Gluten Free S’mores Brownie recipe

Originally posted June 3, 2016

It happened that one day, as I was getting ready for a dinner party, I wanted to make something that would be:

• easy
• something everyone would like, and
• did not involve shopping for ingredients.

I decided on gluten-free and dairy-free s’mores brownies!

There were 2 kinds of cookies which I remember worked great as a graham cracker crumb; graham cookies and vanilla sugar cookies. I had a brownie mix, a small bag of chocolate chips, and some marshmallows in the pantry. All of a sudden, I had dessert. I was going to create a gluten-free dairy-free s’mores brownie recipe.

I had made brownies topped with marshmallows before but had not tried using a graham cracker crust. I researched a few regular recipes and came up with a strategy. Here’s the recipe and how I did it.

Gluten-Free S’mores Brownie

Yield: 6 – 8 servings

• 1 box gluten-free graham or sugar cookies (about 7 – 8 ounces)
• 3 tablespoons butter substitute, melted
• 1 box gluten-free brownie mix plus ingredients to make brownies
• ¼ cup Enjoy Life Mini Chips
• Approximately 25 marshmallows

Optional: 2 tablespoons peanut, almond or sun butter

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1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Finely chop cookies into fine crumbs using a food processor. Place in a medium bowl. Add melted butter substitute and mix until blended.
3. Place mixture into an 8” x 8” pan (I used glass), pressing down to form a crust. Bake 8 minutes or until golden. If you like the cookie portion less brown, only bake for 5 to 6 minutes. Cool slightly while you make the brownies. Lower temperature of the oven to 325°F.
4. Follow directions on the brownie package. If the mixture seems very thick, add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
5. Spread the brownie mix over the baked cookie mixture. Place back in over for about 27 to 30 minutes. It’s better for them to be slightly underdone.
6. When the brownies are mostly done (there’s still some chocolate on a toothpick inserted into the middle), remove from the oven and cool at least 20 minutes. The next step should be done closer to serving.
7. Reheat oven to 350°F. Place about 25 marshmallows in rows on top of the brownies. Sprinkle with the chocolate chips. Place the pan back in the oven and bake about 10 minutes. You may need to broil the marshmallows very briefly or raise the temperature of the oven. Keep a close eye so that they don’t burn. Marshmallows should be golden brown. Remove from oven.
8. Optionally, drizzle peanut, almond or sun butter over the top of the marshmallows. I did this with a creamy unsweetened peanut butter and it was delicious! I hope you enjoy this recipe!!