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S’mores Campfire Banana Boats

S'mores Banana Boats

When I was growing up I used to go to sleep away camp at Camp Hazen in central Connecticut.

I have some of my best memories from the fun times I had during the 30 weeks I spent at camp over 5 years. It was such a blast with swimming, horse back riding (the horse I rode was named Cadallic), playing rounds and rounds of the cup game in the mess hall, eating fresh baked bread, and staying up way too late.

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I won’t even get into the time my friend and I got in trouble for dying our hair there… obviously I would get in trouble for that!

Endless amounts of fun, which was often focused around the campfire singing J J Coolay and doing skits.

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Other great things to do around a campfire is to roast marshmallows, make s’mores, ‘bake’ orange cakes, and make campfire banana splits. So I combined s’mores and campfire banana splits to make these s’mores campfire banana splits.

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Sadly, I was not sitting on a log around a campfire when I made these S’mores Campfire Banana Splits. I made these in the oven but you can easily make them on your grill after dinner as well.

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They are so simple but so good. Which is perfect for the kid in all of us.

Be sure to stop by Amanda’s blog to check out her S’mores Cheesecake Bars as we continue our S’mores Week!!

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S’mores Campfire Banana Boats

Makes 2

Ingredients

  • 2 bananas
  • 2 fudge covered graham crackers
  • 2 dozen mini marshmallows

Process

  1. Preheat oven or grill to 425 degrees. Prepare 2 pieces of aluminum foil (approx 12″x12″) by spraying with cooking spray.
  2. Slice each banana peel length wise. Carefully open the banana peel and slice the banana diagonially and lenthwise. Spread out the banana with your knife.
  3. Stuff broken peices of 1 graham cracker and a dozen mini marshmallows in each banana.
  4. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the marshmallows have melted. Carefully unwrap and enjoy!!

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S’mores Week 2012!!

Day 1

S’mores Chex Mix and S’mores Ice Cream Sandwiches

Day 2

S’mores Truffles and Microwave S’more Turtles

S’mores Truffles

Day 2 of our most amazing, super special s’mores week! I’m so excited to share this truffle recipe, as well as the other 3 that I have planned for the rest of the week. Just you wait!

When I was thinking about what recipes to make this week I also had to think about how I would make them. In this case once I thought of making a S’mores Truffle I began to think about how to do that. I looked at other truffle recipes, specifically Oreo truffles, to create a recipe for these truffles.

 

 

I shared these with the guys on my job site and with the contractors working on residing he house next to ours. These were enjoyed very quickly. They did not linger around on the job sites. I highly suggest these for guys with huge appetites or for anyone at all!

Please be sure to head over to Amanda’s blog and check her Microwave S’more Turtles! A quick, easy recipe that had me looking around for more s’mores supplies to try myself!

S’mores Truffles

makes 4 dozen truffles

Ingredients

  • 4 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 3 cups of Graham Cracker Crumbs
  • 12 oz of fluff marshmallow spread
  • 2 cups of milk chocolate chips
  • 2 to 4 oz cup cream
  • cooking spray

Process

  1. Spray your bowl and mixer with cooking spray. Add the cream cheese, graham cracker crumbs, and marshmallow spread to the bowl. Mix until all the ingredients are combined. The mixture should be held together pretty, but don’t worry if it is a bit crumbly.
  2. Spray your hands with cooking spray. Pinch pieces of the mixture off and roll in your hands to form 1″ balls. Place on wax paper lined cooking sheets. Put in the freezer for  at least 4 hours.
  3. When you are ready to coat the graham truffle balls, melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in a microwave. Slowly add the cream to the mixture until the chocolate is smooth and the consistency is loose enough to be able to drop a ball in and shake the chocolate off . If you chocolate breaks in the process, then continue to add cream until the chocolate becomes smooth again.
  4. Drop the balls in the chocolate to completely coat. Using 2 forks or a Candy Dipping Tool remove the truffle and tap and shake off extra chocolate. Place on a waxed lined baking sheet. Chill until ready to enjoy!
  5. Find some fun dip-able things like cookies, pretzels, or fruit to use up the any remaining of the chocolate.

S’mores Week

Day 1

S’mores Chex Mix and S’mores Ice Cream Sandwiches