Kitchen Table Blogs
Name: Jeanne Wieland
Kids: daughter, age 13; son, age 10
Works: editor, MilwaukeeMoms.com
Favorite part about being a mom: Built up my tolerance for bodily fluids of all sorts.
Least favorite part about being a mom: Constantly telling my kids to turn off the TV.
Famous for: Not caring who started it.
On today's "Morning Blend," metroparent magazine editor Rebecca Christman and I went on to share some very yummy s'more ideas that move the campfire dessert from ordinary to extraordinary.
We brought all sorts of things you can use instead of the traditional graham cracker and chocolate square to dress up your s'mores. The only requirement we had was that each s'more recipe had to include a roasted marshmallow -- the key ingredient to anything you'd call a s'more.
In case you missed the show, here are our s'more varieties:
1) graham crackers, caramel sauce, thin chocolate/caramel candy square (Ghiradelli makes the perfect type), roasted marshmallows
2) fudge stripe cookies, peanut butter, chocolate chips, roasted marshmallow
3) chocolate chip cookies, marshmallow fluff, chocolate mints (Andes would work well), roasted marshmallow
4) cinnamon graham crackers, caramel sauce, sliced apple, roasted marshmallow
5) vanilla wafer cookies, peanut butter, banana slices, roasted marshmallow
6) chocolate graham crackers, hazelnut spread (Nutella), shredded coconut, roasted marshmallow
We came up with a lot of other ideas, too, using different fruits and other types of sauces and spreads.
How about this fun idea? Invite all the neighbors over, fire up the grill or backyard fire pit and set out a "s'mores bar" with all the toppings mentioned here, plus any more you add.
Sounds like a good summer night to me.
Tags: Morning Blend : s'mores : recipes
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