In the spirit of summer traditions I thought I would try making my favorite childhood treat, the smore! I was craving a smore the other night and since I can't have a bonfire in my backyard I thought I'd try making them in the oven. When I was a kid I remember my brother and I making them in the microwave, but that doesn't work too well if you don't catch the growing marshmallow in time because it makes an awful mess to clean up when it explodes! ha! So I preheated the oven to 450 degrees and placed 2 graham crackers on a baking sheet topped with 2 marshmallows. After 4 minutes the marshmallow was perfect golden brown. So then I took 2 other graham crackers and put 2 small squares of a really good milk chocolate on them. Then I took the hot crackers with the marshmallows and topped the chocolate graham cracker pieces. Then I put them back in the oven for 1-2 minutes and I had perfect smores! They were such a yummy treat! I got out the lawn chair in the back yard and enjoyed my smores while reading a great book! My idea of a good time! Although I wouldn't eat them everyday because they are full of bad stuff like high fructose corn syrup, they do make a fun treat when eaten in moderation. They do have some healthier versions of marshmallows at the co-op, so maybe next time I''ll plan ahead instead of my late night craving run.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Smores
In the spirit of summer traditions I thought I would try making my favorite childhood treat, the smore! I was craving a smore the other night and since I can't have a bonfire in my backyard I thought I'd try making them in the oven. When I was a kid I remember my brother and I making them in the microwave, but that doesn't work too well if you don't catch the growing marshmallow in time because it makes an awful mess to clean up when it explodes! ha! So I preheated the oven to 450 degrees and placed 2 graham crackers on a baking sheet topped with 2 marshmallows. After 4 minutes the marshmallow was perfect golden brown. So then I took 2 other graham crackers and put 2 small squares of a really good milk chocolate on them. Then I took the hot crackers with the marshmallows and topped the chocolate graham cracker pieces. Then I put them back in the oven for 1-2 minutes and I had perfect smores! They were such a yummy treat! I got out the lawn chair in the back yard and enjoyed my smores while reading a great book! My idea of a good time! Although I wouldn't eat them everyday because they are full of bad stuff like high fructose corn syrup, they do make a fun treat when eaten in moderation. They do have some healthier versions of marshmallows at the co-op, so maybe next time I''ll plan ahead instead of my late night craving run.
This is a brilliant technique for a smore. John and I made these with our toaster oven for a late night snack both agreed this made the "perfect" marshmallow. Thanks for this great idea!!
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