Before this summer, it had been years since I'd had a s'more. For you poor unfortunate souls who don't know what a s'more is - it is an American summertime tradition involving graham crackers, chocolate and marshmallows.
Usually s'mores are made outside, marshmallows skewered on sticks and roasted over a campfire or charcoal grill. The perfect s'more is one where the marshmallow is toasty brown on the outside and creamy goo on the inside. There is some argument on the benefit of catching your marshmallow on fire, although I've never been a fan of "well done" s'mores.
Why are they called s'mores? Well, b/c when made properly, they are so good that you'll want some-more!
Alas, I have no outdoor fire source and after attempting to roast a marshmallow over a candle (bad idea) I had to come up with a better alternative.
Enter the microwave. We have an 1100/1200 watt microwave oven. Here is how to make yummy indoor s'mores…
Layer a graham cracker, square of chocolate and a marshmallow on a plate. Nuke at high for 12 seconds. Your marshmallow will expand and might even roll off your chocolate. Do not panic. After the 12 seconds, place your second graham cracker on top of your marshmallow (if your marshmallow rolled off the chocolate just sort of roll it back on to your stack).
Smoosh and EAT! Yumm!
For gourmet s'mores try orange chocolate, mint chocolate or even chili chocolate bars (all three of which are available at my local Aldi store!
bon appetit!
