Pioneer Woman Smore Cupcakes Recipes

S'MORES CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and prepare a cupcake pan with liners.
• 2. In a small bowl, combine crust ingredients and mix well.
• 3. Press about 1 1/2 tbsp of the mixture into the bottom of each cupcake liner.
• 4. Bake crusts for 7 minutes then remove and set aside.
• 5. To make the cupcakes, add all dry ingredients to a large bowl and whisk together.
• 6. Add egg, buttermilk and vegetable oil to the dry ingredients and mix well.
• 7. Add vanilla to boiling water and add to mixture. Mix well.
• 8. Pour batter into cupcake pan, filling a little more than half way, and bake at 300 degrees for about 17-19 minutes.
• 9. When done, remove cupcakes from oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes. Then remove from cupcake tin and allow to cool.
• 10. While cupcakes cool, make the meringue frosting. Combine egg whites, sugar, cream of tartar and vanilla extract in a metal, heatproof mixer bowl.
• 11. Place over a saucepan with simmering water (or use a double boiler).
• 12. Whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and whites are warm, to between 120 and 140 degrees on a thermometer, about 4-6 minutes. Remove from heat.
• 13. Using the whisk attachment, beat on low speed, gradually increasing to high, until stiff, glossy peaks form, 5 to 7 minutes.
• 14. Pipe frosting onto cupcakes (I used Ateco tip 808) and top with chocolate sauce and graham cracker crumbs, if desired.

PAIGE'S BROWNIE S'MORES BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line a 9-by-13-inch cake pan with parchment, allowing it to hang over the sides. Coat with cooking spray.
• Whisk together the milk and eggs in a medium bowl. Fold in the brownie mix until you have a smooth mixture. Stir in the butter.
• Pour 2 cups of the batter into the prepared pan and spread to even out the surface. Drop spoonfuls of the marshmallow cream on top of the batter and use a wooden skewer or knife to create a swirling pattern. Pour the remaining brownie batter over the top. Arrange the segments of chocolate bar on top. Next, sprinkle over half of the graham crackers.
• Bake for 30 minutes, then remove from the oven and sprinkle over the mini marshmallows. Bake until the marshmallows start to brown a little, an additional 10 minutes, then remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes. Drizzle over the salted caramel. Sprinkle the remaining graham crackers, chopped chocolate bar, mini chocolate candies and sprinkles over the caramel sauce.
• Using the parchment, remove the whole brownie bar from the pan. Slice into squares and serve.

S'MORES CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and a line muffin tin with liners.
• Whisk together the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat together 1/4 cup of vegetable oil with the sugar, egg and vanilla in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl about halfway through.
• Add about a third of the dry ingredients into the sugar and oil mixture and stir gently until almost combined. Add in half of the buttermilk and continue to stir just until combined. Stir in another third of the dry ingredients followed by the remaining buttermilk and finally the remaining dry ingredients. Stir in the boiling water.
• Whisk together the cocoa powder with the remaining 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a medium bowl. Scoop about 1 cup of the graham cracker cake batter into the cocoa mixture. Whisk to combine and set aside.
• Pour about 2 tablespoons of the graham cracker cake batter into each cupcake liner followed by 2 tablespoons of the chocolate batter. Using a butter knife or skewer, swirl the batters together to achieve a marbled effect. Bake the cupcakes for 20 to 25 minutes, or until set and a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Cool to room temperature.
• For the marshmallow topping: Whisk together the egg whites, sugar and salt in a large metal or glass bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer and place it over a saucepan containing about 2 centimeters (1 inch) of simmering water. Cook the egg whites, whisking frequently, until they reach 160 degrees F (72 degrees C), or until the mixture thins and you can no longer feel any sugar granules when you rub some between your fingers, about 4 to 5 minutes.
• Remove the bowl from the heat and whip the cooked meringue using a whisk attachment or hand mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form, about 4 to 5 minutes. Whip in the vanilla extract then transfer the mixture to a piping bag fitted with a large round tip or a large resealable bag with the corner cut off. Pipe large dollops of the topping onto each cupcake.
• Using a kitchen torch, toast the marshmallow meringue until golden brown. If you do not have a torch, you can place the cupcakes under the broiler for a minute or two until toasty. If desired, garnish with a piece of milk chocolate. Store the cupcakes in the fridge for up to 3 days, letting them sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes to soften up before eating.

S'MORES CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line one 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper cupcake liners.
• In a small bowl, whisk the flour, ground graham crackers, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and brown sugar on medium speed until combined. Increase the speed to medium-high and continue to beat, stopping once or twice to scrape down the sides of the bowl, until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until combined. Add the flour mixture and milk, alternating, starting and ending with the flour mixture, until just combined.
• Divide the batter between the muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full. Bake until golden brown, or a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the top springs back to the touch, about 25 minutes. Cool in the tin 5 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• For the filling: While the cupcakes cool, prepare the filling: Combine the chocolate, cream and corn syrup in a medium bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals on high, stirring, until smooth. Set aside until cooled and thickened slightly, about 30 minutes.
• For the meringue frosting: Bring 1 inch of water to a simmer in a saucepan that can hold a heatproof stand mixer's bowl above the water. Combine the egg whites, granulated sugar and cream of tartar in the stand mixer bowl. Set the bowl above the simmering water and whisk until the sugar is dissolved and the egg whites are warm to the touch, turn white and are beginning to get fluffy. Transfer the bowl to the stand mixer, fitted with a whisk attachment, and whip on high speed until the meringue is cooled, fluffy and very thick. Beat in the vanilla.
• To assemble: Place the chocolate filling in a pastry bag or re-sealable plastic bag fitted with a small round tip (about 1/8-inch diameter) and snip the end. Pierce the center of each cupcake with the pastry tip and gently squeeze in the chocolate filling until it begins to come out of the top of the cupcake. Repeat with the remaining cupcakes.
• Pipe or swirl the meringue frosting onto each cupcake. If desired, brown the meringue with a kitchen torch or place briefly under the broiler. Garnish with a chocolate square.

S'MORES WITH VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Toast the marshmallows to your liking. Choose from the following variations.
• The Classic: Sandwich the toasted marshmallows and chocolate bars between classic graham crackers.
• The Peppermint: Sandwich the toasted marshmallows and peppermint patties between chocolate graham crackers.
• The Peanut Butter: Sandwich the toasted marshmallows and peanut butter cups between chocolate or classic graham crackers.