Sophia's Grown Up S'mores
Everyone loves S’mores, right? With the unofficial start of summer this weekend, it is time to up the ante in your S’mores game. Save the marshmallows for the kids. Let the grown ups indulge in this S’mores, where creamy coconut replaces that overly sweet marshmallow flavor.
The recent stay at home orders have everyone baking, if they can find flour that is. If there is no flour at the store, a young chocolate goddess must get creative. A craving for coconut and chocolate, prompted my great niece Sophia, a talented young chef, to rummage through the baking cabinet to see what she could create that would take care of the craving.
These S’mores hit the spot - dark chocolate, creamy coconut piles on a graham cracker gives this easy dessert a satisfying crunch. Better yet, there is no need to jockey for a good spot around the fire to toast marshmallows.
Remember, ladies of all ages, always stay in touch with your inner goddess!
You hold the power to accomplish anything you want and achieve all your goals.
You have the capability to create and nurture.
You possess the strength and the power to transform the world for the better.
You possess the wisdom, as well as, the intuition to be a force for good.
You are beautiful, you are a goddess!
GROWN UP S’MORES INGREDIENTS
8 Graham Crackers
2 cups Coconut Flakes
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
1 1/2 tablespoons Powdered Sugar
1 1/3 cup Dark Chocolate Chips
GROWN UP S’MORES INSTRUCTIONS
Cover sheet pan with foil or parchment papers
Break graham crackers into quarters and spread across sheet pan
Add coconut flakes, heavy cream, & powdered sugar to a bowl and combine
Using a spoon, add coconut mixture to the top of each quarter graham cracker and place entire sheet pan into the freezer
Melt dark chocolate in a double boiler and let cool slightly
Remove sheet pan of graham crackers and coconut mixture from freezer
Pipe or spoon dark chocolate over the top of the coconut
Place sheet pan in freezer until chocolate hardens, then refrigerate
Serve Grown Up S’mores later that day. (If refrigerated overnight, the graham crackers will become soggy.)
