This is NOT a Peanut Butter Cup

Well, we all know I LOVE peanut butter, but this post is not about peanut butter and that chocolate thing above is NOT a peanut butter cup.  Something else I love are s'mores, and by now we're all pretty familiar with s'mores.  After all, I've already done 2 posts on them - once here and another here.  Yeah, they're pretty tasty, but their time is coming to an end - well until next summer anyway. So because the days are getting cooler and the rain clouds are moving in, I've come up with the perfect s'more solution so you don't have to freeze your ass off roasting marshmallows in the cold!   

 

With these S'more Cups there's no need to worry about burning your fingers on hot and gooey marshmallows.  And best of all, they won't stick to anything because they're entirely encased in chocolate!  They're perfect to include in kids school lunches - or your work lunches for that matter! 

To make these s'more cups you'll only need 3 things: Wilton Candy Melts, Marshmallow Fluff and some homemade graham cracker rounds. I came up with this idea while I was making the homemade graham crackers for my s'more pops.  But unlike a regular s'more, these stay nice and gooey because they use Marshmallow Fluff instead of regular marshmallows which can go kind of hard and chewy once its been melted. 

Marshmallow Fluff can be a bit hard to find in the UK, but if you know where to look you should be able to get it without too much effort.  For those of you who aren't familiar with Marshmallow Fluff, it's a spreadable fluffy marshmallow spread - exactly how it's name describes it!  I buy my Marshmallow Fluff at TK Maxx (AKA: TJ Maxx/Marshal's in the US or Winners in Canada), but I've also seen it at local farm shops and the Food Halls in Selfrdiges, John Lewis, etc. Visit my international food locator for more info on where to buy American food products.

In addition to the original Marshmallow Fluff, TX Maxx stocks the Strawberry Fluff as well, so if you're one of those people who prefers strawberry over chocolate you can always make some strawberry shortcake s'more cups instead.  

S'more Cups 

Graham Cracker Rounds (recipe here)
Wilton Chocolate Candy Melts
Marshmallow Fluff 

1. You'll need to make a batch of homemade graham crackers using the same recipe I used for my s'more pops. You'll also need 2 circle cutters - 1 slightly smaller than the other. The smaller circle cutter should fit into the bottom of the silicone baking cup, and the larger cutter should fit into the top third of the silicone cup.  Once the graham cracker dough has chilled overnight, use your circle cutters to cut out equal numbers of smaller and larger circles, and bake according to the recipe's instructions. 

2.  Once the graham cracker rounds are out of the oven and cooled, paint the inside of each silicone baking cup with a thick layer of melted candy melts. (I only coated my cups about 3/4 up the side as I didn't want them to be too thick). Use enough so that you can't see any light through the candy melts when you hold the silicone baking cup up to the light. I used a silicone pastry brush, but a regular (new) paint brush or even a tea spoon would work just fine. While the candy melts are still wet, drop one of the smaller graham cracker rounds into the bottom of the chocolate coated baking cup, and put them in the fridge to set. 

3. Once the candy melts have hardened and set, spoon some marshmallow fluff into the cup so it almost reaches the top of the chocolate.  Next you'll need to put one of the larger graham cracker rounds on top of the fluff.  Finally spoon some more chocolate melts on top of the last graham cracker to seal the cup. Try and make sure that that the final later of chocolate meets the top edge of the chocolate cup, and is the same level as the edge of the chocolate cup. When this is done, put the silicone cups in the fridge to harden up.   

4. Once the chocolate cups are hardened and set, pop them out of the silicone cases and you're done!