I love s’mores, but they are awfully messy. No matter how I eat them, I always end up with strands of melted marshmallow all over my chin and caked in my hair. These bars are the perfect solution. I do miss the campfire a little bit, but my marshmallow-free hair is totally making up for it (not to mention these taste about 10,000 times better than actual s’mores). A big thanks to Kim at Lovin’ From the Oven for the recipe!
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 king-sized milk chocolate bars (e.g. Hershey’s)
1 1/2 cups marshmallow creme/fluff (not melted marshmallows)
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture and mix at a low speed until combined.
Divide dough in half and press half of dough into an even layer on the bottom of the prepared pan. Place chocolate bars over dough. 2 king-sized Hershey’s bars should fit perfectly side by side, but break the chocolate (if necessary) to get it to fit in a single layer no more than 1/4 inch thick. Spread chocolate with marshmallow creme or fluff. Place remaining dough in a single layer on top of the fluff (most easily achieved by flattening the dough into small shingles and laying them together).
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
Recipe by Lovin’ From the Oven
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Even though its 100 degrees outside, I’ve got these in the oven right now. the smell is heavenly! I think maybe next time I’ll try a layer of caramel (melted, mixed with some evaporated milk, a la the filling for turtle brownies) as well, to make them like “hush ‘em ups” (which we used to make along with s’mores in girl scouts– jam a caramel square on the end of your roasting stick with the marshmallow so they melt and get all gooey together– sooo good.)
Looking forward to trying this I will let you know how it comes out :)
Can you use regular marshmallow instead of fluff?
I think regular marshmallows will harden after the bars cool off, while the fluff stays soft and gooey even after cooling.
How many ounces of chocolate are we talking, here? :) Wondering if you mean the “king size” bars at the checkout line, or the BIG bars in the candy aisle? Thanks – these look yummy!
I got mine in the candy aisle. If you put two next to each other they should be big enough to fill an 8″ x 8″ baking pan.
Just made these… kinda sad I didn’t realize the recipe needed the GIANT hershey bars and not the king sized… haven’t cut into them yet, but I’m afraid there won’t be enough chocolate so I sprinkled some chocolate chips on top… hoping they still taste good. And make sure you get the giant hershey bars, not the king sized ones in the checkout aisle.
I just put these in the oven…doubled the recipe for a 9×13 pan and used 7 regular sized Hershey bars (I’m wondering if milk chocolate chips might be a little cheaper…)
Anyway, I’m so excited about this. I don’t eat pork, or anything with gelatin (which means I’ve had to cut marshmallows from my life unless I make my own…which I’m not opposed to when I have time.) I love that this uses marshmallow cream instead (thus, no gelatin.) I can’t wait to get these out of the oven, and I’m not sure they will cool completely before I dig in!
Just make your own marshmallows or look for vegan marshmallows or kosher marshmallows. Making your own is easy and yummy! the kosher and vegan ones can get a little pricy, so I’d use those for when you get a craving and don’t have the time to make your own…
Alaina, you can buy kosher marshmallows.
Mine are cooling right now. :) I doubled the recipe for 9×13 pan and 3 GIANT Hershey bars fit in perfectly. Can’t wait to try!
I made them tonite!! The only thing I would change would be less flour if possible, and more graham crackers!! I could taste the flour…oh well next time
They were very very yummmy!! Oh and mine didnt cool completely…lol
I just made these yesterday for 4th of July and let me tell you… they were a HUGE hit! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Where can I find the marshmallows fluff? Or how can I make it? Thank you!! :)
Marshmallow fluff is available in grocery stores throughout the US, or another reader suggested searching for marshmallow cream recipes online since it’s mostly just egg whites and sugar.
Hopefully that helps! :)
Holy crap these are the best thing ever! Making them tonight for the 2nd time! SOOOO good. :) Try it out!
Would it be possible to use a pre-made graham cracker pie crust & invert a second one to go on top?
I’m not sure if that would work or not. Wouldn’t you have a big hollow graham cracker pie crust pocket then—since the marshmallow cream and chocolate wouldn’t fill the top inverted crust?
Thank you so much for this!!! I’ve missed s’mores since I went vegetarian. This will be made a LOT in my house. :)
Just make your own marshmallows, or use vegan marshmallows (they do exist, but are harder to find and are more expensive).
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Finally tried it! It came out amazingggggg! Thank you for sharing!
We went camping this last weekend but couldn’t make a fire due to fire danger restrictions. I made these instead of real S’mores and they were awesome! Thanks for the recipe!
I made this last night and it was AMAZING! Thank you for the wonderful recipe!
-Sara
Made this the other day and it was just AWESOME! Thanks for sharing such a great recipe : )
This really should be illegal. I can’t stop staring at the pictures…
I made this tonight and it was delicious but what is the best thing to do with leftovers? Should I put it in the fridge or just wrap it and leave it out? And how should I serve the leftovers?
I kept my leftovers in an airtight container on the counter. I liked the leftovers best reheated for a few seconds in the microwave so the chocolate got a little melty.
I found them too sweet but wondered why you couldn’t use mini marshmallows instead of the cream cause marshmallows are not so sweet How many ounces are the giant bars?
I think mini marshmallows will harden after the bars cool off, while the fluff stays soft and gooey even after cooling. I’m not sure how many ounces the giant bars are since I already ate mine. :) Two of them side by side will fill a 8″ x 8″ pan.
