Labor Day weekend treats... Campfire S'mores.

Happy Labor Day weekend everyone. With Labor Day coming up I thought I'd make a few recipes that would be great to share with friends at a cookout or party. We're going to start with dessert because I like doing things backwards. I've never been a s'mores fan, I hate marshmallows, but these are great. You have to start them the day before since the marshmallows take so long but their worth it. Also vegan graham crackers are hard to find since I'm a strict vegan and I don't eat honey. No fear however they are easy to make, I included the recipe.

 

Graham Crackers

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup cane sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon scant
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup oil
2 tablespoons molasses
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup rice milk


Preheat oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Pour in oil, molasses and vanilla. Give the liquid ingredients a quick whisk with a fork and then continue mixing until everything is well combined and crumbly. Drizzle in the milk and combine. Use your hands to knead the dough a few times until it holds together. Place the dough on the parchment and work into a rectangle. The dough should be about 1/8 inch thick. Score the dough with a pizza cutter widthwise, then again down the center lengthwise to form the crackers. Use a fork to poke rows of holes in crackers to help with baking. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes. Let crackers cool completely on the baking sheet.

Marshmallows

3 cups cane sugar
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners sugar

Coat baking pan with cooking spray. In a saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, salt and water. Heat to 240 degrees F, or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. Remove from heat and beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Pour into prepared pan. Chill in refrigerator 8 hours or overnight. To cut, loosen edges with a knife. Dust surface with confectioners' sugar, and turn out onto a waxed paper lined surface. Dust with confectioners' sugar again and cut with a knife into cubes.

Campfire S'mores

8 vegan marshmallows
8 square Graham Crackers
8 2"x 2" square dark chocolate pieces

Toast your marshmallows over the fire. Get your crackers and chocolate ready. Place the hot marshmallows on top of the chocolate and smush them between the crackers. The hot marshmallow will help melt the chocolate.