Oven S’mores

Updated July 22, 2024

Oven S’mores
Johnny Miller for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne.
Total Time
10 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
Rating
5(113)
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These easy, everyday s’mores are made in your broiler, no bonfire required. Ready in five minutes, they’re perfect for a speedy, chocolatey dessert. Feel free to swap out different cookies for the graham crackers. Ginger snaps, shortbread, chocolate wafer cookies all work equally well, as do salty crackers like Ritz and Saltines.

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Ingredients

Yield:8 servings
  • 16graham crackers, or other cookies or crackers
  • 4ounces dark or milk chocolate bars, cut into large pieces
  • 8large marshmallows
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Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)

137 calories; 6 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 19 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 13 grams sugars; 2 grams protein; 68 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Place an oven rack 4 inches away from the broiling element. Heat broiler. Line a baking sheet with foil.

  2. Step 2

    Place graham crackers on the prepared baking sheet, spreading them out. Top half with a piece of chocolate and 1 marshmallow.

  3. Step 3

    Broil until the marshmallows begin to singe on top and the chocolate melts, 1 to 3 minutes depending on your broiler; watch them carefully so they don’t burn (unless you like them blackened, in which case let them broil until they look perfect to you).

  4. Step 4

    Remove from oven and top with remaining graham crackers, pressing down to smush the marshmallows. Serve immediately.

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What the heck??? Why oh why have I never done this? I always thought it had to be done with a bonfire, I’m so happy! This is perfect, thank you Melissa!

Just tried to make these. A word of advice: Put the rack as low as possible and watch them like a hawk. I put mine on the highest rack and was watching them every few seconds. They caught fire and I had a devil of a time getting the fire out and getting the pan out so my house wouldn’t burn down.

We've been making oven s'mores for over 20 years. Here are some tips: 1) If you have a toaster oven, use it. It's easier to do there. 2) Put the marshmallows on foil sprayed with Pam. Why? The graham cracker they rest on will get burnt. Another option is to replace the bottom graham cracker with a fresh one (hence do the chocolate after. Thou shall not waste good chocolate.) 3) Consider using Peeps instead of regular marshmallows. The sugar on the outside caramelizes making them extra yummy.

These were difficult to eat because the chocolate was so melted that everything squished out when we bit into them. Maybe we should have let them cool all the way.

Oh man, these oven s'mores are exactly what I had already come up with myself! It's been our go-to dessert for some time now. If you want some variations that are fat free, just substitute the chocolate bar for drizzling some Torani chocolate syrup on it (after you take it out of the oven) -- I do them open face (i.e., one marshmallow per graham cracker square). I also often substitute dark chocolate chips for the chocolate bar, but no matter how you make it, it's great!

My family has made these since the fifties, but ours use a smear of peanut butter instead of chocolate, and we serve them open-faced. Oh my, they are yummy. Add chocolate if you like.

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