I ate a lot of s’mores as a kid. It all started at our family’s annual summer vacations to Kentucky Lake. Later, at home, my sister and I would make them regularly in the microwave. Authentic “camp” flavor doesn’t happen in the microwave, but it was fun to watch them rise and (nearly!) explode.
It probably comes as no surprise that hershey bars and jet puffed marshmallows aren’t quite my thing anymore. So, last weekend, Jack and I headed to Whole Foods where we gathered ideas and ingredients to make these fancy pants gourmet s’mores.
Most of our inspiration came from the fancy chocolate aisle. I could lose myself in that section all day… So. many. pretty. packages. Jack waited impatiently while I decided which bars looked prettiest together which flavors would go best together.
Truth be told, we tried to make our own homemade vegan marshmallows. It was a big fail, but these vegan homemade-like ones by Sweet and Sara are awesome. (Find them in the refrigerated section).
To keep things somewhat classic, we used regular (365 brand) graham crackers. We also stocked up on fruit and a jar of Jeni’s Salty Caramel Sauce. (I never said these were going to be healthy s’mores!).
Here are the combos we came up with! They were all delicious but I think our favorite was the one with strawberries & white chocolate (made with the Divine White Chocolate & Strawberries bar, pictured above).
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fancy s’mores
- graham crackers
- marshmallows
- variety of fancy chocolates
- fruit such as: bananas, strawberries, blackberries
- salted caramel
- almond butter
- roast marshmallows over a campfire (or your gas stove).
- Assemble s'mores.
- Smush and eat!
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I think a good combination for a s’more would be peanut butter, banana and marshmallow.
These are already making my mouth water! Yum! We recently went camping and made a delicious “banana split” over the campfire – while still in the peel, slice the banana down the center and stuff the opening full of mini marshmallows and chocolate chips. Wrap the entire banana in tin foil and place on the campfire grill for about 15 minutes, flipping occasionally. I think the scooped-out end product would be delicious between two graham crackers!
I’ve never seen anyone tweak smores with different flavors. Love it!
i tried s’mores with reese’s instead of chocolate last summer- INSANE!
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I am dreaming of S’Mores now! Visions of graham crackers topped with a bit of melty marshmallow, my homemade macadamia coconut butter, a thin sliced of grilled pineapple and a drizzle of raw dark chocolate (cacao and honey) to finish it all off. I bet some salted caramel would be yummy in place of the chocolate too….can’t wait to try both versions!
I’m thinking almond bark over crushed blueberries!
white chocolate and raspberry of course. dark chocolate and cuties. chocolate hazelnut and vegan marshmallow. shortbread sugar cookies with dark chocolate..slightly burnt marshmallows are a given for each of these.
I like tart fruit in my s’mores…pineapple, mango, strawberry…
Dark chocolate and sea salt caramel!
mmmm. delicious. what about a Java smore? chocolate covered espresso beans in with the marshmallow.
Yum – I love s’mores! My fancy s’more idea would be vanilla marshmallows (they used to sell them at WFM – not sure if they still do!) and salted caramel chocolate. Sweet and salty is my favorite combination!
I have to say that I don’t think I have ever had a s’mores combo other than the traditional Hersheys and marshmallows. What a world you have opened! I could see doing something with white chocolate (my favorite) and peaches. I think that would be awfully tasty with some graham crackers. Thanks for the post!
Hmm…what about espresso bean dark chocolate, coconut butter, and of course a vegan mallow!
I would make dark chocolate covered crushed coffee beans with marshmallow and cinnamon graham crackers.
Those all look amazing. I would make smores with homemade bourbon marshmallows, dark chocolate, a bit of sea salt, and graham crackers.
One of my favorite combos is Nutella + fresh raspberries!
These look devilishly yummy! I will not be returning to the old nabisco/hershey standbys.
As a child, I used to love peanut butter with raspberry fluff sandwiches- How about a combination of vegan marshmallows with peanut butter and raspberry preserves! Mmmm, tasty nostalgia.
homemade strawberry marshmallows with dark chocolate, fantastico!
I love the idea of nutella, bananas, graham crackers and vegan marshmallows!
Sweet cherry and dark chocolate
seasonal and perfect!
Oh yum, this is dangerous. All of those that you made are so gorgeous! My dream s’more would probably include nutella, raspberries, and toasted coconut.