Campfire Smores Donut Sandwiches Food

S'MORES DOUGHNUT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F or prepare a grill for medium indirect heat. For a gas grill (with 3 or more burners), turn all the burners to medium-high heat; after about 15 minutes turn off one of the middle burners and turn the remaining burners down to medium. For a charcoal grill, bank one chimney starter-full of lit and ashed-over charcoal briquettes to one side of the grill. (Be sure to consult the grill manufacturer's guide for best results.)
• Break the chocolate bar into squares. Lightly spray kitchen shears with cooking spray and cut the marshmallows in half crosswise.
• Slice each doughnut in half horizontally with a serrated knife. Place the doughnut bottoms, cut-side up, on 2 pieces of nonstick aluminum foil. Top each doughnut bottom with half of the chocolate squares, a pinch of flaky salt if using, 6 marshmallow halves and a doughnut top. Wrap each sandwich in the foil.
• Bake or grill over indirect heat, covered, until the chocolate melts and the marshmallows are puffed and gooey, 8 minutes. Let cool slightly before eating!

CAMPFIRE S'MORES DONUT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Spray the cavities of a 12-count donut pan with cooking spray
• To a deep bowl, add cake mix, eggs, oil, and milk. Mix together with a whisk until well combined with no clumps.
• Using a measuring cup with a spout for pouring or an icing bag, fill each donut pan cavity half full with half of the batter, reserving the other half. Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove donut pan from oven and let cool before removing donuts. Repeat with reserved batter to yield 24 thin donuts.
• Melt chocolate in a medium bowl according to the instructions on the package. Meanwhile, crumble the graham crackers in a food processor or crush in a plastic bag with a rolling pin.
• Dip 12 donuts (these will be the tops of the donut sandwiches) into the melted chocolate, then sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs. Set tops aside.
• Arrange 12 donuts (these will be the bottoms of the donut sandwiches) on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place a large marshmallow on top of each donut. Place baking sheet in the oven and broil until marshmallows begin to brown, watching closely to ensure that they don't burn.
• Remove bottoms from oven and assemble with the tops. Place donut sandwiches on a platter or dessert stand and dig in!

S'MORES

Steps:

• Expertly assemble and ignite a campfire. (Watch a how-to video, if you need.)
• Procure roasting skewers: Metal skewers are the way to go, as they won't leave bits of tree bark behind in your marshmallow. (Flammable twigs and wooden skewers aren't the safest options for younger kids.) Double-pronged roasting sticks designed for marshmallows will keep marshmallows secure as they soften over the flames, but extra-long metal skewers work just fine.
• Make a s'more: With a paper towel, rub a little neutral cooking oil over the end of the metal skewer where the marshmallows will go; this keeps the sugary pillows from sticking. Skewer 2 regular marshmallows or 1 jumbo marshmallow onto the rod.
• Top a cracker with 1 or 2 squares of chocolate, depending on size and personal preference. Sprinkle a little salt over the chocolate, if you like.
• Roast your marshmallows: Resist the urge to immediately plunge them directly into the flames. Hold the marshmallows over the top of the flames, and roast, rotating often, until the marshmallows are golden, gooey in the center and slumped slightly down the skewer, 2 to 3 minutes. Lower the marshmallows into the flames, let them catch fire briefly and then carefully blow them out. A perfect marshmallow is a burnished marshmallow, after all.
• Immediately place the charred, skewered marshmallows on the chocolate-topped cracker. Take the unadorned cracker and press down as you pull out the skewer so that the gooey marshmallows ooze over the chocolate and out of the edges of the crackers. Devour immediately. Repeat, repeat, repeat.