Homemade Graham Crackers… Totally Trashed Up.
Can I ramble on just a little more about how it’s still totally summer?
About how I had to leave PA and go to New York where it was like nearly 90 degrees and hot as heck? That is totally still summer in my book. I think I’ve eaten more peaches and burrata and heirloom tomatoes in the last three days than I have all summer. Also, still totally summer.
I HAVE broken down and made a few things with butternut squash only because I want to be able to share them with you while I’m traveling. But I haven’t even come close to cracking the pumpkin yet. Tell me this… is butternut squash the next basic? I couldn’t be more basic and I’m sure that in the next year or so, it will be the new basic. I’m calling it.
Something else that’s totally summer: graham crackers! For homemade s’mores! OMG yes! So many obnoxious exclamation points!
I annoy myself.
I made these strictly with the notion of 1. trashing them up by dipping them in chocolate (and sprinkles so things could look pretty) and then 2. using them to make s’mores. I even wanted to add things like toffee or crushed almonds or something of the sort. Because… it’s safe to say that I’ve wanted a million chocolate grahams while pregnant and I might buy them at Starbucks sometimes. They cost an arm and a leg for two bites.
It’s not like I discriminate when it comes to s’mores season whatsoever – heck I’ll make them in February and half the time my gas stovetop is where it’s at. But since they are technically a summer thing in most people’s eyes? Or maybe a fall thing with bonfires? I figured we best get this out of the way.
So. I don’t have any patience and I am not precise when it comes to baking. Hence my round graham crackers. I only had a sharp knife and maaaaybe somewhere deep down in a box I had a square biscuit or cookie cutter, but that was no where to be found and who has time to waste on important things like unpacking their house? So I used a round one. I wish I could say I did it to be all hipster or make circle graham crackers the hot new thing.
But I didn’t. I did it because I’m not good at cutting straight lines with a sharp knife. True life. The good news is that I finally found the pizza cutter that had been hiding for the last month and half. In a box with sharpies and makeup samples, of course.
That doesn’t matter though because I DO have these homemade grahams and better-than-ever s’mores. I pretty much love it.
Homemade Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham flour
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup loosely packed dark brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 4 tablespoons molasses
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- dark and white chocolate, melted
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Add the flours, sugar, baking powder, soda, cinnamon and salt to a food processor and blend until combined. Add in the cold butter and pulse until coarse crumbs remain. Once the butter is in small pieces, add in the molasses, milk and extract, blending until the dough comes together and forms a ball in the processor. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Remove the dough and roll it out on a floured surface until it’s about 1/4 inch thick in diameter. Use a biscuit cutter (round or square) to make cuts (or a knife to cut into squares) and place the dough on a nonstick baking sheet. Poke a few holes in the dough with a fork. Bake for 20 to 22 minutes, or until the edges are golden. Let cool completely.
- If desired, dipped the graham crackers in dark and white chocolate. I use ghirardelli for both dark and white, melting until smooth. Dip the crackers until covered then place them on a sheet of parchment paper. Add sprinkles if you like!
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84 Comments on “Homemade Graham Crackers… Totally Trashed Up.”
These look so YUM, but I’m wondering if I could make them with a sugar alternative like Splenda brown sugar or even honey…?
Kthanksbai.
I have no idea what Graham flour is but I will try using wholemeal flour. These delectable morsels sound like what we call Wagon Wheels. As a kid I only ate commercially made Wagon Wheels which were sold at school. The idea of homemade Wagon Wheels or Smores is too delicious. My girls and I will have fun making them and then we’ll revel in eating them. Thank you!!! I will report back on whether the wholemeal plain flour worked and whether they taste like Wagon Wheels. Love to you all.
Helen xoxoxo
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These look so indulgent and tasty! Looking forward to making these! Abi :)
Oh sweet decadence! Fab.
LOVE
then again, give me chocolate and sprinkles and I’m always down to paartay! And the smores at the end of this post … I literally just said holy shit out loud. You pretty much amaze me!
“hashtag s’mores” – definitely laughed out loud
I’m just so torn between summer and fall…so many feelings! So many emotions! Do I want sunshine and oceans? Or pumpkin and sweaters?! But these graham crackers just scream summer…they definitely need made at least once before pumpkin takes over everything
It got cold again but I would never give up a graham cracker like this and s’mores are totally year round for me.
I like the circle shape. It is different and fun! I bought a butternut squash last week and it has been judging me while sitting on my counter b/c it knows I don’t know what to do with it. Since purchasing it I have seen already chunked butternut squash at Trader Joe’s and Costco. GRRRR!
Cut it in half (kinda of hard to cut, really tough skin, so be carefuL!).sprinkle with brown sugar, maple syrup and butter and stick in the oven at about 350-375 degrees for about 1 hour (or until you can stick your fork in it) . Delicious!!
YESSSSSSS A MILLION TIMES YESSSSSSSSSS!
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I am OBSESSED with chocolate covered graham crackers. Where do you buy graham flour?! Never heard of it.
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It is VERY rare for me to be captured by a posts title as opposed to the feature photo…this was an exception! LOVE it! (the picture helped of course ;) This recipe is such a magical snippet of comfort <3
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These look amazing, I’m interested in making chocolate caramel covered graham crackers with sea salt on top…do you have any guidance as to how to do it? I love your circle ones though so I’d like to stick with that. Maybe make caramel, spread it on evenly and then freeze them before dipping in chocolate…thoughts? Thanks for sharing your delicious ideas with us!
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I’ve had these on my brain ever since I read this post, I’m trashing these up Christmas-style.
I couldn’t find graham flour at any of the local grocery stores, even though they do carry Bob’s Red Mill products. I ended up ordering on Amazon–for those of you in the same predicament!
Thanks for this post! My mouth is watering just looking at this..
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