Cooking
S'mores. Did you know you can make them in the oven? I admit from the outset I saw this on the Food Network recently and have had it in my mind to make them ever since.
I believe s'more are to many Americans what madeleines were to Proust, the trigger that unleashes a tide of childhood memories. For me those memories are of spending evenings around a campfire, summer camp, and summer in general. Making s'mores in the oven is great way to relive the best of your childhood (skipping over scraped knees, bullies and homework).
How to do it:
Oven Baked S'mores
Ingredients
Graham crackers
Mini marshmallows
Chocolate bar
Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Split graham crackers into 2 halves. Put the crackers on a parchment or Silpat lined cookie sheet and on top of each square place about 9-12 mini-marshmallows. Place in hot oven until toasty. Remove and place a couple squares of a really good chocolate bar on top of marshmallow (I used Droste 72% bittersweet). The heat from the marshmallow will melt the chocolate bar. But if you are impatient like me, place other 1/2 of graham cracker on top and stick back in the oven for a couple of moments until the chocolate warms through and melts. Press lightly to flatten marshmallows. The whole procedure from beginning to end should only take about 5 minutes or so to do, so watch carefully!
Most importantly, regardless of what quality chocolate you use, enjoy these with a friend. S'mores are way too good to eat alone (and getting messy with drippy chocolate is so much better with someone there to appreciate it).
Enjoy!
- Rocky Road Recipe
Did you know that Rocky Road was invented in Australia? It seems like such an American candy, but there are different versions in other parts of the world. In Australia the candy has things like coconut and fruit jellies in it. The Rocky Road in the...
- Mondays With Maida - Marshmallows
Page 267 in the old book / page 293 in the new book No more cookies, but Maida ends the book with a couple of lagniappes. First up - marshmallows. If you've never made marshmallows before, it's worth doing at least once. It's really not difficult,...
- Mondays With Maida - Fudge Mallows
Page 211 in the old book / page 235 in the new book The Cookie Panel has spoken and they've said, no - demanded (think Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors), "CHOCOLATE!" Okay, so I'm still smarting from the panel's utter rejection of my beloved...
- Let There Be S'mores!
They said it couldn't be done. A gelatin-less marshmallow simply couldn't work. Straight up agar agar substitution didn't quite cut it. So, vegetarians & vegans looked on with sad faces & hungry bellies while others toasted their marshmallows...
- Chocolate, Graham Crackers, And Vegan Marshmallows...mmmmm
Today is National S'Mores Day! If only that mountain pie iron I bought would show up... I could make my own S'mores pie! With gelatin-free marshmallows, of course...lovely available from Vegan Essentials or select natural food stores....
Cooking
Oven Baked S'mores Recipe
S'mores. Did you know you can make them in the oven? I admit from the outset I saw this on the Food Network recently and have had it in my mind to make them ever since.
I believe s'more are to many Americans what madeleines were to Proust, the trigger that unleashes a tide of childhood memories. For me those memories are of spending evenings around a campfire, summer camp, and summer in general. Making s'mores in the oven is great way to relive the best of your childhood (skipping over scraped knees, bullies and homework).
How to do it:
Oven Baked S'mores
Ingredients
Graham crackers
Mini marshmallows
Chocolate bar
Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Split graham crackers into 2 halves. Put the crackers on a parchment or Silpat lined cookie sheet and on top of each square place about 9-12 mini-marshmallows. Place in hot oven until toasty. Remove and place a couple squares of a really good chocolate bar on top of marshmallow (I used Droste 72% bittersweet). The heat from the marshmallow will melt the chocolate bar. But if you are impatient like me, place other 1/2 of graham cracker on top and stick back in the oven for a couple of moments until the chocolate warms through and melts. Press lightly to flatten marshmallows. The whole procedure from beginning to end should only take about 5 minutes or so to do, so watch carefully!
Most importantly, regardless of what quality chocolate you use, enjoy these with a friend. S'mores are way too good to eat alone (and getting messy with drippy chocolate is so much better with someone there to appreciate it).
Enjoy!
- Rocky Road Recipe
Did you know that Rocky Road was invented in Australia? It seems like such an American candy, but there are different versions in other parts of the world. In Australia the candy has things like coconut and fruit jellies in it. The Rocky Road in the...
- Mondays With Maida - Marshmallows
Page 267 in the old book / page 293 in the new book No more cookies, but Maida ends the book with a couple of lagniappes. First up - marshmallows. If you've never made marshmallows before, it's worth doing at least once. It's really not difficult,...
- Mondays With Maida - Fudge Mallows
Page 211 in the old book / page 235 in the new book The Cookie Panel has spoken and they've said, no - demanded (think Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors), "CHOCOLATE!" Okay, so I'm still smarting from the panel's utter rejection of my beloved...
- Let There Be S'mores!
They said it couldn't be done. A gelatin-less marshmallow simply couldn't work. Straight up agar agar substitution didn't quite cut it. So, vegetarians & vegans looked on with sad faces & hungry bellies while others toasted their marshmallows...
- Chocolate, Graham Crackers, And Vegan Marshmallows...mmmmm
Today is National S'Mores Day! If only that mountain pie iron I bought would show up... I could make my own S'mores pie! With gelatin-free marshmallows, of course...lovely available from Vegan Essentials or select natural food stores....