These bars will takeover your life! You will dream about them. You will never be satisfied with a regular s’more again! Just a hunch. Let me break them down for you:
A soft, buttery graham cracker crumble bottom is topped with a layer of marshmallow fluff…
Then a smooth and creamy milk chocolate ganache is poured on top…
Then it’s topped with more graham cracker crumble and mini marshmallows.
The chocolate ganache melts in with the marshmallow fluff in the oven, which creates a perpetually soft, chocolaty, marshmallow center to these Chewy Smores Crumble Bars. It almost replicates that texture that you get when you bite into a campfire smore and the gooey marshmallow mixes with the partially melted chocolate.
Only better because the graham cracker sandwich outside is soft and chewy. Secretly I think the crunchy graham cracker that crumbles all over the place is the worst part of the S’more. Nobody wants a mess. Especially if you aren’t actually camping.
A touch dramatic but these bars are seriously that delicious! You will LOVE them!
And if that isn’t enough to convince you, these bars got RAVE reviews. In fact, one guy told me that I should sell each tiny bar for $2. Thank you random guy on the 30th floor, you made my week. Seriously. The whole week.
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A gooey milk chocolate, marshmallow center is sandwiched between two layers of soft graham cracker crumble in these Soft Chewy Smores Crumble Bars! All the magical flavors of a traditional S'more but even more delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 ¾ graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tablespoons graham flour (you can also use whole wheat flour or all-purpose)
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 4.5 oz milk chocolate (high quality, I use Ghirardelli)
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 6.5 oz jar of marshmallow fluff
- ~ ½ cup mini marshmallows (or more to your taste)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° and line an 8” x 8” baking pan with parchment.
- Whisk together the graham cracker crumbs, graham flour, salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Beat butter and sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Reduce the mixer to medium speed and add the egg, mixing to until well combined, about 2 minutes. Add the vanilla and mix until combined.
- Reduce the mixer to low and add the dry mixture in several additions, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
- Scoop 2/3 of the mixture into prepared baking pan. Spread out evenly with an offset spatula. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the top is beginning to brown and the sides are set. Cover the remaining mixture and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Allow to cool while you prepare your ganache.
- Combine chocolate chips and heavy cream in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on 50% power in 20 second intervals, stirring between each, until the chocolate has melted and is smooth. Let cool slightly.
- Spread the marshmallow fluff on the prebaked bar base using an offset spatula. A warm spoon will help get the fluff out of the jar and onto the bars with minimal mess. I coated my small spatula in butter before attempting to spread the fluff. Worked like a charm!
- Rinse off your spatula and pour the thickened ganache over top of the fluff. Spread evenly with your offset spatula.
- Remove crumble topping from the refrigerator and crumble over the top of the ganache in small crumbles. Sprinkle on the desired amount of mini marshmallows over the top.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20-30 minutes or until the crumble topping and marshmallows have begun to brown.
- Allow bars to cool completely before cutting and serving. If you don’t, it will be a hot mess!
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54 Comments
Josephine
July 21, 2014 at 9:12 amWhoa! I will give this recipe to my teenager – she and her friends would love it. Thank you!
Lindsey
July 21, 2014 at 10:24 amThey definitely will!! This would have been a HUGE hit at any high school girl gathering back in my high school days! 🙂
Kristine @ Kristine's Kitchen
July 21, 2014 at 10:28 amThese look amazing! I love s’mores and bet these are even better!
Lindsey
July 21, 2014 at 11:34 amThanks, Kristine! They are sooo amazing! I had to regift immediately! My brother saw your Cherry Crisp Ice Cream when he was here and he was smitten!
Linz @ Itz Linz
July 21, 2014 at 1:51 pmholy cow! AMAZING!
Lindsey
July 22, 2014 at 12:13 amThanks, Linz!!
PassTheKnife
July 21, 2014 at 5:29 pmOh wow, these are heavenly!! Anything with a graham cracker crust is a winner in my book! I’m also eyeing your ooey gooey s’mores recipe!
Lindsey
July 22, 2014 at 12:13 amThanks! Both are amazing!
Heather @ French Press
July 21, 2014 at 9:38 pmthese bars look beyond amazing! I cannot wait to try them
Lindsey
July 22, 2014 at 12:00 amThanks, Heather! I hope you do try them!
Lindsay @ Life, Love and Sugar
July 21, 2014 at 11:14 pmThese look awesome Lindsey! I think the random guy on the 30th floor is right – $2 a bar! 🙂
Lindsey
July 21, 2014 at 11:59 pmThanks, Lindsay!
Rachel @ Bakerita
July 22, 2014 at 12:57 amHooooly moly these look awesome!!! I love s’mores everything and these look so so right up my alley. Pinning, and definitely not letting my summer end without trying these!
