This dessert is super easy to make. Layers of deliciousness make every bite magical. This one has chocolate graham crackers, caramel, marshmallow and chocolate. Every bite is perfection!
Welcome to Day 5 of Christmas Week. This annual event was started was something I started way back in 2012. This year we have over 35 bloggers sharing festive sweet recipes for the event. Plus we all chipped in for a huge Amazon Gift Card Giveaway so be sure to enter at the bottom of the post!
Okay, okay, I’m totally addicted to crack bars at this point. I cannot help myself. I’m on a toffee bar making rampage. I made Mini Peanut Butter Cup Christmas Crack, then Pistachio Roca. Now these S’mores Christmas Crack Bars. I’d stop but they’re just SO darn good.
These were a bit of an experiment. I wanted to make s’mores bars but I really wanted to use caramel in them. So I did. That’s just how I roll. I do what I want. When I want to do it. No one can stop me. If I want to make S’mores Bars with caramel I’m doing it. With pride.
My plan was to melt marshmallows over top but then I realized I didn’t have any. Pretty much at the last minute, because that’s also how I roll. Planning ahead is not my “thang”. I was playing around with ideas and when I went to grab the marshmallows they weren’t there. Oops.
So I grabbed Marshmallow Creme instead. Same diff. So I started scooping it out of the jar and kept thinking “I should stop now”. Then I’d laugh hysterically and yell “you can’t stop me, you can’t tell me what to do, I do me, you do you”. Then the neighbours must have complained because the cops showed up.
I asked them if they had any marshmallows in their car but they didn’t seem impressed. I mean they grab coffee and hot chocolate while they’re working, so it seemed like a pretty good leap of faith they might have some marshmallows in their car. Apparently you shouldn’t ask them that.
So I reluctantly settled for more Marshmallow Creme. Then a little more Marshmallow Creme. Then a wee bit more Marshmallow Creme. Next thing you know I had an empty jar in my hand. I cried for a few minutes then realized I had 4 other jars in the pantry so all was well with the world again. My happiness depends on my Marshmallow Creme stockpile. It’s a thing.
I popped the bars in the oven and let the Marshmallow Creme bubble up. Then I tried really hard not to shove my face in it when it came out of the oven. Once you do that once you never really do that again. Or so I’ve been told. I mean it’s not like I ever did it or anything. I would never. Ever. Twice.
I decided to pour some melted chocolate over top while the marshmallows were still warm. It was sort of cool because the marshmallows had a funny reaction to the chocolate and some of the marshmallow bubbled up through the chocolate. It looked super cool, not going to lie.
But I am going to lie and tell everyone I know I planned it that way. Because THAT is how I roll.
A bunch of us bloggers got together to chip in on a killer prize for Christmas Week. We’re giving away 1 x $500 Amazon Gift Card, 1 x $250 Amazon Gift Card, and 1 x $50 Amazon Gift Card. You heard that right. $800 in prizes for Christmas Week. We’ll pull 3 winners, one for each prize.
So be sure to scroll to the bottom to enter. Don’t freak out or get overwhelmed by the number of entry options. The only required one is a blog comment. The rest are just extras for people who really dig contesting. If you’re not into following lots of peeps all you have to do is comment on this post.
However, if you do dig following lots of bloggers, and getting extra entries for giveaways then have at it. Enter as many times as you like. Bloggers love to be followed on social media so we gave you lots of options for following all of us. I can promise you these bloggers rock. So following would be cool.
If you’d like to get to know the bloggers involved you can scroll the links below. There’s over 35 of us participating in Christmas Week this year. It’s a great group of bloggers and I’m so happy they all joined me for this adventure.
