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How did I ever miss that August 10 is National S’mores Day?!!! I shudder to think of the marshmallow chocolatey graham goodness I’ve been missing by being so uninformed. No worries, though! We’ve marked it on the calendar and I promise to consume one or two extra to make up for previous years. :) You probably should, too. Just sayin’…
The indoor "campgrounds" and s'more building central at BlogHer 2012, sponsored by Hershey's.
I got to meet with the great people from Hershey’s while I was at BlogHer, in New York, last week. I had a blast visiting their “Bondfire” Camp Out in a Suite on the 43rd floor of our hotel! Today, I received a fun basket of tasty ingredients to be sure we didn’t miss out on this sweet national holiday. It’s hard to beat going to the mailbox and finding a basket of Graham Crackers, Marshmallows and Hershey Bars. It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it — right? That basket also included the coolest pair of adjustable length marshmallow toasting forks, that I have ever seen. Love it! Even better news? One Busy-at-Home reader will win their own handy dandy S’mores Kit, to kick off all their fall bonfire, marshmallow-toasting revelry in style!
The basket I received had marshmallows, Hershey bars, graham crackers and marshmallow roasting forks. A giveaway winner will receive the same great prize!
Whether you make them inside, under the broiler, or outside roasting the marshmallows over a flame, s’mores are a universal treat that transcends all generational barriers. Everybody loves the ooey, gooey, chocolatey yum smooshed between two graham crackers! It’s the perfect balance of taste and texture and s’mores are super simple to make.
Just fire up the grill, set a bonfire ablaze, or heat up your broiler while you assemble the short list of ingredients.
I rounded up the ingredients and headed for the grill. I'm loving those adjustable length marshmallow roasting forks!
There are no special tricks to roasting the perfect marshmallow. ”Perfect” is directly related to the preferences of the roaster. Some aren’t happy until their marshmallow is a flaming orb of molten sugar, gradually cooling to an ashy, burnt mass. I’m more of a golden brown and gooey kind of marshmallow roaster. If you insist on flaming orbs, though, it’s okay with me. It’s just yuck — that’s all. :)
The adjustable forks allowed me to get the marshmallow near the flame without toasting my hands!
Once your marshmallow is cooked to suit your particular fancy, place a square of Hershey chocolate on top of a graham cracker square. Then slide the toasted marshmallow onto the chocolate, so the heat from the marshmallow can begin to soften and melt the chocolate.
It’s only a matter of seconds after you put the second graham cracker square on top, that the heat of the marshmallow really begins to melt into the chocolate and meld the flavors. One bite of the sweet, crunchy sandwich will send the gooey chocolate and marshmallow oozing out the sides (and probably down your chin) and you will have achieved the perfect s’more. Enjoy!
Happy National S'mores Day!
Entering the giveaway is EASY. As the mandatory entry, leave a blog post comment telling me whether you like your Hershey Bars plain or with almonds, then hit the DO IT button in the Rafflecopter form below, and you’ll be entered, as well as opening up additional optional entries. Good luck!
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I received a basket of s’mores making supplies from Hershey’s to test in my own kitchen and to use in the collection of info for this post. No monetary compensation was received and a positive review was not required. As with all Busy-at-Home reviews, the views and opinions expressed are wholly my own and based on my personal experience with the product. Giveaway prize will be shipped directly to the winner by Hershey’s.
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I prefer Hershey with almonds!
I absolutely LOVE Hershey’s Cookies and Cream chocolate bar<3
it's absolutely divine.
I like mine plain!
I like Hershey’s plain (and dipped in peanut butter is awesome too).
I love Hershey’s almond but for my s’mores I like Hershey plain
with almonds! yum!
I like Hershey’s with Almonds
I like Hershey’s with Almonds
Without Almonds
I like Hershey’s with almonds!
I like Hersey with almonds
thanks for the giveaway
I like with almonds
I like the plain!
i like both, but prefer without
I like them both, depending on my mood
royalegacy at gmail dot com
without debbie jackson,
djackson1958 at hotmail dot com
I like both- but I LOVE without
definitely without. It’s yummy@
I like without…my grandson and I both share these bars by the 6 pack
Without almonds!
I love with almonds but do also like plain
love hershey’s with almonds the best
I love the plain chocolate bar but will also eat the one with almonds.
My favorite is with almonds!
I like both.
With Almonds!!
To just eat I like them with almonds but in s’mores I like them plain.
Love them plain
I love both but I prefer Almond.
I like it with almonds!
I agree with Sue D. to eat, with almonds but for s’mores, plain. The hubby likes plain.
definitely without almonds
msboatgal at aol.com
I love without almonds!
It wasn’t an option, but Special Dark is my favorite Hersehey bar! If I have to choose from milk chocolate and with almonds, definitely almonds.
Born in PA so ALL the Hershey’s bars are my favorite but I do love those almonds:)
With almonds, definitely!!!
with almonds
nannypanpan@gmail.com
Definitely without.
Hershey with almonds gets my vote!
I like the Hersheys with Almonds – yum!
We prefer Dark Chocolate
I prefer it with out Almonds. But my true favorite is Special Dark
I do follow your emails I follow them under my main account lpninpain at gmail dot com not under my FB account
I like Hershey’s with Almonds.
I like Hershey’s with Almonds.
With Almonds!
I absolutely LOVE Hershey’s plain!!
I absolutely love Hershey’s plain!
with almonds
I prefer them plain!
the plain chocolate bar
I love the Hershey’s with Almonds.
i love Hershey’s Cookies and Cream
I prefer them plain!
Just a plain old Hershey bar dipped in peanut butter is my vice!
My favorite Hershey’s bar must have almonds.
with almonds
vmkids3 at msn dot com
I like my Hershey bar plain.
almonds all the way!
I love mine with almonds.
Hershey Plain…but if you want to kick it up a notch, use the Hershey Dark…Fabulous!!!
YUM!!! I SECOND you “How could I NOT KNOW????” I will def. be remembering that in the future…and sharing the good news of yummy s’mores-ness LOL!
I love all hersheys all the time…one of my fave treats is the dark chocolate
I love both kinds, but for S’mores, only the plain will do.
I like them both ways but with almonds better. Thanks.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
im a dark chocolate fan, and yes almonds
I like Hershey’s with Almonds.
i like just plain chocolate
Without but I do like both!
I like the Plain Hershey Bar
Hersheys with almonds!
Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net
Plain Hershey Bar
Omigosh I think I’d push an old lady in front of a bus to get a Hersheys bar with Almonds! Yum!:)
coriwestphal at msn dot com