I ate a lot of s’mores as a kid. It all started at our family’s annual summer vacations to Kentucky Lake. Later, at home, my sister and I would make them regularly in the microwave. Authentic “camp” flavor doesn’t happen in the microwave, but it was fun to watch them rise and (nearly!) explode.
It probably comes as no surprise that hershey bars and jet puffed marshmallows aren’t quite my thing anymore. So, last weekend, Jack and I headed to Whole Foods where we gathered ideas and ingredients to make these fancy pants gourmet s’mores.
Most of our inspiration came from the fancy chocolate aisle. I could lose myself in that section all day… So. many. pretty. packages. Jack waited impatiently while I decided which bars looked prettiest together which flavors would go best together.
Truth be told, we tried to make our own homemade vegan marshmallows. It was a big fail, but these vegan homemade-like ones by Sweet and Sara are awesome. (Find them in the refrigerated section).
To keep things somewhat classic, we used regular (365 brand) graham crackers. We also stocked up on fruit and a jar of Jeni’s Salty Caramel Sauce. (I never said these were going to be healthy s’mores!).
Here are the combos we came up with! They were all delicious but I think our favorite was the one with strawberries & white chocolate (made with the Divine White Chocolate & Strawberries bar, pictured above).
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fancy s’mores
- graham crackers
- marshmallows
- variety of fancy chocolates
- fruit such as: bananas, strawberries, blackberries
- salted caramel
- almond butter
- roast marshmallows over a campfire (or your gas stove).
- Assemble s'mores.
- Smush and eat!
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These pictures fill me with nostalgia but yours are a much more elegant version of my childhood memories. I have been searching for vegan marshmallows, must try harder x
there are 2 types – one was at whole foods in the baking section, near the baking chocolate (in a bag – I can’t remember what the name of the brand was), but we really loved the Sweet Sara ones that taste fresh and more homemade (in the refrigerator, near the tofu).
How beautiful are all of these, and they sound so wonderfully delicious!! Love all of the flavors, and now I’m majorly craving a fancy-pants s’more. I would love to try your strawberry white chocolate one, but I could also definitely go for something with dark chocolate, sea salt, and caramel.
chocolate graham cracker + peanut butter + marshmallow + oreo crumbs
graham cracker + dark chocolate peanut butter cup + grilled bananas + marshmallow + coconut bacon
chocolate graham cracker + dark chocolate + coconut marshmallows + toasted coconut + strawberry jam
Forgot the savory-
Savory cracker + blackberry + goat cheese + sage + honey
although I’m a pb and dark chocolate addict, I would probably go for a smores with coconut mana, lil touch of honey, and some rasberry jam (with the seeds)!!!!
Elvis s’mores: graham crackers, peanut butter, sliced banana, dark chocolate and marshmallows
My Whole Foods carries Sweet and Sara’s coconut marshmallows. I like combining them with a rich dark chocolate, and a slice of banana or mango. If you are really feeling ambitious, you could sub a homemade macadamia shortbread cookie for the graham cracker.
I enjoy adding an Andes mint to my s’mores.
I would do a typical s’more with graham crackers, marshmallows, and dark choclate almond bar squares + a nice addition of marzipan (“almond paste”) spread on both sides!
I just went camping last weekend, and this was a fancy favorite:
– roasted marshmallow
– Venchi chocolate hazelnut spread (Nutella works too!)
– thin slice of banana
– graham crackers
Bon appetit!
i think smores would be amazing with some natural peanut butter!
I would use my homemade earl grey caramel marshmallows (inspired by localmilkblog.com) theo sea salt dark chocolate bar and homemade vanilla wafers in a big rectangle shape, like a graham cracker but vanilla-y-er
I think hazelnut butter, very dark chocolate with flaked salt, thin slices of crisp asian apple or pear and burnt marshmallow…. the cherry and dark chocolate ideas sound fab as well…. I’m not a white chocolate fan so I won’t be trying those, but more power to those who love them…
I would try using some kind of girl scout cookie (like thin mints) instead of the graham crackers. I also like the idea of a “death by chocolate” kind of one by using chocolate graham crackers, dark chocolate, chocolate sprinkles, chocolate syrup, chocolate marshmallows, and any other chocolate thing you can think of!
I would try a pina-colada smore by adding pineapple chunks and shredded coconut with dark chocolate, a marshmallow, and the graham crackers. I would even like to do more of a winter/christmasy kind of smore with crushed candy canes and a mix of white chocolate and dark chocolate because I love the flavors of winter! It would be kind of like peppermint bark:)
I’ve never tried using artisanal marshmallows but id love that and to sub a strawberry coulis for your caramel sauce. And of course with the chocolate, the darker the better!
nutella, coconut flakes with marshmallow & graham cracker….or maybe with biscoff!
I’d love to make a banana and nutella smores! Or adding a few sprigs of fresh mint to a traditional smores. Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
Nutella and bananas
Cinnamon graham crackers smeared with homemade dulce de leche, toasted marshmallows, dark chocolate, and bacon crumbles. Oh. My. Gawd.
Mmm I love the idea of a dark chocolate, peanut butter, banana s’more. Also I could see chocolate, lavender, marshmallow?