From kindergarten through 2nd grade I went to a Quaker school. My parents wanted me in private school, and that was the only non Catholic private school in our town. I'm not sure why Quaker was better than Catholic, but it was their choice, I guess.
So, every year, at the end of the year, there was a three day camping trip that all the kids in the school went to. On one of the nights, the parents were there too, and all the kids put on a talent show. Me and my friends Lindsey and Amy put on a sketch called "The Whiners". Basically, we just got up in front of everyone and whined for 6 minutes. None of us really understood how freaking annoying that must have been for all the parents in the audience.
The point of this story, is that this is pretty much the only time of the year that I would ever get smore's. I don't know that I've ever met someone who doesn't like smore's. If I do, I've probably disowned them, because seriously, what's not to like? Crispy graham crackers, melty chocolate, and burned marshmallow. What part of that sounds bad? I know that some people like to take their time, and slightly brown the marshmallow evenly, but as person with ADD, I don't have the patience for that. I would always just shove the marshmallow in the flames, pull it out after about 10 seconds, and eat whatever was left on the stick.
So, I came across this recipe for Smore's Brownies on the Betty Crocker website, and I thought it looked pretty good. Then I saw another recipe that had marshmallows baked directly into the brownie mix, and I thought that looked way better, so I decided to try it.
The results are mixed. The brownies taste pretty good, but they didn't turn out looking in any way how I thought they would look. I was hoping for lightly browned marshmallows, and instead what I got was burned to a crisp marshmallows. And it turns out, that's not nearly as good at 29 as it was when I was 7. Also, I used a box brownie mix instead of making them from scratch, which could also be a factor.
Ingredients Needed:
1 box fudge brownie mix(with accompanying eggs, water, and oil called for on box)
12 marshmallows
4 graham crackers
To Make:
Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 13x9 baking dish. Prepare brownie mix as directed. Crush the graham crackers, and fold into the brownie batter. Pour batter into the prepared dish. Place the marshmallows randomly in the batter. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
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