This S'more Pie recipe combines the classic flavors of graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows in this delightful dessert. Featuring a crushed graham crackers base, decadent chocolate filling and toasted marshmallow topping.
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Why you'll love this
Incredible Flavor Fusion
This S'more Pie takes the iconic flavors of a traditional s'more to a whole new level. The combination of the crisp graham cracker crust, luscious chocolate filling, and caramelized marshmallow topping creates a harmonious blend of sweet, rich, and toasty flavors that will impress you and your loved ones.
Shareable and Fun
S'mores are known for bringing people together, and this S'more Pie is no exception. This recipe is perfect for sharing with loved ones, creating lasting memories, and indulging in a nostalgic treat that will ignite conversations and laughter.
Ingredients and substitutions for S'more Pie
- Graham crackers: The perfect base for these bars with their whole wheat flavor. If you are unable to obtain graham crackers, a great substitute in equal measure would be digestive biscuits!
- Sugar: The best sugar is superfine or caster which dissolves into each layer by adding sweetness without adding additional flavors. You could half and half the sugar with light brown sugar and caster sugar for the base and chocolate center.
- Butter: Unsalted butter is used for both the base and filling, but if all you have on hand is salted, that works as a fine substitute. Simply leave out any salt suggested in the recipe.
- Dark chocolate: High quality dark chocolate was used, the type you would snack on instead of baking chocolate, due to it having less additives and leaving a more complimentary flavor to the filling.
- Eggs: As well as adding structure to the chocolate filling, the eggs will bind everything together so are essential. Room temperature eggs are essential to creating the perfect texture for the brownie filling and make much better meringue.
- Honey: Honey was used, though this flavor will affect the marshmallow flavor so you could substitute glucose syrup which would equal 82 grams or homemade glucose syrup for this in equal measure.
- Lemon juice: The tiny bit of lemon juice acts the same as citric acid which helps keep your meringue stable to hold it's shape.
See recipe card for quantities.
How to make S'more Pie:
Crushed base: Stire the crushed cookies, melted butter, sugar and salt together and press into the base of the cake tin.
1
Bake: Place in the oven and bake until lightly brown.
Brownie base: Melt the chocolate and butter over low heart. Once melted, remove from the heat and stir in the sugar.
Whisk: Add in both eggs and whisk until thickened and smooth.
2
Bake: Pour on top of the crushed cookie base and bake until slightly jiggly only in the center.
Cool: Remove from the oven and allow to cool fully.
Make the syrup for the marshmallow: Heat with a candy thermometer until the temperature reaches 115C/240F and remove from the heat.
3
Whip: The egg whites and lemon juice until soft peaks form.
Make the marshmallow topping: Continue beating the egg whites whilst slowly pouring the sugar syrup in a thin stream, until thick with a slight gloss.
4
Crown: Spoon on top of the chocolate and caramelize that marshmallow fluff to your preference.
Serve up: Slice, serve and dig in!
Equipment needed to make this
Mixing bowl: A medium mixing bowl is perfect for creating each component of the pie. Or 3 medium mixing bowls if you don't want to clean up between each stage.
Whisk: A whisk will help bring that chocolate filling together.
Cake tin: Because this pie is on the smaller size, a cake tin was used. It is 6 inches or 15 centimeters in diameter for a higher crumb and filling ratio.
Small saucepan: To make that syrup, you'll need a small saucepan or pot. This helps the mixture be high enough to reach the base of your candy thermometer.
Hand or stand mixer: To whip the marshmallow fluff you need a mixer, particularly as you need to beat in the sugar syrup to those egg whites and you need to be mixing consistently.
FAQ's for the best S'more Pie
While store-bought marshmallows can be used for the S'more Pie, making your own marshmallow adds a special touch to the dessert. The homemade marshmallow has a fresher taste and a melt-in-your-mouth texture, elevating the overall experience of the pie.
Yes, the base and filling hold perfectly for up to 2 days after making, however, the marshmallow fluff is best eaten the day it's made. It's still good for up to 18 hours once you've added on top of the pie.
