Meals On Heels Vol.8 - Glamp Out S'mores

A few weeks ago I went camping for the first time since I have been married.  My first experience with camping was rough.  I slept on the ground, the coldness made my joints ache and I lost feeling in my hips.  This trip I discovered what it takes to make me a  happy camper:  My husband Christopher, sleeping in my car with an air mattress after having watched a movie.  It was a full-blown glamp out.  I never said I was a camping purist!

When we came home my taste buds longed for those magical smokey s’mores, but alas not a graham was to be found.  Some of my favorite recipes have been formed from lacking certain ingredients, like when I substituted whole yogurt for buttermilk in my pancakes.  Some puff pastry that I had came to my mind and the rest is history.  I had to really restrain myself on this recipe from getting too fancy with it and destroying its purity.  The whole idea of a s’more is sweet simplicity.  While camping I actually tried my s’mores with orange chocolate and I have to say when marshmallow is a main flavor nothing else can steal the stage.  You can’t fight that gentle vanilla mallow flavor.

This Glamp Out S’more is so delicious.  The puff pastry really does take it to the next level.  The light buttery flakiness of the pastry with the mousse-like consistency of the vanilla mallow with a trace of milk chocolate is splendid.  It’s also nice to have the added element of heat from the puff pastry.

The Ingredients:
8 3-inch puff pastry squares
8 quality milk chocolate pieces
8 large marshmallows

Making the Masterpiece:
Cut your puff pastry into eight three-inch squares.  Place the pastry squares onto an aluminum lined baking sheet.  Cook at 420 degrees until golden, then remove from oven.  Stack your marshmallows onto a rod.  I used my blow torch to very quickly toast my marshmallows on a dampened wooden chopstick, though you are welcome to use your preferred source of fire.  Place your puff pastry squares onto your serving plate.  Place two pieces of the chocolate onto half of the squares (the uncovered halves will become the tops of the s’mores).  Slide two marshmallows from the rod onto the top of the halves covered in chocolate.  Top each square with a remaining pastry square.  Prepare to sink your teeth into your dreams.          

With Frankenstorm rearing its ugly head I have a feeling we will be enjoying these again this week...