{"id":8957,"date":"2016-08-10T01:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T08:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=8957"},"modified":"2025-11-20T19:40:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T03:40:46","slug":"national-smores-day-hacks-3-gooey-camping-snack-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/national-smores-day-hacks-3-gooey-camping-snack-alternatives","title":{"rendered":"S&#8217;mores Hacks: 3 Gooey Camping Snack Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p>Toasted marshmallows and camping go together like dorm rooms and dollar store ramen noodles. But if college taught us anything, even the simplest snacks benefit from a little late-night creativity. So in honor of National S\u2019mores Day, we\u2019re sharing a few of our favorite non-traditional s\u2019more recipes. If your options are limited\u2013or you\u2019re looking to reach new levels of marshmallow artistry\u2013try one of these tasty alternatives to the ultimate fireside treat.<\/p>\n<h4>S\u2019morito<\/h4>\n<p>No flame? No problem. If your fire options are limited, try upping your camp game with this bold take on sacred s\u2019morehood.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/bWswTKynjCM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Grab a crepe or something equally flat and delicious (we used a coconut wrap). Then slather on a generous amount of marshmallow cream, drizzle with chocolate sauce, and sprinkle on the crushed graham.<\/p>\n<p>Pro tip: Bring some extra napkins for this one. It\u2019s messy but totally worth every dripping morsel. (Mini marshmallows and chocolate chips are an easy alternative.)<\/p>\n<h4>Dutch Oven S\u2019more Dip<\/h4>\n<p>Just when you thought Dutch ovens couldn\u2019t get any hotter, dive graham-first into this s\u2019morifically sweet batch of camp-dipping gooeyness.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/JvftNImRvNg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Load up the marshmallows, chocolate and a <u>little<\/u> bit of milk.\u00a0Then heat, stir and top it all off with a fresh layer of mini mallows (optional). It\u2019s easy dipping and less mess from here, unless you\u2019re the one stuck cleaning the pot.<\/p>\n<h4>The S\u2019morewich<\/h4>\n<p>Melted \u2018mallow, chocolate, toasted bread\u2014what\u2019s not to love? Grab a pie iron and clear your way to campsite MVP with this tasty take on s\u2019morey goodness.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/11AFVLd7Di8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pile up the classic fixins between two slices of your favorite bread and toss it on the fire for a couple minutes. The pie iron does the rest. Serve \u2018em hot or cool\u2014just keep \u2018em coming. If you\u2019re ready for next level camp cooking, expand your pie iron prowess into the world of breakfast sandwiches, dinner entr\u00e9es and more.<\/p>\n<span class=\"cb-button cb-white cb-normal cb-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/tag\/smores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow\">Learn more about s&#8217;mores.<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" role=\"presentation\"><path d=\"M16 12a.997.997 0 0 0-.288-.702l-5.005-5.005a1 1 0 0 0-1.414 1.414L13.585 12 9.29 16.295a1 1 0 0 0 1.417 1.412l4.98-4.98A.997.997 0 0 0 16 12z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/span>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toasted marshmallows and camping go together like dorm rooms and dollar store ramen noodles. But if college taught us anything, even the simplest snacks benefit from a little late-night creativity. So in honor of National S\u2019mores Day, we\u2019re sharing a few of our favorite non-traditional s\u2019more recipes. If your options are limited\u2013or you\u2019re looking to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1892,1896],"tags":[645,534,346,386,638],"internal-tag":[493,1672,1442],"class_list":["post-8957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-camp","category-car-camping","category-snacks","tag-camping-food","tag-hacks","tag-holiday","tag-letscamp","tag-smores","internal-tag-adam-setzer","internal-tag-pre-redirect-camp","internal-tag-seo"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/camp\/national-smores-day-hacks-3-gooey-camping-snack-alternatives","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"S&#8217;mores Hacks: 3 Gooey Camping Snack Alternatives","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/national-smores-day-hacks-3-gooey-camping-snack-alternatives","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/national-smores-day-hacks-3-gooey-camping-snack-alternatives"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/08\/Smore-collage.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/08\/Smore-collage.jpg?fit=3000%2C1000"},"articleSection":"Camp","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Angela Crampton"}],"creator":["Angela Crampton"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["camping food","hacks","holidays","letscamp","s'mores"],"dateCreated":"2016-08-10T08:00:46Z","datePublished":"2016-08-10T08:00:46Z","dateModified":"2025-11-21T03:40:46Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"S&#8217;mores Hacks: 3 Gooey Camping Snack Alternatives\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/camp\\\/national-smores-day-hacks-3-gooey-camping-snack-alternatives\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/camp\\\/national-smores-day-hacks-3-gooey-camping-snack-alternatives\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/Smore-collage.jpg?resize=150%2C150\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/Smore-collage.jpg?fit=3000%2C1000\"},\"articleSection\":\"Camp\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Angela Crampton\"}],\"creator\":[\"Angela Crampton\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Uncommon Path \\u2013 An REI Co-op Publication\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"camping food\",\"hacks\",\"holidays\",\"letscamp\",\"s'mores\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2016-08-10T08:00:46Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-08-10T08:00:46Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-21T03:40:46Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/rei.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/08\/Smore-collage.jpg?fit=3000%2C1000","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8957"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201144,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8957\/revisions\/201144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8957"},{"taxonomy":"internal-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-tag?post=8957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}