Do More with S'mores + S'more Fondue Recipe

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My favorite time of year is when summer heat gives way to the beautiful sights and smells of fall. The trees begin to turn colors, the evenings turn crisp and chilly, and the smell of burning fire pits fills the evening air. Vacations have wrapped up, school has started, and people all across America are settling into their new schedules and routines as the fall sports season begins.

What better way to use your leftover Halloween candy than with a fire pit and the fireside staple — s’mores?

S’mores are a simple concept, really. Graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate. Melt the marshmallow until it’s nice and gooey, then combine it with the chocolate and sandwich it between two graham crackers. Pretty easy, right? Well, it is if you want a basic S’more. Did you know that there are many other ways to enjoy your favorite fireside treat? Just as there are many ways to make your S’more, there are just as many ways to cook it (or not cook it at all).

S’more Ingredients

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First, let’s explore ingredients.

Our new family favorite is a S’more made with a peanut butter cup rather than a chocolate bar. You can also use any candy bar you like instead of plain chocolate. Adding fruit is becoming popular in our part of the country as well; banana and peach slices seem to be the favorites. Mixing fruit, chocolate, marshmallow, and graham crackers adds another layer of flavor and helps balance the treat’s sweetness.

Let’s Make a S’more

Second, let’s look at the different ways to make s’mores.

You can make S’mores in an ice cream cone
S’more Dip
Individual cups (in a muffin tin or ramekin)
The new way is in a fondue (can be made in a slow cooker or heavy-duty pan)

S’more Fondue Recipe (Slow Cooker Style)

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Ingredients:

15 ounces milk chocolate bar, broken into bits
1 10-ounce package of large marshmallows
1/2 cup half-and-half or light cream
Assorted dippers (such as graham cracker snack sticks, halved graham cracker squares, and/or large marshmallows)

Directions:

In a slow cooker, stir together chocolate, marshmallows, and half-and-half.
Cover and cook on low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring once. Whisk until the mixture is smooth.
Serve fondue with your selected dippers!

Lunchtime S’mores

When my kids want me to pack them a S’more for their lunch, I simply use graham crackers and put chocolate or chocolate/peanut butter spread on the cracker, add marshmallow fluff, and there you have an easy, much less messy version of a S’more that the kids can take to school in their lunch box!

Written By: Jackie Palmer