The Ultimate S'more
As I bit down on my first bite, a banana squeezed out, right into the campfire. It could have been worse, it could have dribbled down my shirt like a chocolate and marshmallow slug. Or sneakily dribble onto the ground only to be stepped on and tracked into the camper!
I created the Ultimate S’more over a decade ago, long before I’d come across any s’mores cookbooks. I created the concoction when I was in a peanut butter and banana phase. Each day, I’d have a banana with peanut butter for a mid-morning (and sometimes afternoon snack). One week I went through an entire jar of peanut butter at work!
In my opinion, the mixture of chocolate and marshmallow further enhance the peanut butter and banana duo. I recommend complimenting the Ultimate S’more with a glass of milk.
Beyond the campfire
I’ll admit, the best s’mores are made in a microwave. I can perfectly melt the chocolate, plus monitor my marshmallow, stopping the microwave in an instant when it doubles its original size. At a low power setting, I can guarantee a perfectly melted marshmallow without a single burnt spot.
Revised campfire approach
My husband and I discovered the perfect campfire s’more at 10,000 feet camping above Breckenridge, CO, about a decade ago:
The mess begins!
Once the campfire had died down (preferably no flame, but just smoldering), place aluminum foil on a grate above the heat (we prefer a tripod to adjust the grate height). Place the graham cracker with chocolate (and peanut butter) on the foil and cover the s’mores in a foil pyramid. After about 10-15 minutes, raise up the tripod and after cooled, crack open the aluminum foil. Carefully extract the s’more and place the top graham cracker (and peanut butter and banana) on top and enjoy.
Going dark
I prefer semi-sweet chocolate chips over the traditional Hershey’s milk chocolate candy bar since I can adjust the amount of chocolate easily. Plus I can sample a couple of chips instead of polishing off the rest of the candy bar.
Ultimate Mess
Have a damp paper towel ready! With kids, graham cracker crumbs on the floor (unless you’re around the campfire), marshmallow in the hair, and chocolate smeared on the face is part of the s’more experience.
Now throw in a few more ingredients! Consider eating the Ultimate S’more a challenge, comparable to eating a one pound Briq’s ice cream cone on a hot day! If you can manage to squeeze in the chocolate, marshmallow, peanut butter, and banana between two graham crackers, best of luck biting down! When you squeeze down, be ready for the banana slices covered in a sticky goo to sneak out. The secret is to slice the bananas thin to reduce your odds of such a calamity. Also beware of warm peanut butter and melted chocolate oozing out from all sides! Consequently, I have reconsidered renaming what I call the “Ultimate S’more”, to the “Ultimate Mess”.
All the Ultimate S’more ingredients
The Ultimate S’more Recipe
Ingredients
One graham cracker, split
Six chocolate chips
One marshmallow
1 t peanut butter
Four thin slices of banana
Directions
Spread the peanut butter on each half of graham cracker. Place the bananas on top of the peanut butter on one half. Place the chocolate chips on one half of the other graham cracker. Roast (or microwave the marshmallow on the graham cracker with the chocolate on low power). Carefully place the graham cracker cover on the marshmallow half and bite into the oozing scrumptiousness! Be prepared with a damp paper towel for clean up!
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