FOOD HOLIDAY: S’Mores Pie, Ice Cream Cake & More
 A no-bake s’mores pie. Photo courtesy Brown Eyed Baker. |
You don’t need a campfire to celebrate National S’mores Day. Here are recipes that are just as much fun.
First, a no-bake S’mores Pie, the creation of Brown Eyed Baker, Lauryn Cohen. Here’s her recipe, shown in the photo. The marshmallows are browned with a chef’s torch (most popularly used to make crème brûlée). Prefer cake to pie? Here’s a S’mores Ice cream Cake recipe from the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. RECIPE: S’MORES ICE CREAM CAKE Ingredients For 10 Servings |
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Preparation
If you have a chef’s torch, use it instead of the broiler in Step 3. 1. LINE a broiler-safe 8×8-inch glass or metal baking dish with foil, overlapping the edges of the dish with the foil (to help lift out the cake). Cut the pound cake into 1-inch slices (or as thick as desired) and tightly pack into a layer. 2. SOFTEN the ice cream at room temperature for 5 minutes; remove the carton from the ice cream and cut the ice cream in half. Place both halves on top of the cake layer, trimming as necessary. Use a spatula to press and spread the ice cream evenly. Add a layer of graham cracker crumbs. Cover and freeze solid, 30 minutes or more. 3. PREHEAT the broiler with the rack in the lower part of oven. Remove the ice cream cake from freezer; top with marshmallows (tightly placed together), spreading to edges of pan, pressing down to seal. Place cake under broiler, 8 to 10 inches from heating element. Broil until marshmallows are puffed and golden, 2 to 3 minutes, watching constantly. 4. REMOVE from oven, sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs and drizzle with optional chocolate sauce. Cut and serve immediately. |
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RECIPE: S’MORES CUPCAKES
Ingredients 1. BAKE or buy chocolate cupcakes. Frost with marshmallow creme. Add optional mini marshmallows and brown with a chef’s torch. 2. DECORATE with pieces of chocolate bar and graham cracker. Instead of marshmallow creme, substitute vanilla or marshmallow ice cream. Garnish with mini marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers. |
 It’s easy to assemble s’mores cupcakes. Photo courtesy Crumbs. |
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RECIPE: S’MORES ICE CREAM Some brands offer s’mores ice cream; but you can make your own. You get to add your preferred form of marshmallow into this recipe: either a marshmallow creme swirl or mixed-in mini marshmallows. Ingredients 1. SOFTEN ice cream on counter. If using mini marshmallows, cut them in half in half. 2. SWIRL marshmallow creme through the ice cream; alternatively, mix mini marshmallows into the ice cream. 3. MIX in chocolate chips and graham crackers. Return ice cream to freezer. 4. SERVE in bowls, with chocolate pound cake, or in a waffle cone. |
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