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S’mOREO Bars for National S’mores week!

I missed National S’mores day. I had no idea that August 10th was a day that the national is obligated to celebrate this childhood campfire treat until half way through the day when my Mini S’mores Cheesecakes were featured on Yummly. The saddest part of all of this: I HAD a s’mores post ready to go. SO, as my way of making up for my egregous sweet treats error, I am making this entire week National S’mores Week and posting my S’mOREO bars.

Yep, S’mOREO bars. That would be S’mores and Oreos together in one beautiful dessert. These little guys single handedly necessitated TWO spin classes this week. You think Oreo’s are hard to resist, see what happens when they procreate with S’mores.

S’mOREO Bars

1 stick unsalted butter

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

1/4 cup oil

1 tsp espresso powder

1/2 cup  flour

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

12 Oreo cookies, chopped

9 graham crackers

5 tbs butter (melted)

1 tbs brown sugar

2 cups mini marshmallows

Preheat the oven to 350

In a bowl (I like to use a Kitchen Aid stand mixer), combine the butter and sugar and mix until combined. Add the vanilla and the eggs and mix on high until well combined. Add the oil and mix. In a separate bowl, add the flour, espresso powder, salt and baking powder, whisk until well combined.

*Pause*

Two things that need to be said about that previous step.

1. Why the heck do I have to get out ANOTHER bowl, that I will just have to clean when I have so much else to do, why can’t I just throw it all in the mixer!? Geesh!

A: Flour gets tough really quick, think of it like cement. To make the best tasking baked goods you want to mix the flour with the wet ingredients as little as possible, but make sure they are well combined. Whats the best way to do this? Make sure the wet ingredients are well mixed, and the dry ingredients are well mixed with each other, before combining the two.

2. I HATE coffee! Why do you ALWAYS ask me to put it in my chocolate desserts? I wanna leave it out!

A: Coffee intensifies the flavor of chocolate, so you taste a much richer, more intense chocolate while the flavor of the coffee is hidden. I have a sister who HATES coffee, but always keeps a jar of espresso powder in the cupboard and adds a tsp or so of the crystals to any recipe involving chocolate (called for or not). Good baking rule. She’s wise, and you should follow her lead. If you don’t drink coffee, keep a jar of instant coffee powder in your cupboard for the next time you make a chocolate cake that calls for coffee and just mix it with the appropriate amount of hot water.

*Resume*

Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and mix until just combined.

Add the Oreo’s and stir until just combined.

In a food processor, add the graham crackers and pulse until only fine crumbs remain. Add the brown sugar (this gives a nice caramel flavor) and the melted butter and process until combined, it will look like wet sand.

In a greased 9×13 baking pan, add the graham crackers to the bottom and press into the pan. Packing it down will ensure that the crust will be firm and not fall apart once your bars are cut. Pour the chocolate batter on top of that, making an even layer, top with a layer of mini marshmallows.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the marshmallow are golden brown. For an added carmpfirey-er taste, run a kitchen torch over the top.

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Comments


Jenni August 13, 2011 um 4:53 pm

I’m sad that I missed S’mores day as well. Thankfully I had 3 s’mores on the 5th or I’d feel truly deprived. I like that you’ve declared a whole s’mores week…just like birthday celebrations should last at least 7 days, so should the joy of s’mores. Can’t wait to try these!

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Tiffany August 17, 2011 um 12:26 pm

I had no idea it was national s’mores week! These bars look great!

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Colleen August 24, 2011 um 4:37 pm

Omg s’mores AND oreos in one dessert? Never would have thought of that, and yet it sounds so perfect. I’ve got to try these!

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Mario August 26, 2011 um 3:23 pm

Hi Jackie! Love smores. Love oreos. What’s not to love about s’moreos? Thanks for expanding my "sweets" repetoir.

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