I’m putting on an orange leotard tomorrow. ย An orange leotard.
I’m also putting on bright blue leggings tomorrow.. and white leg warmers… and sweat bands.
I’m going to encourage the big, puffy, curly hair that I spend most days trying to tame. ย Yes, there will be blue eye shadow.
I’m going to step out in the world tomorrow as an 80’s aerobics instructor. ย The only little hitch? ย That I actually have to step out of the house in a skin tight orange leotard and skin tight blue leggings. ย Oooh lordy. ย Whose idea was it to take the Halloween celebration beyond my solo living room dance parties? ย Yeeps!
Ironically, the only thing making me feel better about my very bright and very tight 80’s debut are these S’mores Icebox Candy Bars. ย There are fifteen in a batch and I’ve worked through four just writing this post. ย Send help. ย Orange leotard, people…. send help.
I love a good, down-and-dirty dessert. ย This is that treat. ย All the goodness of s’mores, crumbled up then pressed together and refrigerated. ย I sliced these little darlings into small bars, wrapped them in wax paper… and now I’m eating them like a mad woman. ย No baking. ย No fuss and sure to be gone in a flash.
S’mores Icebox Candy Bars
adapted from The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook
makes 15 bars
3 sticks plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup light corn syrup
pinch of salt
1 14-ounce box graham crackers, lightly crumbled
2 big handfuls of mini marshmallows, plus a handful more for sprinkling on top
Line a 9×13-inch baking sheep with parchment paper, set aside.
In a large bowl, crumble the graham crackers into large chunks. ย Add two handfuls of mini marshmallows and set aside.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter together butter, cocoa, corn syrup and a pinch of salt. ย Stir and heat until smooth. ย Once melted, let chocolate mixture cool for 5 minutes.
Pour chocolate mixture over graham crackers and marshmallows. ย Stir so that all of the graham crackers are moistened by the chocolate mixture. ย Dump into lined baking pan, and a few more marshmallows on top and press down with the back of a spoon. ย Cover the top with another sheet of parchment and press with your fingers. ย Let cool on the counter for 30 minutes, then place in the fridge to solidify for a few hours or overnight. ย Cut into bars. ย Wrap individually and store in the fridge.
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I made these but must offer an alternative that I found much tastier. Instead of butter/cocoa powder, just melt dark chocolate. Add that to the crackers with the marshmallows, stir heartily, place in pan, extra marshmallows on top and then place in the oven at 375 for 15 minutes or until the marshmallows on top are golden brown.
I found this variation tasted closer to original s’mores and had better texture.
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Just made these. Just ate these. Ate Too many to tell the people whose house I was supposed to bring them to that “the recipe just didn’t made as many as I thought it would.” So now I need a backup, and I’m holding you responsible.
i’ve tried a similar recipe just without the marshmallows..but this too seems like a great one..will have to try it out soon!! thanks for sharing!
baking sheep! lulz
yea… i typo.
yummy! I hope you don’t mind me featuring these in my s’mores post tomorrow at crazydomestic.com!
My friend baked these for a social event and they were DIVINE! I asked her where she got the recipe, and she said “where I get all the good ones.” Of course, I immediately knew who she was referring to. :)
These were so good! I thirded (is that a word?) the recipe, used Teddy Grahams instead of graham crackers, added 2 Hershey bars (broken up) and used a 9×5 bread pan. I also reserved some of each of the grahams, marshmallows, and Hershey bars to press into the top. Still made 12 brownie-sized bars, which made me feel much better about the butter-to-bar ratio that so many people are concerned about :)
These were good, but I didn’t like the cocoa. I think next time I will use 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips and 1 1/2 cups of melted butter.
I’ve made these three times or 10+ sticks of butter, … love them! Thanks for sharing.
What an awesome idea!! Thanks for sharing this