I was shopping for presents earlier that day and I walked into one of my favorite boutiques in Rowlett, Chubby Cherub. I was purchasing my gifts, and I noticed white desserts that looked like chocolate covered somethings...perhaps marshmellows I thought. I grabbed one and took a bite. Yep. (They always have something to snack on there or coffee to sample...a small perk that makes me happy).
The cashier was telling me how they were selling them on a stick at a Whole Foods or Central Market for like 4 Bucks each. I asked if the stick was edible and she said no. Well the wheels turned...PRETZELS.
My community group from church hangs out all the time and on the weekends we are usually at the guys place. They have a fireplace, so we park a couple living room chairs in front of it and make S'mores inside. This has been a weekly tradition for about a month now. So when I heard of S'mores on a stick it was fitting.
Here are the STEPS for a complete edible treat you can make your special someones:
#1 String on 2 large marshmellows on a jumbo pretzel stick...you can buy these at your local grocery store. The marsmellows grip the prezels perfectly becuase the stickiness inside acts like a glue.
#2 Take something big and get all your aggression out by smashing gram crackers into a million peices. You can add some sparkle by putting your favorite sprinkles in the mix.
#3 Melt Hershey's Chocolate candy bars in the Microwave. Don't eat it!!
#4 Roll your marshmellow stick in the chocolate so it is completly covered. Using a spoon helps. After it goes for it's chocolate bath, immediatly sprinkle it with your gram cracker crumbs...well pour it on actually. Lay it on some wax paper to dry.
#5 You can put them in the fridge if you are in a rush, otherwise just let the chocolate harden in room temprature. Once they dry, melt some colored chocolate and drizzle over the top for some pazzaz!
#6 Let them dry and wrap them in plastic baggies, throw in a few small marshmellows and tie with a lil bow or twisty tie of your choice. I made some cards with blank note cards folded in half, a stamp, a hole punch, scalloped scissors. They each had a quote from William Shakespeare & a note inside for each of my friends. You can go as crazy as you want with your details to make it unique.
I was in charge of the dessert to bring the family we were serving for Christmas, so I made a strawberry & cream cheese cake with bright red polk-a-dots. But since I had some marshmellows left over I also made them some chocolate covered puffs. These were the same process but I used lolli pop sticks and toasted the marshmellows in the oven on Low Broil. Toast the puffs BEFORE you insert the stick. Use melted chocolate to secure the sick if needed. I decorated them with Sprinkles. Once everything was dry, I arranged them in jar using marshmellows and gramcrackers to fill in the gaps. The small marshmellows were worked perfectly holding the sticks in place. Tie a bow around it and your DONE!
We got to provide a Christmas dinner, dessert, beds, & presents for the family that night. It was such an honor to be the hands and feet of Christ and share our blessings with a family that was going through a rough patch. Serving with my friends was a blessing in itself & so thankful to be apart of a group of people that put others needs before their own. Love yall.
Here is to S'MORE LOVE & SWEETS in 2010!!!!
