If you are still looking for a fun treat to make for valentine’s day monday, this is a fun and tasty one!
Remember those chocolate moon pies from when you were little? yeah, they kind of taste like that.
My little ezra and i set out to make these s’more pops yesterday, and we had a blast! they are pretty simple to make, with a just a few ingredients, graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate.
He was very proud of the himself for making them, and he’s dying to give them out to his cousins for valentine’s day… and eat one or two, of course.
We wrapped them up in some clear cellophane bags, and tied them off with a little japanese masking tape, all ready to spread s’more tasty love with our family and friends.
{S’more Pops}
Ingredients
Graham Crackers (2 rectangles per pop) Big Marshmallows (each marshmallow cut in thirds) Chocolate Almond Bark (or any good melting chocolate) Sprinkles
6 inch sucker sticks Parchment Paper
1. Spread out graham crackers. Melt your chocolate according to package instructions. I prefer to melt mine in a glass container in the microwave in 30 second increments until melted.
2. Dip sucker stick into chocolate and place on graham cracker.
3. Dip marshmallows into chocolate and place three on each graham cracker.
4. Allow the chocolate to harden so marshmallows and stick stay on cracker. (can speed up the process by sticking the in the fridge or freezer)
5. Once the marshmallows and stick are stuck to the graham cracker well. Dip the entire cracker and marshmallows into the melted chocolate, (may need to reheat if it sat for too long) and coat the cracker and marshmallows well. You may need to use a spoon to pour over the cracker and marshmallows.
6. Place pop on parchment paper and immediately sprinkle with your choice of colored sprinkles. (you could also drizzle white chocolate over it, put oreo crumbs on it, nuts, toffee crumbles, whatever you prefer)
7. Allow to the chocolate to completely dry. Package in clear cellophane. And, spread s’more love.
Can you believe February is already here? Or, I guess for some of us, it didn’t come soon enough, with all the terribly cold weather. I have a great recipe to share for some homemade pizza, that will really warm your “heart.”
This heart-shaped homemade pizza would be a great way to celebrate Valentine’s day with the ones you love. My children went crazy over this pizza. It tasted great, and the heart shape really made it a fun memorable dinner.
{heart shaped homemade pizza}
My absolute favorite pizza dough recipe is overnight pizza dough, from the Bon Appetit April 2009 issue. It does take a little planning in advance, but the dough comes out just perfect.
And, here is my sauce recipe. I love this recipe because it tastes very fresh!
{Pizza Sauce}
1 can diced or whole tomatoes, undrained. 1-2 garlic cloves minced 2 tbs olive oil 1 tbs fresh basil (optional) 1 tsp sugar 1/2 of a 6 oz can of tomato paste.
stir all ingredients and place in a saucepan. bring a simmer, then simmer on low for 20 minutes.
remove from heat then and blend in blender.
roll out dough based on directions, and add favorite toppings. we used fresh mozzerella.
Bake at 500 degrees for about 10 minutes for the mini-pizzas. or 15 minutes or so for larger ones.
I like to use a pizza baking stone, and I heat it up in my oven towards the bottom rack for about an hour before I cook the pizzas on it. Enjoy!
