Raccoons no S'more

S'mores always make me think of summer and the last year I was in Girl Scouts and end of the summer fateful camping trip (sounds like a Nancy Drew Book.)

My girl scout group went to Turkey Run State Park for a camping trip. This trip was a disaster from start to finish. Starting with raw hobo dinners that didn't cook to being surrounded by what can only be described as a herd of raccoons trying to get into our marshmallows. These same raccoons followed 15 screaming Girl Scouts and the non-screaming troop leaders back to our cabin. The raccoons spent the night outside our door, I guess they were expecting food. So we spent the night locked in a cabin. In the morning, we all ate breakfast fast and packed up to drive home. It was a crazy trip and the highlight was sitting around the bon-fire eating s'mores and the nature center.

These ooey-gooey S'mores are sure to be a hit with people and  raccoons of all ages, no campfire needed. I was wandering blogs last week and found Pinch Of Yum and these S'more bars. I had to make them. I brought them to work and, of course my dad got into them;  he said, "They were delicious and had just the right texture for a satisfying chew.

"Thanks dad and Happy Father's Day!

S'more Bars

adapted from a Pinch of Yum

1 bag (10.5 oz) miniature marshmallows (5 1/2 cups)

1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips (9 oz)

5 tablespoons butter or margarine

1/4 cup light corn syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 box (13 oz) Golden Grahams cereal (8 cups)

2 drops butter flavoring- get it here

1/8th teaspoon chili powder, optional

Grease 13×9-inch pan with butter. Reserve 1 cup of the marshmallows. In a large saucepan, melt the chocolate chips, butter, corn syrup and remaining marshmallows over low heat. Stir until completely melted. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.

Pour cereal into saucepan. Stir until coated with the melted chocolate mixture. Stir in remaining 1 cup marshmallows.

With buttered back of spoon, press mixture in pan. Cool at least 1 hour or until firm. Store loosely covered at room temperature.Top with chocolate chips and marshmallows- optional.