Participants for Christmas Week:
- Cravings of a Lunatic
- Desserts Required
- Poet in the Pantry
- The Redhead Baker
- Pineapple and Coconut
- All Roads Lead to the Kitchen
- Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Cooking on the Front Burner
- The Little Ferraro Kitchen
- Crumb: A Food Blog
- The Bitter Side of Sweet
- Amee’s Savory Dish
- Comfortably Domestic
- Food Done Light
- Farm Fresh Feasts
- Flour On My Face
- Mother Would Know
- Food Lust People Love
- My Catholic Kitchen
- Daily Appetite
- Try Anything Once Culinary
- That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Savory Experiments
- Cooking In Stilettos
- Food Babbles
- Mind Over Batter
- Rants From My Crazy Kitchen
- Lauren Kelly Nutrition
- Big Bear’s Wife
- Everyday Southwest
- From Gate to Plate
- Karen’s Kitchen Stories
- Savoring Italy
- Dixie Chik Cooks
- The Tomato Tart
- Aloha Flavor
- CopyKat Recipes
Recipes from Day 2 of Christmas Week! Please visit all our talented participants:
- Chocolate Orange Oatmeal Cookies from Desserts Required
- Spiced Hibiscus Cranberry Mojitos from Pineapple and Coconut
- Double Chocolate Peppermint Granola from All Roads Lead to the Kitchen
- Peppermint Truffles from The Bitter Side of Sweet
- Boozy Bourbon Balls from Amee’s Savory Dish
- Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake from Comfortably Domestic
- Magic Cookie Bar Truffles from Farm Fresh Feasts
- No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars from My Catholic Kitchen
- Cardamom Coffee Bars with Vanilla Bean Mascarpone Frosting from Daily Appetite
- Christmas Swirl Bundt Cake from Savory Experiments
- Pumpkin Po’e from Aloha Flavor
- Cherry Brandy Old Fashioned from Food Babbles
- Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies from Mind Over Batter
- Chocolate Covered Snowmen S’more Sandwiches from Big Bear’s Wife
- Chocolate Covered Coconut Bon Bons from Everyday Southwest
- Chocolate Crinkle Cookies from CopyKat Recipes
- Crock Pot Chocolate Cherry Nut Cups from Flour On My Face
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- 12 chocolate graham crackers
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1 jar 7 ounce Marshmallow Creme
- 2 cup chocolate chips dark or milk
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Butter an 11 x 7 inch baking pan.
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Line the bottom of the pan with chocolate graham crackers.
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Combine the butter and brown sugar in a medium saucepan and cook on medium heat for about 3 to 5 minutes, or until the butter melts and the mixture is very well combined. Stir the mixture occasionally.
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Increase heat a tiny little bit, and bring the mixture to a low boil, you want to cook it for about 2 to 3 minutes, just so it starts to thicken a bit and turn golden brown. Don't stir it during the process, but you can lightly swirl the pan. Keep a really close eye on it because it can go from a beautiful golden brown to a burnt mess in no time flat. As soon as it turns amber turn off the heat and swirl so it doesn't overcook.
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Pour the caramel mixture over top of the graham crackers in the pan. Smooth out. Allow to cool slightly for a few minutes.
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Scoop the Marshmallow Creme out of the jar and randomly drop spoonfuls over top of the caramel mixture. Smooth out as best you can.
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Place the baking pan in the oven for about 5 to 7 minutes. Just enough to get the marshmallow creme soft and melty.
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Pull the baking pan out of the oven and place on cooling rack.
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Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over medium heat until the chocolate is smooth. Pour over top of the marshmallow mixture in the pan. Place in the fridge to set up.
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It helps to score the bars before they completely set. It will make them a bit easier to cut later.
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Cut into squares in any size you prefer.
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Serve with a big old s'mores loving smile!
I know right. It’s beautiful!
So, all us bloggers participating in Christmas Week chipped in the funds to host an amazing Amazon Gift Card Giveaway. We’re giving away 3 Prizes. 1st Prize is a $500 Amazon Gift Card for 1 lucky winner. 2nd Prize is a $250 Amazon Gift Card for 1 lucky winner. And 3rd Prize is a $50 Amazon Gift Card for 1 lucky winner. Giveaway will run from December 7, 2015 to December 26, 2015.
Giveaway is open to U.S. and Canada. All prizes will be paid via Amazon.com so there are no issues with exchanges rates. Winner must be 18 years of age. Winner will be notified via email. Winner has 72 hours to respond before a new winner is drawn. Winner will be asked a skill testing question.
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Marlynn @ UrbanBlissLife says
These look AMAZING and I want to eat them all right now! What an incredible giveaway too! I’m definitely pinning this one for later. Thank you!
Anne B says
Great blog & giveaway!
Julia says
Now that is the perfect dessert if I have ever seen one! I love how tall and fluffy these bars look with those layers!!
Sabrina @ Dinner, then Dessert says
My family loves s’mores, so this recipe would be great for them! Thanks for sharing!
Brownie says
I love making peanut balls.
Roxana says
Wow, so many good recipes, I want to make them all (but especially these crack bars)! Have mercy! ;P
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
Ooo la la! “More marshmallow creme!” Yes, that makes everything better 🙂 These look fab, and thanks for the wonderful contest, too 🙂
Amy says
Oh , i can already taste the flavors. and feel the crunch. I’ll be making these soon.
