Marshmallow S'mores Pops
- 18 large marshmallows, plus extra for serving
- 3 sheets graham crackers
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- One 4-ounce bar bittersweet chocolate
- Special equipment: 18 lollipop or wooden popsicle sticks
- Preheat the oven broiler.
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Lay the marshmallows on the foil, long side facing up (as opposed to standing up on the short end).
- Place under the broiler and cook until the marshmallows are golden brown and toasted, 10 to 15 seconds.
- Cool completely on the baking sheet.
- The marshmallows will firm up again in the center so you can skewer them.
- While the marshmallows cool, put the graham crackers in a resealable plastic bag and seal.
- Crush with a meat mallet, rolling pin or can until they are fine crumbs with a few small chunks.
- Heat the butter in a small skillet over medium heat.
- Add the crumbs and cook, stirring, until toasted and a few shades darker, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, pour onto a plate and cool completely.
- Once the marshmallows have cooled, skewer them and set aside.
- Finely chop the chocolate and reserve one-quarter of the chocolate separately.
- Put the rest in a heatproof bowl and set over a small pot with 2 inches of simmering water, making sure the water does not touch the bottom of the bowl.
- Cook, stirring, until melted and smooth.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the reserved chopped chocolate until melted.
- This technique will help the chocolate set hard without having grey streaks, called bloom, on your pops.
- Drizzle the skewered marshmallows with some melted chocolate and sprinkle with crumbs.
- Set the sticks into the open grids in a wire rack, so they stay upright, until the chocolate is set.
- Repeat with the remaining marshmallows, chocolate and crumbs.
- Fill a few tall glasses with marshmallows and set the finished pops, stick-side down, into the glasses for serving.
marshmallows, crackers, unsalted butter, bittersweet chocolate
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/marshmallow-smores-pops-recipe.html (may not work)