S'mores are one of those treats that you never grow too old for. You loved them as a child, roasting the marshmallows over the bonfire at camp, and, as an adult, they still melt your heart (and taste buds).
And, though the classic graham cracker/marshmallow/chocolate concoction is nearly impossible to improve upon, there are still several other s'mores varieties that are definitely worth unbending that clothes hanger for.
The Elvis: The King made the peanut butter, bacon, and banana sandwich famous (sounds gross, but it's actually very good), so a s'mores version is graham crackers, peanut butter cup, marshmallow, and a banana slice. No bacon -- one of the few times that I don't think bacon would make it better.
Grasshopper: Graham crackers, Andes mints, and marshmallow.
Turtle: You've had turtle tracks ice cream, right? Same idea. Just add caramel and chopped pecans to the original s'more.
Oreo: Chocolate graham crackers, marshmallow, white chocolate, and Oreo crumbles.
Caribbean: Get a taste of the tropics with a Caribbean-themed s'more made of graham crackers, marshmallow, caramel, and coconut.
PB&J: The old-school favorite with a s'more twist -- graham crackers, marshmallow, peanut butter, and jelly.
Fruit Burst: Add your favorite fruits to the classic -- strawberries (my favorite), blueberries, cherries, etc.
Mexican: Graham crackers, marshmallows, milk chocolate, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Burst of Color: Though it doesn't really change the taste, adding rainbow sprinkles to the classic sure makes it pretty.
Banana Split: Take the delicious frozen treat and turn it into a s'more -- graham crackers, marshmallow, chocolate, strawberries, bananas, and nuts.
I don't know about you, but I'm ready to start a bonfire.
Have you ever tried any of these versions? Have any other s'mores recipes to share?
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I don't have a name for them, but here are a couple of variations that we have tried. You can use vanilla wafers, strawberry marshmellows and white chocolate. Kind of tastes a little like strawberry cheesecake. We have also done the reese peanut butter cup, but with chocolate graham crackers. Talk about amazing. I had a contest for my high school youth group to come up with as many creative s'mores as possible. We like to go to dollar general and just buy a bunch of different candy bars in the $1 packs and get an assortment of cookies (chocolate covered grahams, chocolate chip cookies, pin wheel cookies, chocolate covered peanut butter cookies... the list goes on and on.. It really makes our bonfires creative.
Our Sicilian family always used Nutella Chocolate/Hazelnut spread to make smores.
I make my smores with Peeps and Chicks. (: