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| Apologies for the quality of quick pics taken in the diminishing light of dusk. |
True story: I once employed my chocolate fountain during a backyard (still close to electricity) campfire s'mores-go-round to solve that pesky problem of sandwiching a solid slab of chocolate between stiff crackers around that gooey mallow. It's the classic fire food, but come on, it's just so messy and I don't love the mixing textures. Cold, hard chocolate against the melty mallow along with the graham plates that squish all that goo onto fingers and cheeks—pretty much everywhere except the mouth—I mean we gotta think outside the square here, people.
So my idea was to pour mini chocolate chips into a couple silicone cups and melt them down during the s'mores toasting process.
It worked great! I put the cups on a Dutch oven lid on a grate over the mostly coal-heat fire and the chips started melting. I stirred occasionally with a plastic fork and in a few minutes, the chocolate was well melted and smooth. Next time I think leaving the cups on the lid to keep it from getting a bit harder in preparing the s'mores would be a good move.
A bowl of graham cracker crumbs completes the assembly line. When the s'mores were roasty toasty, I removed them from the roasting stick and let them set just a few seconds then dipped half into the melted chocolate. Using the fork to help lift the delicate goo puffs from the chocolate helps to keep the shape and is an easy transport into the crumbs. A couple turns in the crumbs and your s'more is complete.
My campfire buddies said they were great or the best s'mores they'd had! Try it out for yourself and enjoy a new twist on an old classic!
