Gourmet S’mores

Tuesday, 1 June 2010

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The other day I opened up a magical package:

A gourmet s’mores kit from Regional Best that I won at Tastestopping!

The vanilla marshmallows from KitchenWitch were my favorite part – fluffy homemade marshmallows coated with a light vanilla crust. As you know, I love homemade marshmallow and the vanilla just made it that much better. The high quality wafers of dark chocolate were also excellent.

The maple crackers were really good on their own -crunchy, with a sweet layer on one side- but were a bit too crispy for the s’mores in my opinion. They worked pretty well as an open-faced s’more, but with one on each side it was difficult to bite into. I still wanted to make something s’mores-like with the crackers, so I came up with a more grown-up version of s’mores:

Individual gourmet s’mores in ramekins!

By crushing the crackers and adding melted butter and a pinch of salt, the crunchy crackers were turned into the perfect crust for melted chocolate and puffy, gooey marshmallow. Although you can never replace the classic s’mores, this is a simple yet richer version of the campfire treat.

Gourmet S’mores

Makes 2 servings.

  • 1/2 C maple crackers (or graham crackers), crushed
  • 1 1/2 T unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2 wafers of chocolate
  • 2 large vanilla marshmallows

Preheat oven to 300°F.

Combine crackers, butter and salt and mix together with your fingers. Press half of mixture evenly into the bottom of a small ramekin. Place chocolate on top, and then marshmallow on top of that. Bake until marshmallow is puffed up and golden brown.


For more gourmet s’mores recipes, check out posts from other winners below!

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18 Responses to “Gourmet S’mores”
  1. Angela writes:
    No. 1 — June 1st, 2010 at 6:04 am

    What a great idea! I never would have thought to put S’mores into ramekins. Now I need to buy myself some ramekins, this may be the perfect excuse to do so!

  2. Stephanie writes:
    No. 2 — June 1st, 2010 at 6:19 am

    Thanks Angela! Go get some ramekins – they’re cheap and it’s so much fun to make individual desserts and other dishes!

  3. JulieD writes:
    No. 3 — June 1st, 2010 at 6:25 am

    Oooh, genius! I’m going to try your way soon!

  4. chef Dennis writes:
    No. 4 — June 1st, 2010 at 7:01 am

    who doesnt love smores…..these sound even better….where can I find maple crackers??
    those marshmellos are just beautiful!!
    thanks so much for sharing!!
    Dennis

  5. Evelyn writes:
    No. 5 — June 1st, 2010 at 7:21 am

    omg! smores in ramekins!!! that is brilliant! i have a ramekin obsession.

  6. megan writes:
    No. 6 — June 1st, 2010 at 8:48 am

    I want a s’more in a ramekin! Looks delicious!

  7. C and C Dish writes:
    No. 7 — June 1st, 2010 at 10:12 am

    Ahhh, S’mores, the pictures are great and I just love the idea of Gourmet S’mores=}

  8. The Housewife writes:
    No. 8 — June 1st, 2010 at 12:53 pm

    I love this! I can only imagine how surprised and happy anyone would be when this is placed in front of them!

  9. merrygourmet writes:
    No. 9 — June 1st, 2010 at 3:43 pm

    I love the way you used them! Fabulous!

  10. TasteStopping writes:
    No. 10 — June 1st, 2010 at 4:46 pm

    Wow! That is such a great idea. Not only were the ingredients gourmet versions of the classics, but in this case, the presentation was definitely gourmet. What a great way to bring a campfire favorite to your next dinner party. I am definitely going to try this!

    Congratulations on winning a Gourmet S’mores Kit from RegionalBest.com and thanks so much for joining in the TasteStopping S’mores Tasting. It has been so much fun!

    Best,
    Casey

  11. The Cilantropist writes:
    No. 11 — June 1st, 2010 at 7:01 pm

    Oh. Wow. I want one now. Can I win this kit too? :)

  12. RJ Flamingo writes:
    No. 12 — June 1st, 2010 at 7:49 pm

    That’s inspired! Love the presentation of a campfire favorite as elegant treat. :-)

  13. Stephanie writes:
    No. 13 — June 1st, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    You can get everything at regionalbest.com. The Middlebury Maple crackers are from Castleton Crackers. And the vanilla marshmallows are from Kitchen Witch.

  14. Carol Egbert writes:
    No. 14 — June 2nd, 2010 at 5:35 am

    I alway manage to set marshmallows on fire. This recipe would solve that problem. Thanks.

  15. Trendsetters writes:
    No. 15 — June 2nd, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    lovely smores

  16. Monet writes:
    No. 16 — June 2nd, 2010 at 7:04 pm

    Smores, smores, smores…what a fun kit and such great photos. I have everything I need to make some tonight!

  17. Heather writes:
    No. 17 — June 3rd, 2010 at 3:23 pm

    A perfect use for ramekins- why didn’t I think of that? Can’t wait to try this out!

  18. shelly (cookies and cups) writes:
    No. 18 — June 4th, 2010 at 4:51 am

    Oh WOW! This looks amazing!

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