S’mores Bars

These ooey, gooey s’mores bars are the perfect summertime dessert. With a graham cracker crust topped with chocolate and a toasty marshmallow layer, they’re a make-ahead bar version of the classic fireside treat.

What I Love About This Recipe

• The Texture! These s’mores bars are irresistibly ooey, gooey, soft, and chewy.
• The Flavor! If you love traditional s’mores, you will love love s’mores bars. They’ve got all the flavors of the classic treat – cinnamony graham crackers, rich milk chocolate, and sweet marshmallow. It’s punched up a bit with the addition of brown sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and the teeniest touch of salt to really play up the sweetness.
• The Process! Making s’mores bars is ridiculously easy. It’s basically baking cookies! Honestly, these are way easier (read: way less messy) than traditional s’mores, especially if you’ve got little ones helping you out. No open flames, either!

Recipe Variations

• Chocolate Options: Instead of chocolate candy bars, feel free to use mini chocolate chips instead! Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and white chocolate will all work for these s’mores bars. I personally think s’mores are always best with classic milk chocolate Hershey bars!
• Peanut Butter S’mores Bars: Add peanut butter chips to your layer of chocolate. They’ll take these bars to the next level! You can also chop up Reese’s peanut butter cups to use in place of the chocolate bars.

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Recipe By: Cheryl Malik

S’mores Bars

Prep 20 minutes minutes

Cook 35 minutes minutes

Total 55 minutes minutes

A baked bar version of classic summer s'mores, completely with graham cracker crust, melty rich chocolate, and a layer of toasty marshmallow.

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Equipment

• Oven
• 8×8 glass baking dish or 9×9 glass baking dish
• parchment paper
• large mixing bowl or stand mixer bowl
• Hand mixer or stand mixer
• medium mixing bowl
• whisk
• Silicone spatula
• toothpick or butter knife
• wire cooling rack
• Sharp chef's knife

Ingredients

• ▢ ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
• ▢ ¾ cup brown sugar light or dark
• ▢ 1 large egg at room temperature
• ▢ 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ▢ ½ teaspoon fresh baking powder
• ▢ 1 cup graham cracker crumbs approximately 8 sheets graham crackers crumbled
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 7-ounce jar marshmallow creme
• ▢ 2 large chocolate bars approximately 4 ounces each, broken into small pieces

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Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Line baking dish with sheet of parchment paper, leaving excess parchment paper overhanging two sides of dish. Set dish aside.
• Add ½ cup unsalted butter and ¾ cup brown sugar to mixing bowl. Use hand mixer or stand mixer on medium speed to combine ingredients into pale, fluffy mixture, approximately 2 to 3 minutes.
• Once butter and sugar are creamed, add 1 large egg and 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract to bowl. Mix until ingredients are fully incorporated and mixture is smooth. Set aside.
• Add ½ teaspoon fresh baking powder, 1 cup graham cracker crumbs, and ¼ teaspoon salt to medium mixing bowl. Whisk ingredients together until thoroughly blended.
• Slowly add graham cracker mixture into butter mixture, mixing ingredients together until just combined into thick dough.
• Once dough has formed, transfer approximately half to two-thirds of dough to parchment-lined baking dish. Press dough out into flat, even layer, covering bottom of baking dish completely.
• Pour 1 7-ounce jar marshmallow creme on top of dough layer. Spread marshmallow creme out evenly across dough, wetting spatula with hot water as needed to make spreading marshmallow creme easier.
• Top layer of marshmallow creme with pieces of 2 large chocolate bars. Chocolate does not need to cover marshmallow creme completely.
• Divide remaining graham cracker dough into smaller portions. Flatten each portion of dough evenly, then lay portions of dough on top of chocolate layer. Repeat until all dough has been added to baking dish. Note: top layer of dough will not cover chocolate completely.
• Place baking dish in preheated oven. Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of smores bars is not covered in graham cracker crumbs when removed.
• Remove baking dish from oven and place on wire cooling rack. Allow bars to cool completely.
• Once bars have cooled, use excess parchment paper to carefully lift sheet of bars out of baking dish. Transfer sheet of bars to flat surface.
• Carefully cut sheet of s'mores bars into desired number of squares. Serve as desired.

• Storage: Keep s’mores bars in an airtight container at room temperature. Consume within 7 days.
• Freezer Storage: Let the bars cool completely, then cut them into individual squares. Place the individual squares in an airtight, freezer-safe container, layering the bars between sheets of parchment paper to keep them from sticking. Store the bars in the freezer up to 3 months. Defrost the bars overnight in the fridge, then let them come to room temperature or warm them in the microwave before consuming.

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Approximate Information for One Serving

Serving Size: 1 barCalories: 431calProtein: 3gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 181mgPotassium: 131mgTotal Carbs: 63gFiber: 2gSugar: 48gErythritol: 0gSugar Alcohols: 0gNet Carbs: 61gVitamin A: 345IUCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition Disclaimers

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I freeze these s’mores bars?

Definitely! They actually hold up really well in the freezer. Just keep them in an airtight container and consume within 3 months.

How do I make the marshmallow creme easier to spread?

Run your spatula under hot water, then use the wet spatula to spread the creme. You don’t want to use too much water, but just a little will make it more spreadable.

Can I make s’mores bars with regular marshmallows?

No. I mean, you can, but they’ll melt into the graham cracker layer and disappear, leaving you with just crust and chocolate.