Gourmet S’mores so delicious! Some of my earliest childhood memories are spending time around the campfire as a family, toasting that perfectly golden brown marshmallow over the glowing coals and sandwiching it between graham crackers with milk chocolate. This combination, the S’more, is one of the most defining flavors and experiences. This seasonal classic has been bringing families, like mine, together for decades!
Gourmet S’mores Buffet and Milk Chocolate
While the classic S’more is still one of our favorites, our family loves to get creative with food and enjoy what we call Gourmet S’mores. We grab a bag of Jet-Puffed Marshmallows, a couple of boxes of our favorite Honey Maid Graham Crackers like honey and chocolate flavors, and a variety of milk chocolate candy bars. Everyone can make a unique S’more combination of their very own.
Create a Gourmet S’mores Buffet for your next get together and bring your family and friends together to create a new twist on the traditional S’more!
Supplies:
- Honey Maid Graham Crackers or Nilla Wafers – a variety is great!
- Jet-Puffed Marshmallows
- Hershey’s Milk Chocolate candy bars or whatever your preference is – we like Kit Kat, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, York Peppermint Pattie, and Milk Chocolate with Almonds. Who am I kidding? We love all of the chocolate candy bars!
- Simple wooden skewers or marshmallow roasting forks – to avoid burns, which is super important.
- The perfect campfire coals for marshmallow roasting or heat fuel cans
Instructions:
Cut or break the candy bars into perfect S’more sizes. Set up your gourmet buffet in a safe, and comfortable area, we chose our backyard, arrange the chocolate bars on a plate or platter. We chose a 3 tier collapsible plate rack.
- Break the graham crackers in half and arrange them on a plate or platter.
- Pour the marshmallows onto a plate or platter.
- Display the platters on your table or place plates on a tiered plate stand.
Let everyone pick their favorite chocolate bar and favorite graham cracker variety to create the perfect s’more. Encourage family and friends to grab a stick, a marshmallow, and head to the fire to roast it. S’mores are a treat that you can have just about any time rain or shine, in the winter or hot summer. With indoor s’mores you still get that gooey marshmallow, melted chocolate, crunchy graham cracker which everyone will love and indulge on.
For those of you outdoorsy people, this would make good camping food. It is, after all, the ultimate camping treat and tastes great after a day hiking or fishing. You can also have it any time of the year by simply toasting the marshmallows in the oven for a few minutes.
Sit back and admire the gooey, sticky, chocolate smudged faces of those you love as new memories and traditions are made!
Why are S’mores called a S’more?
Do you have any idea why a S’more is called a S’more? No one actually knows for sure who invented the campfire graham cracker sandwich,” however, the first published recipe for “some mores” was in a 1927 publication called Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts. Loretta Scott Crew, who made them for Girl Scouts by the campfire, is given credit for the recipe. When you have that toasty marshmallow and melted chocolate all sandwiched together between graham crackers (or whatever you choose) wouldn’t, you ask for more?
S’mores with Reeses Peanut Butter Cups are the BEST! This buffet is such a good idea.
Thanks, Robin! Glad you liked the idea.
This is the best s’mores idea ever! I have to do this with my daughter and her friends.
It would be a total success for a kids’ birthday party for sure.
A smores buffet sounds so fun. This would be perfect for the holiays.
Yes, it’s always a great time for a s’mores buffet, right?
If that isn’t the best buffet idea, then I don’t know what is. I love that you used creative chocolate options like Kit Kat for the s’mores fun, too!
Kit kat is my favorite. I like the wafer and chocolate combination, Colleen.
I’ve never tried a s’more with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups! I’ll have to make that!
Most definitely! You will be hooked, Bill.
These are absolutely amazing! I had never thought to use other candies when making S’Mores!
Yes, lots of them too, Wren.
Now this sounds like fun. Hanging out outside and having some fun s’more combinations sounds like a great way to spend time with family.
That’s what I say, Liz! Bonding time is the best for sure.
I am just loving your idea of a gourmet smores buffet. Hershey has so many different chocolates and I never thought of mixing it up by using something other than a plain Hershey bar. Great idea!
They do, so it is so easy to try different things and also be pleased.
