529921 Tue Jun 17 10:33:19 -0700 2008 18 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 3787784 I'm craving graham crackers. I want six or seven notches better than Keebler, but nothing clever. Can anyone suggest a widely-available store brand or mail order source? Tue Jun 17 10:33:21 -0700 2008 10089 Jim Leff 1 3788188 The cinnamon grahams sold at Trader Joe's are really delicious. Tue Jun 17 12:17:42 -0700 2008 3787784 12268 mollyomormon 2 3789533 I'm with Molly. Those TJ's cinnamon grahams are really addictive. I like to dip them in good black tea. Tue Jun 17 20:22:00 -0700 2008 3788188 64882 Vetter 3 3790195 The TJ's grahams are sugary and cinnamony and oh so yummy. But Beware, I tried making a s'more in the microwave with a TJ's graham, piece of choco and marshmallow and burned my tounge since the sugar on the graham crystalized. -- So these bad boys are better to eat plain :) Wed Jun 18 06:55:25 -0700 2008 3789533 164437 tigerd 4 3792010 If you use a wood fire or grill for the marshmallows (or even the micro) but leave the graham crackers alone, they make the best s'mores - my cookout gang gave the TJ graham crackers rave reviews. Wed Jun 18 14:18:11 -0700 2008 3790195 17220 Claudette 4 3850778 The crystallized sugar on those TJ grahams are what I crave. I just like to crumble them in a bowl and pour milk on them. Tue Jul 08 19:37:22 -0700 2008 3790195 159158 HSBSteveM 1 3788954 The only store-bought graham crackers that I like are the Nabisco Original (NOT honey) Grahams in the red box. The difference between these and every other graham cracker available in your average supermarket is that they don't contain honey -- they contain molasses like the original recipe that I've liked since I was a kid. They are not available in the west, so I order them from www.netgrocer.com. When you get there, search for Nabisco Original Grahams. Tue Jun 17 15:59:17 -0700 2008 3787784 10644 Nancy Berry 2 3795983 Wow, I found some (they're at my local supermarket). As soon as I had a bite, I instantly remembered that I'd last had these at Hilltop Country Day School, age 6. I recognized the flavor right away, and the recipe hasn't changed (at least not meaningfully). Yeah, the molasses are the diff. I had a very sophisticated palate as a kid, though I didn't always know what to call things. I can recall zooming in on the molasses, it almost provoked a synesthetic reaction then, and does still. It's sort of the very opposite of the more artisanal kind of product I was yearning for, but I'm loving the nostalgia blast, thanks! Thu Jun 19 18:07:43 -0700 2008 3788954 10089 Jim Leff 1 3790522 In the baby aisle, try Earth's Best Organic apple cinnamon grahams. They're ultra-healthy -- whole-grain flour, sweetened with fruit juice -- but surprisingly tasty and crunchy. I think a lot of graham crackers taste like sawdust and that the sugar-topped ones are too sweet, which is why I like these. Wed Jun 18 08:28:42 -0700 2008 3787784 12233 Pia 1 3790533 Thanks Jeff. Now I am craving graham crackers and peanut butter........LOL Wed Jun 18 08:32:15 -0700 2008 3787784 11990 Janet from Richmond 1 3790768 I like plain old Nabisco Honey Maid. I've tried various organic/natural/"premium" brands, and none of them taste right to me. It must be a taste I formed in childhood, and even something "better" isn't as good. Wed Jun 18 09:31:22 -0700 2008 3787784 138816 jlafler 2 3791200 Graham crackers didn't contain honey when I was growing up in upstate New York in the 1950's. They were sweetened with molasses and made with coarse Graham flour and that's the taste that I associate with them. Honey just doesn't taste right and it changes the texture of the cracker from coarse to kind of mushy. As I said in another post, I actually mail order the original Nabisco Graham cracker from ShopRite Supermarket's website, Netgrocer.com. And when friends or family come to visit from back East, they know that they should pack a few boxes of these, some Social Tea Biscuits and some my-t-fine pudding mixes in their bags for me. Wed Jun 18 11:02:16 -0700 2008 3790768 10644 Nancy Berry 1 3791224 anyone do homemades? are they worth it? Wed Jun 18 11:06:06 -0700 2008 3787784 184055 beelzebozo 2 3791350 I made homemade from a recipe in last month's food&wine mag. I thought they tasted like graham crackers and were really tasty, but I didn't roll them out thin enough so they didn't have the graham cracker texture. I'm going to try them again soon. They were easy to make, btw. Wed Jun 18 11:31:33 -0700 2008 3791224 182389 cookingodyssey 3 3791498 care to summarize the recipe? or is it on their website? Wed Jun 18 12:08:47 -0700 2008 3791350 184055 beelzebozo 1 3791288 I heard someone talk about liking Tiny Trapeze at Whole Food...I've never had them but she talked about them quite a bit. Wed Jun 18 11:18:24 -0700 2008 3787784 27275 ML8000 1 3819464 I used to really like the not too sweet flavor and crispy, almost flaky texture of New Morning brand grahams, but the last few boxes I bought weren't the same. They'd been out of stock for a while, so I asked and was told the company had to find a new baker. They're not the same, or weren't when I last bought them, which gosh, may have been a year or more ago. They're expensive, over $4 a box, so I hate to buy them if they're still not right. Fri Jun 27 10:42:00 -0700 2008 3787784 24126 amyzan 2 3847225 Only homemade. Fun to make, too. Will look up my recipe and post it. Mon Jul 07 19:48:47 -0700 2008 3819464 206532 chefathome 3 3850310 Yes, please! Tue Jul 08 16:45:04 -0700 2008 3847225 24126 amyzan