My Top 5 Smore Concoctions

One of the best things about camping is the golden brown marshmallows s'mores. Here are five ways to step up your s'more game!

Everybody loves the traditional Hershey's chocolate with a golden brown marshmallow fresh from the fire smothered between two graham crackers. However, recently I have begun to create my own s'more concoctions while camping.

Here are five of my favorites!

1. Samoa Cookies

This is my absolute favorite, I'm a sucker for cookies and sweets. To make it ten times better, I place the two cookies on the warm rocks lining the fire ring and let them soften up just a bit. I then place the golden marshmallow between the two warm cookies, it makes the s'mores extra messy but undeniably delicious!

2. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Peanut Butter? Chocolate? Oh yes. This creation began when I headed out camping and happened to remember the marshmallows and graham crackers, but forgot the Hershey's chocolate. We stopped at a gas station along the way to fill up the jeep and I ran inside to see what chocolatey treat I could find. Creativity began at that moment.

3. Kit Kat Bars

Another delicious treat, similar to the traditional s'more, only I substitute for Kit Kat bars. The bars can be a little hard, so I tend to place the Kit Kat bars on a warm rock next to the smoldering fire to soften them up while I'm roasting my marshmallow.

4. Thin Mints

Who doesn't love thin mints? I like to make a sandwich placing the roasted brown marshmallow between two cookies.

5. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I love a good old fashioned oatmeal raisin cookie. I like to make my own cookies at home, but if I haven't done any baking in a while, I resort to a Grandma's Oatmeal Raisin Cookie that you can find at a gas station. Since the cookies tend to be quite large, I cut them in half and then make a marshmallow sandwich.

Enjoy!