This post reminded me of my time as a kid. My family and I would go to cottage every summer for a week. There we roasted chocolate with crackers and mashmellows under a bonfire. It was really my favorite best moment, and everything tastes so much better.
You guys sound like us!
Oh, does that ever look and sound like fun. Yum, what a delicious treat to share.
It is very delicious, Cinny.
Sounds like a fun and tasty s’mores buffet. I want all the chocolate about now.
A S’Mores buffet is a lot of fun and everyone enjoys it.
I absolutely adore the idea of this gourmet s’mores buffet! I’ll have to do the same when the weather gets warmer. My nieces would love this!
You can also fo it indoors by baking the marshmallows in the oven!
S’mores are my favorite!!! This buffet looks awesome! I need to host a get-together so I can put up a Smores buffet.
You gt together would be a success, Lisa!
I want to try a s’more with Kit Kats bars or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups! I’ll have to make these. They look so fun and you don’t have to make them with a campfire
Kit Kat, I LOVE THEM, but they go straight to my hips!
A s’mores bar, what a wonderful idea for the holidays. I especially LOVE the idea of using Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups my fave candy for those.
We love Reese’s too! With all the entertaining happening during the holidays, it would be perfect.
These look so good. I love having smores too. I haven’t tried them with anything but Hershey’s though. I would love to try them with reese’s.
Oh with the reeses it’s also so good.
You are speaking my language with these! I love s’mores!
Hahaha I thought so!
I am addicted to s’mores I swear. This would be a great idea for when we go camping in the summer.
There you go! Camping is a great time!
That sounds like a great holiday tradition. I used to grill mallows sometimes but I haven’t tried to sandwich it with chocolate and graham. It sounds really great.
It has been for us!!
That chocolate, Myrah! Soooo delicious, I must confess, it looks. I’ll try push my lactose-intolerance(s) to the side, this time round.
Haha you are funny Edgar! But I must agree, I might just do the same thing!
This would be so fun! My family will surely love these!
Yes especially the kids right Toni?
A s’mores buffet is such a great idea. I was just introduced, this year, to using other candy bars besides a Hershey bar in my s’more and I loved it. I think I tried a reese’s option and it was awesome!
I’ve heard the same. I’m not much of a peanut butter person.
Who doesn’t love a good s’more? Have you ever tried using chocolate covered pretzels in place of the graham cracker? It’s my new favorite combo. I love how you use Reese’s. So good!
Oh no! I haven’t tried chocolate covered pretzels! Good idea for next time, Monica!
oh my gosh. my mouth is salivating. what a clever idea. would be great for a rustic wedding rception.
Joy
Yes, would be awesome for a wedding!!
I want Gourmet S’mores! It sounds so yummy! Wow! I need it now!
I need it all the time, so yes I understand!
I love s’mores and so do the kids! It’s perfect for the season or any other season to be honest. I think these are great ideas to up your s’mores game!
You are right, any season!
This is a good idea to have a s’mores buffet. I will suggest this to my cousin who will be hosting our annual family Christmas get-together. I am sure the kids will thank him immensely for it.
That would be perfect!
I’m going on a cabin trip soon. I would love to make gourmet s’mores like these.
That would be a perfect time, Lily!
Mmm… so yummy! Love your 3 tier collapsible plate rack!
Thank you! It does come in handy.
We do smores when we feel like having mini camping outside our yard for quality family time together. That smores look quite delicious and there is plenty of chocolates to choose from.
That sounds fun! Mini camping is always a fun activity for the kids.
These look so GOOD! S’mores are always a yummy treat!! I love the tray you have them on.
It is! Choose inside or outside.
Haven’t had smores for a long time and oh I miss that! it looks so very delicious!
You need to, they are not only delicious but fun to make.
Smores are always such a fun treat! Who could resist…love the variety of chocolates too!
It is irresistible! No will power there at all.
S’mores are amazing! I always like my marshmallows burnt, though. Don’t judge me haha!
Me too! haha
So one of my girlfriends did this for her party over Labor Day weekend and I thought it was so fun! Perfect idea, especially for this cooler weather! Love the gourmet spin!
Really? Yes, it a very cool idea Krista. Can be done at so many different venues and occasions.