Campfire S'more Variations
The s'more, taken apart and rebuilt from whatever cookie and candy bar survived the drive.
- calories
- 320
- weight
- 2.2 oz
- cal / oz
- 145
- protein
- 3 g
- serves
- 1, scales
- prep
- 5 min
- cook
- 5 min
- total time
- 10 min
- water
- none
- cost
- $
Calorie and protein figures are my own estimates, good enough for planning a food bag and not meant as precise nutrition data.
- Dessert
- Campfire coals
- Grill grate
- Car camping
- Basecamp
- Vegetarian
- Eat in the bag
- Grab and go
- Shelf stable
- Basic
Ingredients
| Marshmallows | 2 regular or 1 jumbo | jumbo roasts slower and more evenly |
|---|---|---|
| Cookies | 2 | fudge-striped, oatmeal, sugar, or chocolate-covered graham |
| Chocolate bar or candy | 1 oz | dark, white, caramel-filled, cookies-and-cream, or a peppermint patty |
| Peanut butter or chocolate-hazelnut spread | 1 tbsp | optional, packed in a squeeze tube |
| Jam | 1 tbsp | optional, single-serve packet |
Method
- Set the chocolate on one cookie and add the spread or jam if you brought it. Have it ready before the marshmallow is.
A s’more is a structure, not a recipe: something crisp on the outside, something that melts in the middle, and a hot marshmallow to melt it. Once you see it that way the graham cracker and the plain milk chocolate bar stop being required. Any sturdy cookie works as the shell, and any candy bar works as the melting layer.
The part that actually matters is heat management. A marshmallow held in flame chars in ten seconds and stays cold inside; held over coals it browns through and softens all the way down, which is what melts the chocolate on contact. Cookies with a coating soften faster than bare graham, so press gently or the whole thing squirts out the sides.
Packing
Cookies ride in a rigid container or they arrive as crumbs. Chocolate goes in the middle of the pack, away from the sun-facing side, and spreads travel in squeeze tubes rather than jars.
Variations
- Skip the chocolate entirely and use peanut butter with sliced banana, if you are car camping and have the banana.
- A cookies-and-cream bar between two oatmeal cookies gets closest to a real dessert.
- Split a marshmallow lengthwise before roasting for more surface area and a faster melt.
https://www.campfiremarshmallows.com/fun-variations-on-the-traditional-smore