658418 Fri Oct 09 19:53:07 -0700 2009 13 31 Home Cooking 0 5092623 I love smores, and I want to have a smores party this fall. I'm trying to think of different variations on the traditional ingredients, but always resulting in a delicious, gooey dessert. Any ideas? Fri Oct 09 19:53:07 -0700 2009 133728 esquimeaux 1 5092683 How about: Nutella instead of a chocolate bar A little bit of peanut butter or crushed peanuts Sliced bananas Shredded, toasted coconut Different kinds of crackers Homemade marshmallow? (Or W-S marshmallow- sooo good!) Fri Oct 09 20:34:02 -0700 2009 5092623 108820 QSheba 1 5092693 Do you want different ingredients in the form a traditional s'more or the s'more reworked into another form? We had a interesting dessert at a culinary school(Sage Bistro in Omaha)---S'more soup --thick hot chocolate shot with a home made graham cracker stick and home made marshmallow. Some other ideas: http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/semifreddo-smores http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chocolate-smores-cake If you wanted to keep with the idea of the traditional form, use homemade graham crackers. good dark chocolate. and home made marshmallows. You could add toasted pecans. coconut, dried fruit. Maybe use a chocolate thin wafer with caramel sauce and the marshmallow. You might also use white chocolate. You might change the flavor of the marshmallows http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2006/01/02/strawberry-marshmallows Fri Oct 09 20:38:56 -0700 2009 5092623 11958 wekick 1 5092707 - re QSheba's suggestion of different types of "crackers" - chocolate wafers, vanilla wafers, gingersnaps, oatmeal cookies, chocolate chip cookies - fruit spreads, caramel sauce, butterscotch sauce - white chocolate, Mexican chocolate Fri Oct 09 20:45:58 -0700 2009 5092623 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 5092797 Better Homes and Gardens had a recipe years ago for s'mores w/jam. i can't find the recipe but found one close to it. IIRC, the BHG recipe didn't have white chocolate. http://www.stonewallkitchen.com/navrecipedetail.aspx?Recipe=WhiteChocolateandJamSmores I think carmel and toasted marshmallows between two chocolate (not dipped) graham crackers would be really good. Fri Oct 09 22:21:06 -0700 2009 5092623 13030 free sample addict aka Tracy L 1 5092827 Not that far from traditional, but on one of the Barefoot Contessa episodes, she made them using chocolate Digestives. I bought some milk chocolate Digestives for that very purpose, but I keep forgetting to buy marshmallows, and keep eating the biscuits as is. Fri Oct 09 23:11:48 -0700 2009 5092623 12947 gmm 1 5093208 Our family riff on S'mores is fondue. Chocolate (dark) in one pot, melted marshmallows in another. A dish of graham cracker "dust" and a variety of items to dip & roll like pretzel logs, fresh fruit, poundcake & cheesecake squares. Loads of fun! Sat Oct 10 08:09:10 -0700 2009 5092623 36312 HillJ 1 5093664 I run a girl scout camp...I see more s'mores every year than I even care to recall. While we make very shi shi s'mores at home with Valrhona chocolate, toasted marzipan squares and homemade marshmallows, the girls this summer created their own s'mores buffet, with several different flavors of those Ghirardelli filled chocolate squares -- raspberry, caramel, mint, etc... No mess, no fuss, really great. The real artistry is in the toasting technique... :) Sat Oct 10 12:59:27 -0700 2009 5092623 72330 tsfirefly 1 5093669 I just make regular smores using good dark chocolate and put sliced strawberries and kumquats inside. Sat Oct 10 13:04:14 -0700 2009 5092623 19937 Kater 2 5093731 writing down kumquats...must try! Sat Oct 10 13:39:21 -0700 2009 5093669 36312 HillJ 1 5094166 I use dark chocolate with chili instead of Hershey bars. Sat Oct 10 18:09:38 -0700 2009 5092623 50613 weezycom 1 5094193 Dulce de leche in place or in addition to the (dark) chocolate. Sat Oct 10 18:30:51 -0700 2009 5092623 106932 Agent Orange 1 5094234 Haven't had it myself, but I've been told that replacing the chocolate bar with a Reese's PB cup is decadent. I'd imagine any mixed/combo chocolate bar would work. If you want something different in addition (a little less s'more-like exactly), our scouts have enjoyed banana boats (banana in skin, sliced down the middle, filled with chocolate chips and mini marshmallows -- then wrapped in foil and baked in the coals). You can also do chips and marshmallows in a flour tortilla, fold, wrap in foil and bake. I like the ideas of changing the graham cracker for other cookies -- but there is something about that graham taste with the super sweet marshmallow.... Sat Oct 10 19:00:08 -0700 2009 5092623 63260 eamcd 1 5094671 Here's a quick mini-Smores twist: mini-marshmallows topping a LU Le Petit Ecolier Biscuit (milk or dark, your choice). Eight mini-marshmallows fit pretty snugly atop the chocolate, and a quick trip in the oven or toaster oven seals the deal. Sun Oct 11 05:59:34 -0700 2009 5092623 95137 mcsheridan