Absolutely! The homemade marshmallow used in our S'more Pie can also be used in other desserts like hot chocolate, s'more bars, or as a topping for cakes and cupcakes. Get creative and enjoy the versatility of this delicious homemade marshmallow.
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S'more Pie
Ingredients
Base
- 100 grams / 1 cup graham crackers crushed
- 55 grams / 1.9 ounces butter melted
- 14 grams / 1 tablespoon superfine/caster sugar
- ¼ teaspoon sea or kosher salt
Chocolate filling
- 150 grams / 4.2 ounces dark chocolate roughly chopped
- 75 grams / 2.65 ounces butter
- 60 grams / ⅓ cup superfine/caster sugar
- 110 grams / 2 large eggs
Marshallow topping
- 30 grams / 2 tablespoons water
- 60 grams / ⅓ cup superfine/caster sugar
- 85 grams / ¼ cup honey
- 75 grams / 2 egg whites room temperature
- ¼ teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Base
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350F and line the base of a 15cm/6in cake tin.
- Combine the crushed cookies, melted butter, sugar and salt and press into the base of the cake tin.
- Place in the oven for approximately 10 minutes or until lightly brown.
- Remove and allow to cool.
Chocolate filling
- In a double boiler, place the chocolate and butter over low heart. Stir consistently to avoid burning.
- Once melted, remove from the heat and stir in the sugar.
- Add in both eggs and whisk until thickened and smooth.
- Pour into the pie base and place in the oven for 25 minutes or until slightly jiggly only in the center.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool fully.
Marshmallow topping
- For the marshmallow whip, place the water, sugar and honey in a saucepan on medium heat with a candy thermometer, cooking until the temperature reaches 107C/225F.
- Meanwhile, place the egg whites and lemon juice and whip on medium until soft peaks form, approximately 2 minutes.
- Continue cooking the syrup until it reaches 115C/240F and remove from the heat.
- Continue beating the egg whites and slowly pour the sugar syrup into the egg whites in a thin stream, beating the mixture for a further 5 minutes, until it is thick and a stiff mixture.
- Spoon on top of the cooled pie, leaving an edge visible and adding peaks.
- Using a blowtorch, lightly caramelize that marshmallow fluff to your preference.
- Slice and serve.
- Enjoy!
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Notes
- Honey: Honey was used, though this flavor will affect the marshmallow flavor so you could substitute glucose syrup which would equal 82 grams or homemade glucose syrup for this in equal measure.
- Dark chocolate: High quality dark chocolate was used here, the type you would snack on instead of baking chocolate, due to it having less additives and leaving a more complimentary flavor to the filling.
- Graham crackers: These the perfect base for these bars with their light and whole wheat flavor. If you are unable to obtain graham crackers, a great substitute in equal measure would be digestive biscuits!
- Sugar: The best sugar is superfine or caster which helps dissolve into each of the components by adding sweetness without adding additional flavors. You could half and half the sugar with light brown sugar and caster sugar for the base and chocolate center.
- Cake tin: Because this pie is on the smaller size, a cake tin was used here that is 6 inches or 15 centimeters in diameter for a higher crumb and filling ratio.
- Hand or stand mixer: To whip the marshmallow fluff you need a mixer, particularly as you need to beat in the sugar syrup to those egg whites and you need to be mixing consistently.
- Store bought marshmallow fluff: So the base and that almost brownie filling looks and sounds easy, but the homemade marshmallow seems too difficult. Feel free to replace with store-bought marshmallow fluff or even placing marshmallows on top and caramelizing under a broiler. This is a stellar pie regardless of how that topping is made!
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Made it and loved it?
If you have made this recipe, it would mean so much to leave a review below to help more people find this.
Alli
So excited to try this tonight! Yummy!
PS - Your pictures are so good I can almost taste it.
Sylvie
Your slice is carefully stored away so as to keep it perfect for you. Thanks for the comment about the pictures, I try.