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Salted Caramel S’mores & Nutella S’mores

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Probably no need to really explain these amazing salted caramel s’mores, the title says enough.  Do you like salted caramel? Nutella? S’mores?  Well then you need these salted caramel s’mores in your life because they are the bomb.com. If you have never made salted caramel from scratch then you will be addicted.  It’s so easy and I bet you can think of 100 things to smother it over, directly off of a spoon is our favorite way…I mean never mind, we’ve totally never done that before.  Adding the salted caramel to a s’more is on another level ridiculous and it would be a huge mistake if you went through life without trying it. Seriously, why deprive yourself of one of the best desserts ever?  But wait! There’s more. If you thought it couldn’t get any better with the salted caramel s’mores then try stuffing a s’more with Homemade Nutella.  For those of you that have read our blog, you know how we feel about Nutella….Courtney and I both agree that it would make sense if it had it’s own food group. Like fruit/vegetables, grains, dairy, protein and Nutella. Makes sense, right?  Who’s with us?

Either way you can’t go wrong with one or both of these combinations of s’mores.  I’m sure you already know what we recommend, make them both so you aren’t wondering what you are missing out on.  We are bringing these to you just in time for the 4th of July.  So heat up your fire pit or bbq, roast up some marshmallows and treat yourself with one of the easiest and best desserts ever!

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Salted Caramel S'mores & Nutella Smores
 
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For the Smores:
  • graham crackers
  • marshmallows
  • chocolate squares
  • Nutella
For the Salted Caramel Sauce:
  • 1 C sugar
  • ¼ C cold water
  • ½ C heavy cream
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • ¾ Tbsp maldon salt (can use kosher salt instead)
Instructions
For the Salted Caramel Smores:
  1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar and water and stir to combine. Without stirring, cook until the sugar turns an amber hue, approx 12 minutes.
  2. While the sugar and water are cooking, warm cream in a small saucepan, do not boil. When the carmel is ready slowly whisk in the cream until the mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, whisk in butter and salt to taste.
  3. Roast marshmallows over a fire or bbq until melty and golden brown. Assemble smores with a graham cracker, toasted marshmallow, chocolate, drizzled salted caramel sauce and a graham cracker on top.
For the Nutella Smores:
  1. Roast marshmallows until melty and golden brown. Spread Nutella on one side of each graham cracker. Assemble amores with a graham cracker with Nutella, toasted marshmallow and another graham cracker with Nutella on top.

Salted Caramel Apple Dip

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How do I say this without sounding a little bit like a bad mom? Ok, I will just come right out and say it…I’m happy that the kids are back in school, actually thrilled. It was time, summer was long enough and if I had to hear “I’m bored” one more time I was thinking of temporarily moving out. Those moms that look at me with a tear in their eye and tell me how hard it was to send their kids off to school and how much they miss them during the day. You know those moms? I often wonder if they really and truly feel that way or if they are just saying that because they think that’s what they are supposed to say. I think they are secretly doing cartwheels inside, but more power to them if that’s really how they feel. I on the other hand am a part of the thrilled that the kids are back in school club.

Okay, let’s regroup…sorry, I guess I’m just really excited about the back to school thing.  Since the kids aren’t as excited as I am about being back in school, I am making them this little slice of heaven to have when they get home today. Courtney and I started making this last year and it was such a hit with our kids we added it to our GTK favorite list. Salted caramel apple dip, yes it’s as good as it sounds. The caramel is simple to make and is actually healthy. Yes, healthy caramel exists when it’s made with dates and coconut oil. Your kids will love it and it just may end up being one of your favorite snacks too.

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Salted Caramel Apple Dip
 
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Serves: Makes 1 cup
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  • 10 medjooli dates, pitted
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil
  • pinch of malden salt (or other course salt like sea salt)
  • 1 apple (honey crisp if available) sliced into wedges
Instructions
  1. In a food processor combine dates and coconut oil until mixed to a paste, scraping down sides. Romove from food processor and place in serving bowl, sprinkle with maldon salt. Serve with sliced apples, yum!!

Cinnamon Salted Caramel Root Beer Floats

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The nostalgia of an old-fashioned root beer float; it wasn’t very often that I had one growing up, but when I did you bet it was a memorable experience! The way the root beer makes the ice cream turn frothy and somewhat icy and the consistency of the two make for a perfectly creamy and refreshing dessert all in one glass. For Father’s Day this year we thought we would take the traditional root beer float and kick it up a notch to make it even more decadent and memorable. I think we accomplished what we set out to do with this cinnamon salted caramel root beer float. It is seriously everything!! Let’s just start with the salted caramel rim…I mean really, I would just be happy with that. Then add in some cinnamon ice cream, old-fashioned root beer and perhaps a drizzle more of the salted caramel on top. Heck ya! I will tell you that Dad was happy and nobody else was complaining either!

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Cinnamon Salted Caramel Root Beer Floats
 
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Serves: 2
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For salted caramel sauce:
  • 1 C sugar
  • ¼ C cold water
  • ½ C heavy cream
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • ¼ Tbsp kosher salt
For the root beer float:
  • 4 scoops cinnamon ice cream
  • 1 bottle root beer
  • kosher salt
Instructions
  1. For the salted caramel sauce:
  2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar and water and stir to combine. Without stirring, cook until the sugar turns an amber hue, approx 12 minutes.
  3. While the sugar and water are cooking, warm cream in a small saucepan, do not boil. When the caramel is ready slowly whisk in the cream until the mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, whisk in butter and salt to taste.
  4. For the root beer float:
  5. Using 2 drinking glasses (or mason jars) dip rim in salted caramel and sprinkle with kosher salt so it sticks to the caramel. Turn glass over in the sink to remove any salt from the inside of the glass. Add 2 scoops of ice cream into each glass and add root beer. Drizzle additional caramel sauce over the top.
Good Thyme Tip - Caramel ice cream or traditional vanilla are also great options instead.