S'more Cups

I made this treat for a party with some old friends last night.  There were no leftovers to take home.  It was a fun transformation on the classic s'more treat.

S'more Cups

Ingredients:

7 whole graham crackers, finely crushed (about 1 c.)

1/4 c. powdered sugar

6 T. butter, melted
4 Hershey bars, divided
12 large marshmallows

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and butter.  Using small scoop, put scant amount of crumb mix into each cup of a mini muffin pan.  Press to form cup.  Bake 4-5 min until edges are bubbling.  Meanwhile break 2 Hershey bars into rectangles and cut marshmallows in half crosswise with scissors dipped in cold water.  Remove pan from oven.  Put one chocolate rectangle in each muffin cup.  Top with one marshmallow (cut side down.)  Return to oven for 1-2 minutes until the marshmallow is slightly softened.  Remove from oven.  Cool.  Carefully remove from pan.  Melt remaining Hershey bars in microwave for 1-1 1/2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds until smooth.  Dip top of each marshmallow into melted chocolate.  Let stand, top side for 40 minutes or until set.

In my test kitchen:

I wasn't sure if I should grease the muffin tins or not.  Since it did not specifically say so in the recipe I decided not to.  They came out of the pan just fine.  In fact, I think 6 T of butter might be a little too much.  The graham cracker part came out a little bit greasy.  I would use 4-5 T next time.  Also, the recipe wasn't very clear on exactly when to remove the s'mores from the muffin pan.  I let them cool for about 10 minutes and started to transfer them to a wire rack.  Some came out well but a few of the cups seemed a little crumbly, as if the graham cracker was still too warm.  So I left them in the muffin pan to cool completely.  They were much easier to transfer at this point. 

Clint thought a little toasted coconut would be really good sprinkled on top.  I love coconut flavoring but am not a huge fan of actually coconut.  But I must agree...a little coconut-flavored crunch on top might be really good.  I may find a way to incorporate that next time I make it.

~Happy Cooking!