Healthy Graham Crackers… perfect for s’mores!
The first time I ever heard of a s’more was during a girl-scout camping trip. The troop leaders handed us each a skewered marshmallow and told us to have at it.
“What? You actually want me to stick the marshmallow into the white-hot flames?”
Yes, yes they did. And it was glorious. I especially loved when the marshmallows would catch fire and burn to a gorgeous black crisp. Of course the burnt mallows didn’t yield the tastiest results, but most of the fun of s’mores is making them.
These homemade & healthy graham crackers are so delicious they almost steal the show from the ooey-gooey filling. Almost. Once you try this homemade version, you’ll never want to go back to Nabisco again.
Have you ever made a s’more? S’mores remind me of cozy, warm campfires and singing silly songs while eating girl scout cookies and burning more marshmallows than we ever actually consumed.
Healthy Graham Crackers
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp white, whole wheat, or oat flour
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp + 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp + 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 to 3 tbsp sucanat or regular sugar
- 1/8 tsp uncut stevia OR 2 more tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup, honey, or agave
- 1/4 cup oil (See link for a lower-fat version. Also, I highly recommend unrefined coconut oil for this recipe, but I think vegetable oil would be fine.)
- 2 tbsp water
Combine dry ingredients. Combine wet in a separate bowl, then mix together. Form a ball with your hands (or, if you don’t want to get your hands dirty, put the mixture in a plastic bag and squish into a ball). Place the ball on a piece of wax paper, then place another sheet on top and use a rolling pin to flatten the dough into very thin (graham-cracker) width. Cut into squares or cookie-cuttered shapes, and place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes, depending on whether you like your graham crackers super-soft or crispy. For vegan marshmallows: Trader Joes and Dandies brands both make vegan marshmallows, or Ricemellow Cream (in the photos) and even Smuckers marshmallow fluff are also vegan.
If desired, top with chocolate or Hot Chocolate Butter.
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I like s’mores, but I like the marshmallow better! I usually would make half a s’more, and then just have marshmallows after that!
Yum!
Sigh. 🙂
Reminds me of my girl scout camping days.
I think I love you. Scratch that, I love you. Amazing!
I sued to love burning marshmallows! But I disagree with you, the black-burnt marshmallows tasted better than the lightly-toasted ones. And I never really went for the chocolate and graham, but ate the marshmallow by itself!
I agree. I like mine kinda burnt!
*used, not sued…
This one looks yummy and easy to do. Will surely try this, plus its healthy. Rarely do you find a healthy and yummy alternative snack. 🙂 Thank you for sharing this.
Um, YUM! I’ve never had smores before (I don’t think we really have them much in the UK!) but that sounds AMAZING! Plus the smores Luna bar tastes amazing! 😛
I LOVE burnt marshmallows! Golden and toasty? No way. I like mine charred lol.
Do you think these would work with GF flour?
I just made them with Arrowhead Mills gf flour mix (which I’d actually purchased to make a different CCK recipe before I was distracted by this one this morning!). They are by far the best graham crackers I’ve ever eaten, so crunchy and sweet and perfect. So heck yeah, they work with GF flour!!!
I had my first s’more when I was a camp counselor in the US a few years ago – we don’t have them in Ireland! I actually like them a bit burnt 🙂
Yum! I must try this recipe. I love smores, but I usually buy the heavily processed, full of nasty things Keebler brand … because they’re the only ones that I can find that are vegan. 🙁
This looks amazing! I’m seriously trying to stop myself to run into my kitchen and make them right now 🙂 I love making smores, though I think eating them is pretty fun too!