How to Make Smores in the Oven

Smores in the oven without a fire is the best cheap dessert. How to make s’mores in the oven with graham crackers, chocolate and marshmallows. Baked on a sheet pan you can make a large batch for your Camping Themed Party all at once to enjoy with guests and your kids.

Who came up with smores?

The origin of s’mores, a beloved campfire treat, is a bit unclear, but they have a long history in American outdoor cooking. The word is a contraction of “some more,” suggesting that people often wanted another serving after tasting one. Nowadays we think outside of the box, from S’mores In a Jar to these!

One of the earliest recorded recipes resembling this 3 ingredient dessert appeared in a 1927 publication called Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts. The recipe was titled Some Mores and instructed readers to – toast two marshmallows over the coals to a crisp gooey state and then put them inside a graham cracker and chocolate bar sandwich.

S’mores in the Oven

Doing it this way can now be a great idea for slumber parties! NO need to worry about anybody burning themselves but you can enjoy the same outcome with the same ingredients. I mean you can’t sway from what everyone expects. Even if you think outside of the box like our Smores Poke Cake you have to have all 3 or it’s just not right…..

SMores Ingredients

• Graham cracker halves – just break in half – or use fruit to make Banana S’mores
• Large Marshmallows – mini marshmallows can be messier
• Chocolate bars (milk chocolate or dark chocolate squares can be used too)
  • milk chocolate chips or white chocolate versions will work but can be messier

First off these are always messy so have wet towelettes and/or baby wipes handy for all the fingers that will be handling this quick easy desserts . I will go over a few variations of these if you want to try something above and beyond Hershey’s chocolate bars, jumbo sized marshmallows and grahams.

How to Make Smores in the Oven

• Preheat broiler on high. OR preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • You can line baking sheet with parchment paper for easier clean up if you like.
• Lay 12 grahams that have been broken in half down on a sheet pan.
• Top each half with half a bar of chocolate with 1 large marshmallow on top of that with the flat side facing up.
• Slide into the oven with the light on so you can watch this process as it will occur very fast.
• Once the top of the marshmallow gets dark golden brown take it out.
  • You want it to start to smoke a bit on top so that the middle of it will be soft as well before taking out, this will take about 30 seconds.
  • Or preheat to 350 degrees F and heat for 3-5 minutes until browned and chocolate is melting.
• Immediately place second half of graham cracker on top of each piece of marshmallows and chocolate one.

Carefully lift each one off and serve on top of a napkin. Having wet wipes handy is helpful because these can be sticky when enjoyed.

How to Make Smores Without a Fire

Below we arae explaining how to do this fun treat in the oven, baked to a golden brown and ooey gooey. Another method would be to make it as a microwave recipe which is fun too. If you have really little ones I would suggest this as they can look thru the window and watch as the marshmallow doubles in size, puffs up big and is ready in just seconds.

Can You Make Smores in the Microwave?

Yes, place a graham cracker on a microwave-safe plate in a single layer. Add a piece of chocolate on top. (some love a smear of peanut butter too) Put a marshmallow on top of that and you are ready to heat. Microwave the assembled s’more for about 10-15 seconds. Keep a close eye on it, as marshmallows can expand quickly, and you don’t want them to overflow.

Carefully remove the plate. Top the marshmallow with another graham cracker to create a sandwich. Let this cool for a moment to avoid burning your mouth, then serve and enjoy.

Can you use something other than graham crackers to make smores?

You can and they are actually better if you use Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies instead! Use the same directions and cook time to make them this way. Whether baked or over the campfire you need to try this!

What can you use other than chocolate bars to make smores?

Yes and they are so good with other candies such as Reeses peanut butter cups. Then you have a duo of flavors and those are just the right size to fit on half of a full sheet broken.

We have a printable recipe card below but first you may want to go above and beyond the traditional bites. Think of these substitutions or add ins sometime and see which you love best;