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 love s’mores! I was in Girl Scouts also, so I got plenty of practice making these! Actually, my family made some over the July 4th weekend, and we used my Brown Butter Chocolate Chip cookies…instead of graham crackers. Yum!
Katie, thank you for this recipe!!!!! I was literally at whole foods earlier today about to buy some graham crackers, but then I thought, “you know, I should try making my own graham crackers.” And then I came to your site and literally almost jumped out of my shoes!!! THANK YOU KATIE!!!! 😀 😀
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The first time I ever tried one of your recipes, I’ll admit I was hesitant. (For the record, it was the cookie dough dip.) But after one taste of that dip, you earned my trust, and now I’d trust you if you said the sky was purple! Recipe after recipe after recipe I’ve made, and each one has been better than the last. In short, you are amazing!
I made these this afternoon, because I had everything on hand so there was really no excuse. I loved them! And my three year old is eating another one right now! He loves them too! 🙂 🙂
I’ve made smores as a kid but not lately and never with homemade graham crackers. Great recipe…I want to try these!
I have a special request. 😉 I’d love to make a Key Lime Pie like your chocolate pie – vegan, with tofu. But I can’t find any recipes that don’t use instant vanilla pudding mix [I like to avoid the chemicals] or tofu cream cheese [my husband turns green at the thought]. Can you help, O Great Katie?
I can try… I do have a raw key lime pie recipe, though. And I know others have done it with avocado!
oooooooh Raw key lime pie! Please post if you get inspired 😉
It’s actually just a variation of this recipe that I posted a looooong time ago: https://lett-trim.today/2010/03/05/30-seconds-to-raw-cheesecake/%3C/a%3E%3Cbr /> (The last ingredient in the recipe gives an option for key lime pie, and I made that option on my birthday a few years ago. I’m not sure it would qualify as “traditional” key lime pie, but I honestly don’t know if I’ve ever had real key lime pie!)
I had a s’more today made with a granola bar. It was awesome! Never would have thought of doing that but it is worth a try!
Looks SO good! You never cease to amaze me. 🙂
cool idea! i’m so hungry right now… i love burnt marshmallows though 🙂
Oh my gosh.
I would LOVE to turn this into a graham cracker crust..
And I would then put a pie in it.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
These were delicious! Thanks for another great recipe. The only change I made was to add a little extra cinnamon because I always liked the cinnamon graham crackers best. Yum!