S’mores are a classic dessert everyone loves. They’re easy to make, affordable, and delicious. If you don’t make these often, start a new tradition this winter, especially if you have a fireplace! You can recreate the classic in the fireplace, or jazz it up with some alternative ingredients and methods.
Indoor S’mores Recipe
If you’ve ever huddled around a campfire and roasted marshmallows to create the perfect s’more, then you know how tasty and fun this wonderful desert can be. If you have an indoor fireplace, try recreating the classic indoors! Gather friends and family around the fireplace, roast marshmallows, and make some s’mores! It may become a new tradition.
You can even try something new and spruce up the classic s’more by using ingredients or methods listed below!
If you want to mix sweet and salty, this combination will exceed your expectations! Instead of graham crackers, try pretzels instead.
- Chocolate Chip Cookie S’mores
Make your favorite chocolate chip cookies or buy some fresh from a local bakery. Roast the marshmallows in the fireplace, and then add the chocolate and marshmallow in between two cookies. Prepare for a chocolate-goodness overload!
Fireplace Maintenance and Cleaning Is Critical for S’more Making
Roasting marshmallows in the fireplace can become great memories with loved ones. However, it’s important to stay on top of fireplace maintenance to prevent chimney fires due to creosote buildup. Annual, or even seasonal cleanings and inspections, depending upon usage, are important to remove creosote before it builds up.
Get your fireplace inspected and cleaned so you can enjoy your fireplace with your family.
How to Make S’mores without Fire
If you don’t have access to a fireplace, this indoor s’more recipe is conveniently made in your oven and quick to make! It tastes just like the classic!
We recommend using a cast iron skillet for this recipe:
- In a 6-inch skillet, pour 1 cup of chocolate chips or chunks and place 8 large marshmallows on top.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Once ready, bake for 7-9 minutes, or until the marshmallows turn golden brown.
- Serve with graham crackers for scooping.
No Kitchen Ventilation? No S’mores.
Indoor air quality is extremely important, especially in the kitchen where a lot of cooking and cleaning happens. Ensure that your kitchen is safe by turning on your kitchen ventilation system while cooking. This helps remove smoke, pollutants from natural gas, and other harmful airborne particles.
If you don’t have a kitchen ventilation system, install one! Poor indoor air quality can negatively affect one’s health and hinder you from enjoying one of these indoor s’more recipes!
Find Fireplace Cleaning and Indoor Air Quality Services Near Me
Gathering around a crackling fireplace on a cold day is hard to beat, especially when there are s’mores! Let the experts at Aire Serv® perform fireplace maintenance and cleaning to ensure it’s safe and ready to use!
If you don’t have a fireplace, or even if you do, we can perform an indoor air quality test to check the quality of your air and protect your family’s safety. Request an appointment online or call to get in touch with the Aire Serv location nearest you to inquire about our indoor air quality services.
FAQs
Is It Safe to Make S'Mores Using an Indoor Fireplace? Before you begin to roast and toast, it is important to ensure that your fireplace is safe to use for cooking food. Make sure that the chimney is not sealed and allows for smoke to be ventilated and out of your s'more.
Can you make smores in the inside of a fireplace? ›
Is It Safe to Make S'Mores Using an Indoor Fireplace? Before you begin to roast and toast, it is important to ensure that your fireplace is safe to use for cooking food. Make sure that the chimney is not sealed and allows for smoke to be ventilated and out of your s'more.
How can I toast marshmallows indoors? ›
It's easy to toast marshmallows without a campfire. Line up marshmallows on a baking sheet and broil in the oven until the tops are toasted golden brown. Remove the tray from the oven, turn over the marshmallows, return the tray to the oven and toast that side until golden brown.
How to cook with fire indoors? ›
Use a fireplace crane or set the dutch oven on top of a grill pan that is suspended above the flames by some bricks. Check the food every 20 to 30 minutes to see how it's coming along—it should cook faster in the fireplace than it would on the stovetop or in an oven.
Is it safe to roast marshmallows over a propane fire pit? ›
Can you roast marshmallows over your propane or natural gas fire pit? Of course! However, gas fire pit tables are UL listed as a decorative gas appliance (not a cooking appliance), so make sure to clean off the burner and fire media (what is fire media?) to ensure the burner ports stay clean.
Is it safe to roast marshmallows in an indoor fireplace? ›
Roasting marshmallows in the fireplace can become great memories with loved ones. However, it's important to stay on top of fireplace maintenance to prevent chimney fires due to creosote buildup.
Can you roast marshmallows over a Duraflame indoor log? ›
These logs have been tested by an independent lab and determined to be suitable for roasting marshmallow treats.
Is it safe to roast a marshmallow indoors? ›
light the fireplace and roast the marshmallow on a long skewer. over the fire until of desired toastiness. the stove top is such an easy indoor option. roast over medium high heat about an inch from the flame for a charred marshmallow and 2in.
How to make s mores without fire and electricity? ›
Place a few graham crackers on the black paper and layer with chocolate and marshmallows. Leave it out in the sun for about 10 minutes, more or less depending on the strength of the sun. BAM! S'mores for the family without a spark or fire.
Can you cook on an inside fireplace? ›
It's only safe to cook on a wood-burning fireplace! With wood-burning fireplaces, it's easy to clean up any grease or loose bits of food that drips down, but with a gas fireplace, you run the risk of ruining gas equipment or clogging it up.
Talking about a definitive answer - YES! There is nothing different about roasting a marshmallow over a propane gas fires, it is the same as you would do it over a grill or a wood fire pit. The only difference is propane gas fire pits are more aesthetic than basic grills.
Can you roast homemade marshmallows over a fire? ›
The fire
Rather, wait until the fire dies down a bit to where it is mostly just glowing coals. That is the heavenly glow that is ideal for roasting perfect marshmallows. When you roast over glowing coals, the interior of the marshmallow gets cooked along with the exterior.
Is it safe to roast marshmallows over Sterno flame? ›
IMPORTANT: Some people may be concerned that Sterno isn't safe to use to roast s'mores, but according to the company, it is perfectly safe to roast food. Sterno ethanol gel burns safe and clean and is endorsed by Green Restaurant Association.
How do you roast marshmallows on an open fire? ›
The trick here is to hold it just above the flames on a continuous rotation. We want to make sure the marshmallow is evenly toasted on all sides for the perfect texture. For a more charcoaled coating place your marshmallow directly in the flames. No rotation is required as the aim is to burn that baby to a crisp.
Why do smores melt while wood burns? ›
Without fuel to burn, the reaction that causes the fire can't continue. So the chocolate on your s'more melts, while the wood in the campfire burns. But why? Every material has a different temperature at which it melts (its melting point) and a temperature at which it burns (its flash point).
Can you make smores with treated wood? ›
Never, ever use treated wood, as it creates toxic smoke and leaves toxic metals in the ashes. Plus it's illegal to burn treated wood. Now bring out the grahams, chocolate & marshmallows and enjoy your s'mores! Once you've enjoyed your fire and eaten too much, be sure to hose the pit down until it's completely soaked.
