Food find: Nestlé S’mores Kit
posted on December 8, 2008 at 9:06 am
I spotted these super cool s’mores kits at Wal-Mart the other day. The tin costs $10 and contains everything you need including instructions for your microwave. I think it is a great gift if you don’t feel like doing the whole home baking thing this holiday season. I know I don’t. The kits actually inspired me to make my own s’mores kits for friends so I can put my own spin on it and choose my favorite brands. The store had some nifty tins on the cheap and I love a good project–especially one that involves s’mores.
What did you use in your own kit? I’ve never decided whether it’s yummier to use Hershey’s or to use real chocolate. Dark chocolate is just plain wrong. I used amazing Scharffen Berger milk chocolate in a s’more this summer, and it somehow wasn’t as good as a Hershey’s s’more. You agree?
I stick with Hershey’s. Why mess with a classic? I do opt for better marshmallows and crackers though.
I found a great “indoor s’more” recipe. It’s delish!
Indoor S’mores
8 cups (13-ounce box) graham cracker cereal
6 cups (10-ounce bag) miniature marshmallows, divided use
1 1/2 cups NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Milk Chocolate Morsels
5 tablespoons butter OR margarine, cut into pieces
1/4 cup light corn syrup, (optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Pour cereal into large bowl.
2. Heat 5 cups marshmallows, morsels, butter and corn syrup in medium, heavy-duty saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract.
3. Pour marshmallow mixture over cereal; stir until well coated. Stir in remaining marshmallows. Press mixture into prepared pan. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Cut into bars.
What a fun idea for a gift. I’ll write this down for next year! The only tricky part is setting the marshmallows on fire indoors and also getting leaves stuck on the wire hanger.