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S'mores Brownies


 It has been such a hot summer that we've barely gotten any use out of our fire pit. My son has been despondent over the lack of s'mores so when I chose my recipes for this year's Summer Dessert Week I had to make sure I included some form of them.

 

These s'mores brownies start by making a graham cracker layer with crumbs, butter, sugar and cinnamon. Press it into a 13x9 baking pan and bake for about 8 minutes. Set it aside to cool.

 

The brownie layer mimics the chocolate bar portion of the treat. I've done from scratch brownies a few times and this version is pretty easy. I wasn't sure about folding in the marshmallows but went with it anyway.

On top of the brownie layer you crumble up some graham crackers and then sprinkle on more marshmallows.  I didn't measure. I just added until it looked like each brownie would have a nice amount of topping.

I was a bit disappointed at the lack of color on the marshmallows when they came out of the oven so I hit them with the kitchen torch. To me it's not really a s'mores dessert until the marshmallow is toasted.

Normally I'd scoff at a recipe saying you can get 2 dozen servings out of a 13x9 but I agree on this one. These are absolutely decadent and you don't need a huge piece to feel satisfied.

Thank you so much to Angie for hosting Summer Dessert Week! Be sure to go and check out what the other bloggers are making using the links down below. 

 

S'mores Brownies

S'mores Brownies
Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

Ingredients

Graham Crust
  • 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 10 whole crackers)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
Brownies
  • 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/4 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup dark baking cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup miniature marshmallows
Topping
  • 1 cup miniature marshmallows
  • 5 whole graham crackers, broken into bite-sized pieces

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Combine cracker crumbs, sugar and cinnamon. Stir in melted butter. Press onto the bottom of an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until lightly browned, 7-9 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
  2. For brownies, melt unsweetened chocolate on high in a microwave, stirring every 30 seconds. Cool slightly. Cream butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition; beat in melted chocolate and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture. Fold in 1 cup miniature marshmallows.
  3. Spread batter over graham cracker crust. Top with 1 cup marshmallows and broken graham crackers. Bake until center is set, 18-22 minutes (do not over bake).
S'mores, brownies
Dessert, brownies,
American

 

Welcome to this year’s Summer Dessert Week event hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife. We've got some spectacular bloggers creating summer-themed dessert recipes that we're going to be sharing with you all week! You can find them on our blogs and on social media with the hashtag #SummerDessertWeek.


Shark Sugar Cookies from Hezzi-D's Recipes Box

Mixed Fruit Dump Cake from A Day in the Life on the Farm

S'mores Brownies from Jolene's Recipe Journal

Lemon Blueberry Semifreddo from Karen's Kitchen Stories

White Chocolate Raspberry Mousse from Blogghetti

Grape Popsicle Jello Mold from Sweet ReciPEAs

Strawberry Upsidedown Cake from Cheese Curd In Paradise

Peanut Butter Banana Icebox Cake from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures

Peach Berry Fruit Salad from Jen Around the World

Christmas Tree Cake Cupcakes from It's Shanaka

Summer Rice Krispie Treat S'mores from For the Love of Food

Blueberry Corn Cookies from The Spiffy Cookie

The Best Oatmeal Cookies from Our Good Life




Comments

Karen said…
Look at you with your kitchen torch! What a great idea. I bet your son was happy.
Hezzi-D said…
These look amazing! Who doesn't love S'mores? AND brownies???
This is a great dessert and I agree, the marshmallows need some toasting. Thank goodness for kitchen torches.
Anonymous said…
If it’s any kind of s’mores I’m down to eat it!
This is a recipe after my own heart! I love anything s'mores flavor!
Lisa said…
S'mores anything is always a good choice for a dessert or whenever a sweet tooth craving hits!
Chris said…
The double whammy of graham crackers on the bottom and top sounds so good. And all that chocolate goodness with marshmallows on top. Yum!

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