birthdays

Our Koko Love is celebrating her 6th birthday tomorrow!!! So today we are sharing one of her favorite things to eat. We aren’t really campers (well Buckaroo is), but during this time of year we love s’mores and we ALL love cupcakes!!! So this is our ‘peanutty’ take on this campfire treat.

Let’s enter a little food history —–> {HERE} S’mores were created by the Girl Scouts of America in the 1920’s. Did you know that? I wonder why they didn’t make them a cookie. A traditional s’more is a chocolate bar, and a marshmallow that has been roasted over an open campfire, sandwiched between graham crackers. S’mores are really easy to make and they can be enjoyed indoors or out. They have inspired all kinds of foods people enjoy today, from breakfast pastries, to brownies, to these SIMPLY SCRUMPTIOUS cupcakes!

Peanut Butter S’mores Cupcakes
Makes 24 cupcakes

1 box of Devil’s Food Cake Mix
3 eggs
1 1/3 cup Water
½ cup Vegetable Oil
1 cup of Peanut Butter Chips (We like Reese’s.)
1 bag of Jumbo Marshmallows
1 cup Crushed Graham Crackers

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix cake mix, eggs, water, and vegetable oil, in a clean bowl until combined. Gently stir in the peanut butter chips. Spray cupcake liners with non stick cooking spray. Pour batter into each cupcake liner, filling it halfway. You can also use an ice cream scoop to portion it if you have one.

Bake immediately for about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and top each cupcake with one marshmallow, and return them to oven for 5 more minutes, until marshmallows are slightly browned.

(Only top the cupcakes that will be served right away because these cupcakes are best served warm. The others can be topped as needed with a quick, 10 second pop in the microwave.) Remove from the oven and top each cupcake with crushed graham crackers. Let cool 10 minutes and serve!

M.W.A.H.,

Chewsy Lovers

Buckaroo prefers cupcakes, the lady prefers actual s’mores…the kids don’t care! Do you prefer a sweet inspired by s’mores or the real deal?

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