Today I decided to make some smores. I didn’t want to make a campfire, and I wanted the smores to be different. To make the smores without a campfire, I used marshmallow fluff. But to really add to the flavors of the traditional smore, I replaced the milk chocolate bar with Nutella. So if you’re playing along at home, here’s what you need.

Ingredients:
1 box of graham crackers
1 jar of marshmallow fluff
1 jar of Nutella
Glass of cold milk

If you have never had Nutella, you’re missing out. It’s a very creamy, chocolately, and hazelnut-y. There are 50 hazelnuts in every 13 ounce jar. Nutella is great on toast or crackers, and a Nutella and banana sandwich can’t be beaten.

Marshmallow fluff is also a great ingredient. It’s  a creamy marshmallow spread that’s a great replacement for jelly in a PB&J sandwich. (There’s a recipe on the back of this jar for marshmallow fluff brownies that I think I’m going to try.)

I don’t think this needs a description.  I watched an episode of Good Eats the other night about crackers. Alton Brown said that the creator of graham crackers (a Mr. Graham) created them as a food to keep people from lust. The original recipe called for wheat and water.

Tips:

• Nutella has a very strong flavor. I put more fluff on the crackers than Nutella so I could taste it.
• Use a separate knife for the two spreads. They’re both messy, and nobody wants fluff in their Nutella jar.
• Make multiple smores. You can thank me later.
• Don’t be afraid to dip your smores in the milk.

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