Lindsey
July 22, 2014 at 1:39 amhaha! Thanks, Rachel! It would be a shame not enjoy these bars this summer, indeed! Thanks for the pin 🙂
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen
July 22, 2014 at 7:36 amThese look amazing and addictive Lindsey! That guy is right – you could sell them! But, why would you? More for you if you don’t! 🙂
Lindsey
July 22, 2014 at 5:38 pmlol! you are right (as always)!! Better to hoard them and spend more time at the gym 😉
tash @ the velvet moon baker
July 22, 2014 at 7:50 amoh dear lord you’re going to have me dreaming about these for the rest of the day! they look amazing
Lindsey
July 22, 2014 at 5:35 pmNow you’ll just have to make them!
Jamie @ At Home Baristas
July 22, 2014 at 9:35 amIt’s only 8:30 in the morning and I really want these bars! They look utterly decadent and I could probably finish a whole pan off in 5 minutes!
Lindsey
July 22, 2014 at 5:34 pmThat was certainly a possibility in my kitchen too! I kept sneaking bites during the photoshoot…just could help myself!
Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures
July 22, 2014 at 10:54 amWow! These look way better than an actual smore!
Lindsey
July 22, 2014 at 5:31 pmhaha! I think so 😉
Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods
July 22, 2014 at 4:24 pmWow, these look delicious and the must taste fantastic if people are telling you to sell them. Maybe you need a bakery 😀
Lindsey
July 22, 2014 at 5:31 pmThey are sensational but I don’t think I could handle running a bakery!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
July 22, 2014 at 7:40 pmWow, I am in love with these bars! Pure smore bliss! Your pictures are making me drool, Lindsey…gorgeous!
Lindsey
July 23, 2014 at 9:12 amThanks, Gayle! You are the sweetest!
Anne
July 22, 2014 at 8:08 pmThis looks amazing!
Lindsey
July 23, 2014 at 9:09 amThanks, Anne!
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl
July 22, 2014 at 11:07 pmThe bars just knocked my socks off. They look epic. Amazing. Beautiful.
Just going to hang around a bit more and stare at these..
Lindsey
July 23, 2014 at 9:05 amhaha! Thanks, Pamela! I have found if you stare too long, the desire to eat them becomes overwhelming!
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Sarah @ Running On Brie
July 23, 2014 at 9:03 amThese look unbelievably good! I love crumble bars, love s’mores…I need to sink my teeth in these! Nice recipe…
Lindsey
July 23, 2014 at 9:14 amThanks, Sarah!
Stephanie
July 23, 2014 at 12:43 pmOMG! I’m in gooey chocolately heaven! O__O
Lindsey
July 23, 2014 at 6:00 pmHaha! I know, right!
Ella-HomeCookingAdventure
July 23, 2014 at 3:35 pmJust saw them on Google +.. I fall in love with them.. I can imagine the taste….. mmmmmm…. mouthwatering..
Lindsey
July 23, 2014 at 5:53 pmThanks, Ella! They are so soft – I just can’t even deal! If they were here right now…there is no telling how much damage I would do!
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen
July 24, 2014 at 5:26 pmThese bars look amazing! I’m drooling over that layer of chocolate ganache!
Lindsey
July 24, 2014 at 7:07 pmThanks, Cristin! You can never go wrong with chocolate ganache!
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Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
July 25, 2014 at 3:51 pmwell….you’ve done it. ALREADY all I can think of is these bars-they look sooo buttery and gooey and just AHHHH YUM!
Lindsey
July 25, 2014 at 10:35 pmThey do overwhelm the senses and it is impossible to get them out of your head! Trust me, I’ve tried!
Sarah@WholeandHeavenlyOven
July 26, 2014 at 10:27 amOh my gosh! Could these bars be any more perfect?! Seriously, I want every single of those luscious layers. Gorgeous gorgeous photos! Pinned!
Lindsey
July 27, 2014 at 10:52 pmlol thank you!!! You are so sweet!
Wendy | Around My Family Table
July 28, 2014 at 5:31 pmI think soft chewy trumps crummy graham crackers any day!
Lindsey
July 28, 2014 at 8:14 pmA woman after my own heart!
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Melissa
August 2, 2014 at 4:22 pmThese look A-Mazing! I’m definately going to make these goodies! Would they still be yummy made the day before serving or are they best out of the right out of the oven. I’m having a big party this weekend, whatever I make for dessert will have to set for a while…
Lindsey
August 2, 2014 at 9:28 pmHi Melissa! You are going to love them!! I actually thought (and so did my taste-testers whose bars lasted that long) they were even better the next day. I stored them covered at room temperature. They were still soft and moist on day 3 and 4…after that, well, there were none left! If I were serving them at a party, I would make them the day before but not much sooner than that. 🙂
Melissa
August 5, 2014 at 2:48 pmThanks for getting back to me! Can’t wait to make them!
Lindsey
August 5, 2014 at 3:45 pmYou are most welcome! Have a wonderful party!
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