Oven Baked Dark Chocolate S’Mores

Ask any kid what the best part of a cookout or camping trip is and she or he will probably say smores. But I dont think Ive met too many grown-ups who dont swoon at the thought of smores, too. Last year I went to a food conference in Carmel, California at a luxurious resort. The evenings in California can be very cool. After dinner dozens of elegantly dressed adults who had just enjoyed gourmet dinners featuring local greens, meats and herbs, now swarmed around the pool-side fire pits and gleefully assembled their own gooey smores. Now that summer is nearly here I hope well get some opportunities to huddle around a campfire with long twigs or skewers and roast our marshmallows to caramelized perfection before slipping them between graham crackers with a few squares of chocolate and devouring them. But lets face it, in our busy urban lives it just doesnt happen as often as I wish it did. So for those of us that dont take enough camping trips, my kids and I invented these oven-baked dark chocolate smores that you can make any time, no matter the weather (Bonus: theyre only 200 calories each, not bad for a rich and satisfying dessert). For more twists on beloved smores, try: Smores Surprise Cookies from Tales of an Overtime Cook   Peanut butter cup brownie Smorkies from averagebetty   Chunky Smores dipped cupcakes from Snappy Gourmet   Smores Brownies from Leites Culinaria

Smores on a Stick from Family Spice