Microwave S’mores

Easy Microwave S’mores are perfect when you lack a campfire but still want the decadent treat in under five minutes! This is perfect to treat your kids to a fun snack when you can’t get out to go camping!

When was the last time you enjoyed a good old fashioned s’more? For a lot of us, it is a favorite treat from childhood. Or, if you are like us, we haven’t really grown up and still love them still to this day. Maybe it is the kid in us. You don’t have to be in the backwoods with a roaring fire to enjoy a nice marshmallow treat anymore. In just a couple minutes, you can enjoy this childhood treat.

🍽️ Why This Recipe Works

Next Best Thing to the Campfire – For someone that isn’t the camping type but still wants to make s’mores, this is for you! You can make them at home in the microwave!

Make Anytime – Make these anytime you want now, without having to worry about making a fire. This is perfect for a Friday movie night or when kiddos have friends over. I guarantee that they will love this quick and easy sweet snack.

Budget Friendly – Buy everything and just make what you need and save the rest. There is no waste at all here! It is so rare to get a recipe that you can do that.

🍫 Ingredients

I will be shocked if you’re not drooling by the end of this post. It’s so convenient to be able to make these in a microwave.

Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bars: You’ll need two bars for six s’mores. That first bite is going to rock your world!

Jet-Puffed Marshmallows: I chose the square marshmallows since they’re the perfect shape! You can choose any style or variety you like though. I show you how to make them if you can’t find the square variety too.

Honey Maid Graham Cracker Squares: We prefer the flavor and texture of the honey maid graham crackers, but use any flavor or variety you like.

🧑‍🍳 Instructions

I made mine in a microwave-safe baking dish because we wanted to make enough goodies to last for our movie night. Feel free to microwave them individually or on a large plate – the important thing is to keep them on a flat surface while microwaving, otherwise the marshmallow will ooze off of the graham cracker.

Step One: Cut marshmallows in half to take off a little height and keep them from expanding wildly in the microwave. The easiest way is to make one clean cut straight through – the marshmallow will practically cut itself, it’s pretty neat to watch!

Here’s my trick for a clean s’more – cut out the center of the marshmallow! This will give it room to expand in the center rather than expanding up and out. I just cut a square directly through the marshmallow and pushed the center through to completely remove it. This part takes a few minutes. But if you want to save some time and don’t mind things getting a little messy, feel free to skip this step!

Step Two: Place the graham cracker squares on a microwave-safe dish and microwave it for fifteen seconds. Then place the cut marshmallows, sticky side down, on the center of the cracker and pop two pieces of Hershey’s on top of each one.

Step Three: Microwave s’mores for 10 seconds (anywhere from 10 to 15 seconds was perfect for our microwave). If you choose to skip carving out the center, I’ve found 10 seconds to be the sweet spot, but the time will vary slightly depending on your microwave.

Leave them open face like this or add on another graham cracker on top.

And here they are – ready to eat just a few seconds later! It’s such an easy and quick dessert, and while it’s not the same as a campfire s’more, it’s a pretty sweet second for something you can make conveniently at home in no time at all!

We had ours with a side of Netflix for a quick and easy dessert on a laid back summer night in. But I bet these would be super fun for a kids’ sleepover or just something fun to do with the kids after dinner!

I picked up everything I needed for my microwave s’mores at my local Walmart – all three items were set up next to each other, so it was super quick to grab and go!

📌 Expert Tips

• Use a serrated bread knife to cut the marshmallows. 
• If you find the marshmallows too sticky, spray the knife with a little bit of non stick spray and it will glide through the marshmallow. 
• The marshmallows have a tendency of expanding and totally overtaking the chocolate and the graham cracker. That is why I really like to cut the center out. It’s a little crazy, I know, but it works to stop the marshmallows from getting everywhere!

Do you have a favorite way to make s’mores indoors? Please share in the comments below!

🔥 Using Regular Marshmallows 

Given that not every store has the larger marshmallows (I know my local grocery store does not), I took photos and would love to share how they turned out. 

The process is still the same. Add the graham cracker to a microwave safe dish and microwave it for 15 seconds. Layer the Hershey’s Chocolate on next.

Add two regular sized marshmallows to the graham cracker and microwave it for 10-15 seconds. I started with ten and they looked like they need a couple more seconds. The extra seconds made them huge and gooey (so much for the mess-free for these!).

The chocolate softened and when I pressed the sandwich together, it became absolutely decadent. The pictures show how much the marshmallow expands and spreads with the chocolate. 

I understand that not everyone will love that much of a gooey, messy dessert but it is so much fun and delicious!! It’s like eating ice cream in a cone vs a cup! 

Recipe FAQ

Do you have a favorite way to make s’mores indoors? Please share in the comments below!