Easy Peasy S'more Brownies

I adore s'mores.  All that chocolate-y, roasty, toasty, marshmallow-y goodness.  YUM!  (What I don't adore is the campfire smoke and bloodthirsty bugs that usually come along with them.  No, thank you!) I also adore my grand son.  And he adores cooking.  So, in honor of National S'mores Day - we whipped up some ooey, gooey and delicious s'more brownies!

To make these treats you'll need the following ingredients:

• Chocolate brownie mix
• Graham crackers
• Chocolate chips
• Mini marshmallows

The first step is to prepare the pan by lining it with parchment paper.  Then lay a single layer of graham crackers.

Next, prepare the chocolate brownie mix according to the instructions on the box. Pour over the graham crackers and bake for the time indicted. 

While the brownies bake, crush a couple of graham crackers into crumbs.

Once the brownies are done, remove them from the oven.  Cover the top with chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, and the graham cracker crumbs. 

Turn the oven to Broil.  Place the pan of brownies back in the oven for a few minutes to soften the chocolate and "toast" the marshmallows.

We like our marshmallows on the crispy side

Remove from oven.  Let brownies cool completely, slice, and Enjoy!

These brownies are incredibly simple, but oh so delicious!  Let me know if you decide to try them.

Please Sir... May I Have S'more?

I love Summer-time desserts.  OK.. .you caught me... I love desserts any time of year.  But there's something a little special about summer desserts: fresh watermelon, ice cream... and the most summery of all the desserts: S'mores!

I really enjoy a good S'more.  It's the smokey campfire I can do without.

Today you can find me over at  A Wise Woman Once Said  with my solution to bring your S'mores indoors.

S'mores Go Indoors

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Please Sir.. May I Have S'more?

It all started with a dream.  A delicious dream.  A dream of cupcakes.  This evening, the dream took shape.

S'more Cupcakes 

It began with turning graham crackers into crumbs in the food processor.  Measuring out 2 cups and setting the rest aside for later.

The measured 2 cups were mixed with 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 stick melted butter.  1 teaspoon of mixture was pressed gently into the bottom of each cupcake cup to make a crust of sorts and baked on 350 degrees for 4 minutes. 

In the meantime we made a chocolate cake batter.  Once the graham cracker crusts had slightly cooled, each cupcake cup was filled 2/3 full with the cake batter.   We sprinkled a bit of the leftover crust mixture on top of each one and then the cupcakes then went back in the oven for 18 minutes at 350 degrees.  After baking the cupcakes,  we allowed them to cool for 10 minutes.

Then, while still slightly warm, we frosted each one with marshmallow cream (slightly warm so the marshmallow cream would melt a bit, giving it the right ooey, gooey feel).  The finishing touch was sprinkling each with the graham cracker crumbs previously set aside and grating a Hershey bar over top. 

Creativity and Cupcakes - Part 2

The decision is made and provision are in.  The winners are:

S'more cupcakes and Peppermint Patty cupcakes. 

Stay tuned!!

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