Yup, what Amanda said, I made a similar recipe today, with mini marshmallows, and, while QUITE delicious, the marshmallows do get kinda tough, so next time I will try this recipe, or at least sub in marshmallow fluff for the mallows. :)
What program/filter did you use to edit this picture? I love it.
I use Photoshop to edit my photos.
There is a burning ban here in central new york due to lack of rain and my cousins 13th birthday party is tonight. We usually have a bonfire with s’mores. We arn’t able to do that this year so I made these. Cant wait to try. Hopefully they are a hit. My bf tried to eat the jar of fluff on me before I made them. They never grow up I swear, but thanks for the recipe :)
Mmmm … We had these for a date night in the other night and now we are making them for friends tonight … So good. I hope there won’t be any leftovers this time though; it’s hard to have these on the kitchen counter and not think about them all day!
Just attempted this, it’s in the oven now! thank you so much for posting it! Can’t wait to try it!!
Are these sturdy enough to be eaten with your hands-finger food- or do they require a fork as shown I the picture?
When they’re warm they’re super gooey, but as they cool and solidify a fork isn’t necessary.
Wow! These are absolutely amazing. I took them to a BBQ and they were gone before we even had dinner!
Cela semble divin !!
Made these for my nephew’s birthday party today. They were a HUGE hit! I think I will use the king-sized Hershey bars next time (they were a little too rich for me) and increase the graham crackers/decrease the flour. However, AMAZING recipe. Thanks for sharing!!
Made these tonight for a get together. Simply. Amazing. Thanks for the recipe!
Made them tonight for the 5th or 6th time in as many weeks. Everyone loves them. I did cut down on the fluff, used the regular size Hershey bars and added mini cho chips. Also, added more graham cracker crumbs and less flour. Thanks for sharing…they are amazing!
Make.These.Now.
I found the best way to get the top layer on it to roll dough in between parchment paper to size of pan and then just flip the parchment paper over onto the top of pan, voila! Worked like a charm. Just thought id share!!
Amber, I LOVE it! What a great idea. :)
Hi there! These look so yummy and easy, I wanna make them for my boy :0)
Do you think there would be any way of incorporating peanut butter into this? My son could only love them even more that way!
Thanks so much!
To incorporate peanut butter, you could get ghiardeli peanutbutter squares or something similar for the chocolate layer. Or- throw some peanut butter chips in the mix
Perhaps spread some PB on the graham crust layer? I bet that would be super yummy, like the reeses smores that I love to make! Or… maybe you could sub reeses cups for the hersheys bars, like you would for a reeses smore?
you think they’d be just as good with dark chocolate?
has anyone tried that yet?
How do you reccomend serving them?
I ate mine right out of the pan. ;)
How do you store them? can you make them ahead for a party? how long do they stay soft for?
Just took these out of the oven, and while my house smells heavenly they look NOTHING like yours HAHAH. The marshmallow cream TOOK OVER the top of my “graham crust” and is splurging out everywhere HAHAH. I could care less what they look like though they are SOOOOO good! Just what a pregnant mommy needs to take the edge off hahah! Thanks!
Has anyone made these ahead of time and put in the freezer??? Just wondering if Marshmellow fluff can be froze??? Have a family fathering and wanted to make them a week ahead.
I made these bars last night but substituted the chocolate bars for 1 & 1/2 cups of milk chocolate chips and the marshmallow fluff for 1 & 1/3 cups of mini marshmallows. They were amazing warm and still good later when cooled. They didn’t last long enough to store overnight (I took them to a neighbourhood party and only got 1) but if any had remained, I think I would have put them in the microwave for 35 seconds. Thanks for posting this!
I just made these. I used a baking pan that has a lid. I lined the lid with foil and pressed the top crust into the lid on top of the foil. Then I lifted the lid with the foil and top crust and flipped it right on top like a pancake. I was a little bit afraid it would crumble but it held together. I had to patch a crack, so I would leave a bit out to do that with next time.
Do you think i could make these a day ahead or should you wait to eat them till just after they are out of the oven? Going to a football party and feel bad to have to ask the host for me to pop something in her oven to cook.
You could make them the day before, but I would heat them up a little before serving them because they are better warm. :)
I want to make these for wedding favors! How far in advance do you think I can make them and they are still good?
I’m not sure Andriana. Every time I make them they are gone in a day or two. :) You might have to make a batch and experiment.
yumm sounds delish!! :)
I really want to try these, but how do I store them after baking?
I just left mine on the counter in an airtight container.
I believe that Reese’s now make a peanut butter bar, for those that would like some peanut butter in their s’mores. I would be curious to see if that might work too!
Can’t wait to try. I have two jars of fluff in the pantry left over from a fudge recipe and didn’t know what I would do with them. Now I know!
I made these last night for a party today. Delicious!
One note you may want to make: Marshmallow creme (Kraft brand) does NOT have gelatin in them. So your recipe as written is vegetarian (if the vegetarian in question is ovo/lacto).
Made this tonight. Did not like it at all. Came out gross. Doesn’t even taste like a s’more!
That’s strange. I can’t imagine this being gross. Did something go wrong for you perhaps? Sorry it didn’t turn out the way you expected!