Jennymcb says
Found your recipes through Pinterest and I am hooked. Definitely making the s’mores and chocolate bark.
Betsy @ Desserts Required says
I love how you roll and YOU ARE EVIL!!!! By evil, I mean in the very best possible way. I think I am glad that the cops did not have any marshmallows in their cars (surprising, though) because that meant you piled even MORE fluff on these bad boys!
Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic says
I’d totally own the marshmallow creme bubbling up through the chocolate. It’s like a super cool and delicious experiment that went incredibly right. Sometimes those last minute recipe ideas are the best.
Lindsay says
Christmas Crack Saltine Toffee
Alicia says
Pic looks like there are multiple layers of the chocolate graham crackers or is that just wishful thinking? From recipe steps sounds like just one layer. Thanks!
Kim Beaulieu says
I stacked two layers of cookies at the bottom (the chocolate graham crackers are quite thick), then poured the caramel over top. It also has a thick layer of marshmallow and chocolate too. So they are wicked tall. I wasn’t even sure whether to call it crack because Christmas Crack is quite thin. This is about 1 to 1 1/4 inches tall. I went heavy on the caramel and poured it on hot, it seems to get between the layers of crackers. I thought the same thing when I took the photos, it looks like I layered it repeatedly but I’m lazy so I only did one layer of each, ha! I wish I could say I planned it that way but I didn’t. Usually I test every recipe 3 times, but this one was a total experiment. If you make it I’d love to see a photo to see if yours has the same reaction and looks layered.
penny mcaskill says
love this site, gonna try the smores bars right now…oh and Id love to win one of the giveaway gift cards…..wink, wink..
Kim Beaulieu says
Thanks Penny. Good luck with the giveaway. Hope you win.
Linda Threlfall says
Hi, love your blog and I look forward to each one. In case you might need marshmellow refills I have a great ‘fluff’ recipe I created this past June for a wedding I was catering and needed tons of marshmellow creme but alas the stores don’t stock it during non-holiday times. I’d be happy to share it anytime!! Thanks for posting a give away, too at this time when some of us can’t afford gifts for loved ones. Hope you all have a wondrous Holiday season and a bright cheftive NewYear!!
Linda T. says
I love you all’s blogs! As a fellow foodie and chef I enjoy trying your recipes and my family loves the outcomes!! I also have a solution to your marshmallow creme dilema. This past June I needed a ton of “fluff” for a wedding I was catering and being June, I couldn’t find enough because stores only stock it during the holidays. I created a fantastic dessert fluff creme recipe and even if I say so, it came out great and my cakes were a hit! I’d gladly share the recipe so you’ll never have to search for marshmallow creme again and you can make hundreds of yummy recipes with my dessert fluff creme to go in them. Thank you for offering this giveaway, too. It’s very nice to have places to enter giveaways when you no longer are employed and can’t afford to buy gifts for your babies. Thank you for the opportunity to try to win gifts. Happy holidays to you and yours and a Chefty New Year!!!
Lauren Kelly Nutrition says
Ok, these just might be the most amazing things I have ever seen! Smores are my weakness, these look amazing!
Kirsten says
Kim,
I am just realizing that all these recipes are made in an 11×7 pan.
That’s simply brilliant.
I inherited one from my mom and I love how the size fits easily into my fridge and also holds a nice amount (of casserole, never enough of dessert) to feed our little family. Not like the endless leftovers of a 9×13 pan, you know?
I think the marshmallow creme peeping through reminds me of the lava flowing on Kilauea. I bet it smells far better than a volcano does though!
Thanks!
Paula Nichols says
Thanks for the chance and Merry Christmas!!
Jennifer says
OH, these look amazing… thanks for what you do~ I’d wondered why I hadn’t seen any newsletters in a while!
Leila says
We love to make Christmas crack here!
Angela | Mind Over Batter says
Giiiiiiiirl… This right here is the reason I want to move next door to you. And I won’t call the cops. I’d be sitting in your kitchen. Waiting. And when you’re not looking, I would run away with your s’mores crack bars and your marshmallow creme stockpile. OK, just the bars.
Sandra says
I have to say these are GENIUS! S’mores for a crowd without the lighter fluid or smelling like a campfire for the rest of the holidays!!
Plus, Thank you , thank you for putting together Christmas Week! It has been totally fun to be a part of it and get to know you and so many other bloggers much better!
Laura @MotherWouldKnow says
Luckily I don’t have any marshmallow cream, because if I did … Oh darn, I have marshmallows. So now I have to go and make a variation on your variation. Hahah because that’s how we roll.