Highly Scientific S’mores Test

[FishTalesNC]

I’ve told my daughter since her birthday we’d do s’mores on the grill some time. My wife worked today so we made burgers on the grill, then while the grill was still hot we made s’mores!

Carefully toasting her marshmallow first... Yes, I had a snafu emptying the ash pan. And yes, I’ve taught her to wear something more than flip flops by the grill. We’re living dangerously today! 😜



Putting it all together and enjoying the fruits of her labor.



If it’s not a mess you’re not doing it right!



Now I experimented with mine... For my first one I put it all together and then wrapped it in foil, then left it on the covered grill for a few minutes. Turned out like this, the chocolate was totally melted which was killer but the marshmallow was just not as melty as I expected.



Next one I did the traditional way toasting the marshmallow first.



I definitely liked it better the traditional way. The toasted marshmallow actually has a better flavor than one not toasted. And it’s melted enough that when you bite down it smushes and the graham cracker doesn’t crumble nearly as badly. Only downside is the chocolate doesn’t really melt at all, even after I let the hot toasted marshmallow sit on it for a minute. But the gooey marshmallow stays in place much better than melted chocolate which drips off, causing lots of additional scraping and finger licking.

Now I get to wait for my wife to come home after a 12 hour shift and tell her I made us cheeseburgers and s’mores... wish me luck!

[Red Man]

Try it with Reese’s peanut butter cups instead of the chocolate bar.

[Red Man]

Backroadmeats Baileys and kahlua 😋😁

[ofelles]

The bar has been set!

[JoeSousa]

I love smores with Reese Cups. And to take it to yet another level use a Cadbury Creme Egg.

[MNKennicutt]

Great fun with the kiddo! I do the same with mine.

[RonB]

That looks like a load of fun.

[wu7y]

I like the properly melted chocolate in your first experiment. With the marshmallow not quite as melted a you like could a judicious (careful) brush with a propane torch take care of that? If it works I'd think it would be just about perfect. IMHO that is. Good job! It looks like you had a lot of fun with your daughter and that is the important thing however it turned out.

[FishTalesNC]

Thats a great point, I'm sure that would work. I actually pondered toasting the marshmallow before wrapping the whole thing in foil and putting it on the grill. I think you'd get the best of both worlds, but at that point I was too full to try a third one! 😂

[Spinaker]

IMHO, there is no better desert to be had!!!

Thanks for sharing!

[FireMan]

Myth busting good science! Gimme mo!

[FishTalesNC]

I clearly need further tests with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Cadbury Eggs!!! Relying on my kiddo to get good "loot" this Halloween to support our experiments, ha!

[binarypaladin]

Ha! One of the main reasons I got a Jumbo Joe was to make s’mores when staying at a cabin with the kids. I have the SNS charcoal basket and go all two-zone on it.

I smoke the crackers and the chocolate for a bit and then we toast the marshmallows over the coals. The main thing, and you’ve pointed this out but I want to emphasize it, is that you need a drip accessory. Melted chocolate or marshmallow getting into our below the charcoal greater is really annoying to clean up.

And yes, you must toast. The flavor profile just isn’t the same without it. (Too bad too because microwaved s’mores are so convenient.)