If you’ve ever gone camping or set up a small fire in your home’s outdoor fire pit, then you’ve probably enjoyed the age-old activity of roasting s’mores. To do this, all you need is a fire, a clean stick or unfolded wire hanger, marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate. Within a matter of minutes, you can enjoy the delicious, gooey flavors of one of the best dessert snacks of all time!
However, not everyone has access to an open fire that will allow them to enjoy the activity like it was meant to be enjoyed. You might live in an apartment or have strict regulations about outdoor fires in your neighborhood. Either way, it may not be a viable option to make s’mores in your current location.
Fortunately, the Baketivity
S’Mores Pie Kit offers a wonderful alternative that can help you get the same great flavor in the comfort of your own kitchen! Read on to learn more about s’mores pies and how to make them!
What Is A S'Mores Pie?
To understand a s’mores pie, you first need to understand the traditional s’more. As previously mentioned, a s’more is made using graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate. But why is a s’more called a s’more? The fun snack dates all the way back to the 1920s and over the years it has become an increasingly popular snack. In fact, it became so popular that kids and adults alike would always ask for “some more.” S’mores is a contraction of “some more,” so to save time, people just started calling the popular graham cracker sandwiches s’mores!
Though there’s no exact science to making a s’more, it is often done outdoors with a standard campfire. Using a clean stick or similar “poking” object, you pierce one or more marshmallows and use the elongated stick to roast them over the fire at a safe distance. Then, once the marshmallows are a nice golden-brown color (or however well-done you want them to be), you can take two pieces of graham crackers and put them on the top and bottom of the marshmallow. Rather than adding in the chocolate later, you can also slide in a piece of chocolate between one of the pieces of graham cracker and the marshmallow before proceeding.
By pushing against the marshmallow with the graham crackers and chocolate, you can pull the marshmallow off of the stick, forming a sandwich. However, be careful to take the entire marshmallow along with it, as it is common for the gooey center to stay stuck to the stick while the crispy outer skin gets peeled off! In any case, this is how you make a traditional s’more!
The s’more has been a staple of camping and outdoor events for decades, particularly in the United States. Due to the relatively low cost of ingredients and the easy “cooking” process, s’mores are a great option when you’re in front of a fire under the starry sky. All you have to do is pack the right 3 ingredients and get a fire going!
So, how does this translate to a s’mores pie? Needless to say, you can’t make a s’mores pie over an open fire! While it will take a little more time and a few more ingredients, a s’mores pie is well worth the effort. Essentially, a s’mores pie takes the same ingredients and flavors of a s’more and puts them into a pie that you can create in the kitchen. It’s as simple as that!
S'More Pie Recipes
Learning how to make a s’mores pie is particularly easy, especially if you use one of our
S’mores Pie Kits! That said, if you decide to try it out on your own, there are dozens of different methods you can use. For example, rather than making a graham cracker pie crust from scratch, you may choose to go with a premade pie crust, as this could shave at least an hour off of your cook time. Additionally, if you prefer not to use the oven, you may go with one of the no-bake recipes available online.
Regardless of the precise method you choose, you will likely need more than just the usual 3 ingredients on hand. For most recipes, you will need to use some or all of the following ingredients:
- Unsalted butter
- White sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Graham cracker crumbs (or premade crust)
- Baking powder
- Heavy cream
- Marshmallow creme or marshmallow fluff
- Chocolate bars
- Mini or regular-sized marshmallows
While these ingredients will help you make a standard s’mores pie, there are plenty of variations to choose from. For example, you can make a s’mores pie with or without heavy cream, with chocolate pudding (rather than standard chocolate bars), and with sweetened condensed milk. All of these alternatives can be used based on your personal preferences and tastes.
The DIY S’Mores Pie Kit
As you can see, a homemade s’mores pie is not very time-intensive, but it does require a lot of different ingredients and precise measurements. Rather than spending hours trying to get everything exactly right, why not make your life easier with a DIY s’mores pie kit? Making a homemade s’more is easy, so making a s’mores pie should be just as easy and enjoyable!
The great thing about the Baketivity easy s’mores pie kit is that is specifically
designed for the whole family. Whether you want to find an
activity to keep your kids busy (and safe) on the weekend or a productive project to do together, our kit can help you get the job done! All you have to do is follow the instructions, make your pie, and enjoy the delicious results!
Every Baketivity
S’Mores Pie Kit comes with the materials and ingredients you need to make an amazing s’mores pie:
- Baking recipe book
- Educational booklet
- Crushed graham crackers
- Flour
- Sugar
- Cocoa
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Vanilla sugar
- Mini marshmallows
In addition to having all of the right instructions at your fingertips, you also get the most important ingredients in pre-measured quantities. You won’t even need to crush the graham crackers before you get started. This means that you can finish your s’mores pie in half the time it would take to do on your own!
If you’re interested in acquiring a homemade s’mores pie kit for you and your kids, feel free to check out this link or contact Baketivity today!
