I had no idea something as simple as a s’more could be so good. I’ll be honest – s’mores have never been that good to me. When we go camping, I usually pass on making them for a few reasons: 1) I’m not patient enough to toast the marshmallow ~perfectly~, 2) the effort put into making them was too much for me, 3) they just didn’t taste that good. I was much happier just skewering a marshmallow, torching it, and then popping the burnt morsel into my mouth.
All that said, I couldn’t wait to share this with you. So imagine my horror when I started typing on my laptop only to find out that my space, N and B keys don’t work. I started copy/pasting those letters and wrote out a couple sentences when it hit me – type it on my iPad! Duh. It’s still slower than typing on a keyboard, but a lot faster than having to paste in all my Bs, Ns, and spaces.
So, why is this s’mores recipe so good? I think it’s the addition of the grilled banana. Or maybe it’s the fact that all I had to do to make them was stand by the grill. I will admit that I spent about 90% of my 11 mile run on Sunday thinking about these bad boys. I told Mike that every mile I ran = 1 s’more. (Note: I didn’t end up eating 11 s’mores yesterday… but I kind of wish I had). So, here you go. Enjoy this supremely gooey, delicious mess.
Grilled Banana S’mores
makes 4
1 medium ripe banana
1 teaspoon brown sugar
4 graham crackers, halved
1 .5 ounce bar of milk chocolate, broken into 4 pieces
4 large marshmallows
- Heat grill to medium.
- Lay banana flat. Cut a slit down length of banana. Sprinkle brown sugar into the opening. Grill banana for 5 minutes, or until brown sugar is bubbling. Remove from grill and let cool slightly. Peel and slice into 1/2 inch pieces.
- Lay graham crackers down on grill. Top 4 crackers with chocolate and 4 crackers with marshmallows. Cover grill and cook until chocolate is melted and marshmallows are softened.
- Place sliced bananas on chocolate and place marshmallow cracker on top. Serve immediately.
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 7:04 am
Oh my goodness – yum, they look like they could do some serious damage…but bananas are healthy, so it’s all good, right? ; )
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 8:40 am
What about grilling or frying some plantains? They might be a bit less mushy? Afterwards, why not grill up some pineapple with cinnamon sugar too. Mmm possibilities.
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 8:47 am
The bananas were mushy in a good way. And they’re something that I almost always have on hand. Plantains, on the other hand, would require another trip to the store! I’ll keep it in mind next time I’m out 🙂 The pineapple with cinnamon sugar has been on my mind since we ate at Samba years ago…
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 10:52 am
Dang girl! These look good!! Make them for me this weekend?? Also, your pics are amazeballs!
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 1:07 pm
wooooow these look delicious/super easy. Need to try.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 7:44 am
It’s definitely easy! I almost didn’t post it because of how simple it was 🙂