These Smore Bars are the perfect substitute to the classic campfire treat
Craving s’mores but without the campfire? We’ve got you covered. We have been making these s’mores bars for years and they have all the nostalgia of sticky fingers from gooey marshmallows and melted chocolate with a graham cracker crust. These are the best s’mores bars on the internet and we always get asked to bring them to gatherings and share the recipe whenever we made them. The flavor of classic s’mores will always and forever be linked to my childhood and one of my obsessions. Some of our other favorite s’mores-inspired desserts are Chocolate Chip S’mores Cookies, S’mores Snack Mix, and this show-stopping 3-Layer S’mores Cake. And if you love brownies and bars like these, you might also want to check out my pecan pie cheesecake bars, strawberry rhubarb crumb bars, Mississippi mud brownies, easy caramel pecan brownies, or peanut butter blondies.
What is a Smores Bar?
I’ve seen s’mores bars made by replacing some flour with crushed graham crackers or using marshmallow fluff in place of marshmallows. But this version of s’mores bars starts out with a buttery graham cracker crust on the bottom, which is topped with a cookie dough-type batter that is loaded with chocolate and marshmallows. After baking that for a bit in the oven, you pull out the bars and top them with more marshmallows and Hershey’s squares (rectangles? but don’t we call them squares?) before throwing them back in the oven to finish cooking. Oh, and I sprinkled them with a handful of chocolate chips after taking them out of the oven just for the sake of prettier photographs, but I’m probably going to do it every time from now on. Looking for a last minute treat for your 4th of July party? Look no further. You probably already have everything you need for these in your pantry, even the Hershey bars. Like magic. C’mon – we all have a stash of chocolate somewhere around the house, right? Paul has taken these to work multiple times and always comes home with requests for the recipe. One of the partners he worked for even told him that this was the best dessert he has ever eaten. I got the same comment recently from a bunch of teenagers when I took them to a church youth event. Which is quite a testament to the power of these addicting little bars. You should know, if these s’mores bars are in the house, you will probably find yourself making up excuses to walk back through the kitchen to “put something away” only to slice off a sliver of s’mores bars and hope that nobody notices. Then you will see you didn’t slice perfectly straight and have to have another slice just to even things up. And so on. Consider yourself warned. I originally got the recipe from The Hungry Runner Girl. She brought these s’mores bars to a party thrown by a mutual friend. That’s the only time we ever met but obviously we bonded over our shared love of dessert and she pointed me to the recipe on her blog, which is awesome btw.
Smores Bar ingredients
Graham Crackers Butter Granulated Sugar Brown Sugar Eggs Vanilla Extract All-Purpose Flour Salt Baking Soda Mini Marshmallows Semisweet Chocolate Chips Hershey Bars
How to make S’mores Bars
Smores Bars Recipe variations
Add some peanut butter! You can add 1 cup of peanut butter to the cookie dough mixture for a peanut butter s’mores bar version. For even more peanut butter flavor, add chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter cups to amp up the peanut butter flavor. Make an oatmeal cookie variation. Try mixing in 2 cups old-fashioned oats to the cookie dough batter for extra chewy s’mores bars with an oatmeal cookie twist.
How to store this Smores Dessert
Once the s’mores bars have cooled completely, cut them into squares then store in an airtight container on the counter for 4-5 days. If you need to layer them, place a piece of parchment paper or waxed paper between the layers to keep them from sticking. You can also freeze the s’mores bars for up to 2 months in an airtight container in the freezer. Let them thaw on the counter for 3-4 hours before serving. You might even want to warm them in the microwave for a few seconds to freshen them up a bit too.
More Smores Dessert recipes you will love!
S’mores Cupcakes with Graham Cracker Frosting S’mores Cake S’mores Dip S’mores Popcorn Balls
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