the bowl and press down with your fingers until it coats the bottom of the pan in a flat layer. 

  • Add a layer of chocolate. If using Hershey bars, break them up a bit.

  • Add a layer of marshmallows.

  • Use your fingers to crumble the remaining graham cracker mixture on top of the marshmallows. Any marshmallows that are visible will get brown on top in the oven.

  • Bake for 18 minutes for a pan, or 10 for mini cups. Allow to cool before removing from pan.

If you make them, let us know what you think!