Have you ever had a campfire in your oven? No? Well let’s change that! Okay, so maybe not exactly a literal campfire in your oven, but these S’mores Bars are a delight. They have the toasty flavor of an actual s’more, sans you smelling like smoke and getting attacked by heat! They’re perfect for those hot days when you want the taste of camping, but you can’t stand the heat. What I love most about these bars is how chewy they are. When I say chewy, I mean, they are impeccably chewy. But they are also crunchy thanks to the added graham cracker pieces on top. What I am trying to say is go make these smores bars now! Go make them for your mother, your brother, your classroom, your children, your camp friends, literally ANYONE will adore these. Or just make a batch for yourself (don’t worry, I won’t tell!). But most importantly, make these and enjoy them.
I wanna make them… but how do I get them to brown like pictures?
Worried about your oven over-heating your marshmallows, turning them into soup, and not having any browning to show for your toasting efforts? Don’t worry, I’ve been there too. All you need is a broiler. A toaster oven broiler, an oven broiler, a salamander, just any type of broiler will work fine. I use my oven broiler setting and turn it to high. Then, once everything has been baking and melded together, I simply hit the smores bars under the broiler for a couple of minutes until I achieve the golden brown I have been looking for. It’s as simple as that! But BE CAREFUL. When you are browning the mallows, you need to make sure you do not take your eyes off of them. The s’mores bars brown extremely quickly, so you have to watch them the whole time they are under the broiler. If you don’t, they could BURN, and no one wants that!
If you’re looking for more s’mores recipes, I highly recommend my S’mores Cake. It is delightful and will continue to fulfill all of your s’mores wishes!
S’mores Bars
Ingredients
For the Graham Cracker Crust:
- 3 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
- ⅔ cup Granulated Sugar
- ¾ cup Unsalted Butter (melted)
For the Toppings:
- 14 ounces Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 10 ounces Mini Marshmallows
- 6 ounces Milk Chocolate Chips
- 6 Graham Crackers
Instructions
For the Graham Cracker Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and sugar, whisk to combine.
- In a small sauce pan or in a microwave, melt your butter.
- Pour the melted butter into the bowl with the graham cracker crumbs and the sugar and mix together until the entire mixture is moist and looks like wet sand.
- Pat the crumb mixture into a 12 x 17 inch jelly roll pan, and use the bottom of a cup or spatula to press on the crumbs to flatten them evenly across the pan.
- Bake for 13 minutes.
For the Toppings:
- Remove the graham cracker crust from the oven (it should be crisp and no longer loose and sandy) and allow it to cool for about 5 minutes.
- After the crust is slightly cooled, drizzle the sweetened condensed milk over the entire crust, carefully spread the sweetened condensed milk with a spoon or offset spatula. Make sure to cover every inch of the crust!
- Add half of the marshmallows over the crust, then sprinkle all of the chocolate chips over that.
- Next, crumble the graham cracker sheets into small pieces and sprinkle those on top of the marshmallows and chocolate chips.
- Finish it off by adding the last half of the marshmallows to the top.
- Bake in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for about 10-15 minutes until the marshmallows begin to brown on top. If you are not seeing a lot of caramelization, you can set your oven to the broil setting for about 2-3 mintues. Check them every 30 seconds if you do use the broiler method as the marshmallows can go from brown to burnt very very quickly!
- Once the marshmallows have nicely caramelized, take the pan out of the oven and allow to cool for 2-3 hours. Cut into squares and enjoy! Depending on the size you cut the bars, this recipe makes 36-55 bars. They will keep well wrapped in aluminum foil at room temp for up to 5 days (if they last that long)!
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