Just less than two months from now Adam and I will be an Aunt and Uncle (Uncle Adam, isn’t that just adorable)… We are, of course, ecstatic. I’ve never been an Aunt before and unless Adam has forgotten to tell me something, he has never been an Uncle. Just thinking about the day when we will have the chance to meet our little nephew/niece for the first time sets my senses atingle with delight (read: until today, I never knew atingle was a word…I knew about tingly or tingle, but had no clue atingle was an option, it’s such a great word, I feel I have been missing out all these years).
Anyway, as our first duty as Aunt and Uncle, we are helping out with the upcoming baby shower. The brains of the operation is my sister-in-law, Heather, who is quite frankly incredible at just about anything when it comes to parties. Adam and I are taking on the food and have had quite the time figuring out what we want to serve. I wish I could take the next paragraph to divulge all the fun and tasty plans, but unfortunately, I just can’t…it hasn’t happened yet, and I would hate to hear that the mother-to-be, my sister-in-law has read this very post and I, single-handedly have ruined the surprise for the day. So, if you would be so kind as to wait, just a couple of weeks, we promise to provide you with lots of photos, recipes and ideas along with a full write up of all the happenings on the day.
With all of that said, we would hate to keep you totally in the dark, so we thought we could share these awesomely adorable s’mores pops with you. Since we want to make sure everything goes right on the day of the baby shower, we are testing each recipe. Last night we tested s’mores pops, woah…they are good!
These cute little bites of, in my opinion, the best thing about camping are just the perfect treat to serve at a party, baby shower or any other type of party. I bet they would be perfect for a child’s birthday party (you could even let the kids make them themselves, with some assistance of course). I would even consider serving them at a cocktail party, they are fun, not messy and delicious. Making them is easy, all you need is bittersweet chocolate chips, graham crackers, marshmallows and lollipop sticks (or skewers). Push one marshmallow on each stick, roll/dip them in some melted chocolate, sprinkle crushed graham crackers all over, then let them cool about 10 minutes and voila your done, just sit back and watch them disappear.
S’mores Pops
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
20 marshmallows
5 graham crackers
20 lollipop sticks
Something to hold the s’mores pops up while drying (we used a plastic cup turned upside down with holes in the bottom)
Push 1 marshmallow on to each lollipop stick, set aside.
Crush (either by hand or in a food processor) the graham crackers and place into a dish, set aside.
Put the chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl, then heat in the microwave for 30 seconds. After 30 seconds, remove the bowl and stir the chocolate chips. Place the bowl back into the microwave for another 20 seconds. Remove the bowl and stir the chocolate until all the chocolate chips have completely melted. (Note: if you feel you need to place the chocolate back into the microwave, only do it for 10 second intervals so the chocolate does not seize).
Roll the marshmallows in the chocolate then sprinkle all over with the crushed graham crackers. Allow the s’mores pops to cool for about 10 minutes, or until they are hard.
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