Three of my grandsons are here this week. The excitement is tangible! This is something I have waited for for a very long time. I used to dream about being able to spend time with my grandchildren when I was living in the UK.
It hardly seemed possible that it would ever happen. I lived so far away. Life has a way of surprising you however and sometimes in the most unusual and amazing ways!
So here I am now, living back in Canada and all my dreams of spending time with my grandchildren are coming true. I have stocked on board games that we are going to have a lot of fun playing and I am preparing tasty treats for them to enjoy while we are here together!
These boys are my middle son's family. I call them the three "J's." Jon, Josh and Jake. I love spending time with them. They are great boys and yes, I know I am a bit more than biased! That is a grandmother's prerogative!
I can't really have a campfire where I am living, so no weenie roasts and s'mores around the campfire, but when I saw this recipe for Crescent Roll S'Mores the other day I thought they would be the perfect dessert for the boys!
I have adapted the recipe from a page called Lemon Tree Dwelling.
There is everything to love about these tasty treats! They are quick and easy to make, and oh-so-tasty!
I love the ease of making these. They are like little bundles of sweet, gooey, chocolaty joy. With little bits of crunch from the graham crackers. Oh boy . . . I just know they are going to love them. Good thing because I don't want to be tempted by having these around for too long!!
Yes, they are THAT good!
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE CRESCENT ROLL S'MORES
Not a lot of ingredients are needed. They are very much store cupboard ingredients for the most part.
- 1 can of refrigerated crescent rolls (8 count) (Pillsbury in North America, JusRol in the UK)
- 8 tsp chocolate hazelnut spread (I used Bonne Maman)
- 64 mini marshmallows (I used big marshmallows, cut into 6ths)
- 40 semi sweet chocolate chips
- 2 graham crackers (these break up into 4 smaller ones. In the UK use Digestive biscuits, crumbled, about 4, crumbling half into each croissant)
- additional chocolate hazelnut spread to drizzle
The crescent dough can be found in the chiller section of the grocery store. Here in Canada it is usually by the eggs and cheeses, creams, milks. In the UK it is called JustRol and is next to the butters and prepared pastry.
I actually think that the one in the UK is so much better than the North American one. It is very much like real croissant dough. Oh so tasty! I miss it!
I did not have mini marshmallows, but I did have big ones and so I just used a pair of scissors and cut each big marshmallow into six pieces. I was not going to let a lack of mini marshmallows stop me!
I used the Bonne Maman Chocolate Hazelnut spread. Use whatever kind you have. Nutella is a favorite I know. But the Bonne Maman is one I like even better.
Why is that stuff so darned good! I could just eat it with a spoon! Naughty!
I used Kirkland semi-sweet chocolate chips. You can buy them at Costco. I know in the UK you cannot get graham crackers, but you can use digestives.
I also think you could use Golden Grahams cereal. Now that would be very good! And nice and crunchy too!
The hardest part of these is rolling them up. Seriously, they could not be easier.
Preheat the oven to 375*F/ 190*C/ gas mark 5. Line a baking sheet with some baking paper.
Break open the can of crescent dough and unroll the dough. Separate into triangles.
Top each triangle (at the wide end) with 1 tsp of the hazelnut spread, 8 mini marshmallows, 5 chocolate chips and 1/4 graham cracker broken into pieces, and in that order.)
Carefully roll the dough into a crescent shape, working from the wide end up towards the point, and keeping everything enclosed.
Place on the baking sheet, leaving plenty of space in between for spreading.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, until golden brown.
Drizzle additional hazelnut spread over the top of the rolls. You may need to heat it a tiny bit.
I didn't need to heat my chocolate spread. I just gave it a good stir and it flicked over the crescents very easily. Yummy yummy!
I am thinking you could also add some toasted nuts to these or even chopped candied cherries. Technically not s'mores, but I bet it would be really tasty.
True confession here. I have never had a S'more. I have always wanted to try them, but the opportunity has just never presented it self.
I think I need to change that don't you???
Somehow though I think they would only be tasty when enjoyed sitting next to a bonfire where you have toasted the marshmallows in the flames until they catch fire and then you blow them out.
Those I have enjoyed, but just not s'mores. Darn, now I am wanting toasted marshmallows. I like them burnt. How do you like them??
Have you got children around your place this summer? Might I suggest a few of these treats for them to enjoy!
WORLD'S BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES - I don't make that claim lightly. These are the best chocolate chip cookies. I used to bake two batches every week when I worked at the Manor. The smell of them baking used to bring all of the staff into the kitchen wanting to steal one or two fresh from the oven! They really are fabulous.
NUTELL-OS - These fabulous squares are everything a good non-bake square should be. Crunchy and sweet. Creamy nutella melted together with marshmallows and butter with toasty oaty "O" shaped cereal stirred in. Pressed into a pan and then cut into squares. These are quite simply delicious!
Yield: 8
Crescent Roll S'Mores
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 10 MinTotal time: 15 Min
Your children are going to go crazy over these! Sweet and deliciously messy!
Ingredients
- 1 can of refrigerated crescent rolls (8 count) (Pillsbury in North America, JusRol in the UK)
- 8 tsp chocolate hazelnut spread (I used Bonne Maman)
- 64 mini marshmallows (I used big marshmallows, cut into 6ths)
- 40 semi sweet chocolate chips
- 2 graham crackers (these break up into 4 smaller ones. In the UK use Digestive biscuits, crumbled, about 4, crumbling half into each croissant)
- additional chocolate hazelnut spread to drizzle
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375*F/ 190*C/ gas mark 5. Line a baking sheet with some baking paper.
- Break open the can of crescent dough and unroll the dough. Separate into triangles.
- Top each triangle (at the wide end) with 1 tsp of the hazelnut spread, 8 mini marshmallows, 5 chocolate chips and 1/4 graham cracker broken into pieces, and in that order.)
- Carefully roll the dough into a crescent shape, working from the wide end up towards the point, and keeping everything enclosed.
- Place on the baking sheet, leaving plenty of space in between for spreading.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, until golden brown.
- Drizzle additional hazelnut spread over the top of the rolls. You may need to heat it a tiny bit.
Thanks so much for visiting! Do come again!!
Thanks, Marie! Love the two "in-progress" photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much! xo
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