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Thursday, June 1, 2017

S'mores {Pudding} In a Jar: Baking with Kids

I really do love s'mores. I have a whole Pinterest board dedicated
to my love of the graham cracker, chocolate, marshmallow combination.
I am always fascinated by the fun out-of-the-box ideas people come up
with for putting a new spin on the tried and true idea of s'mores. I have even
made my own s'mores creation and they are loved by the entire family!
So, when my daughter and I saw a kit at the grocery store for making s'more
pudding cups she said, "Mom, we could make those and we could make them
so much cuter!"


I had to agree. We couldn't make ours in clear plastic cups or random
juice glasses that have survived 16 years living with the Armstrongs.
We had to go BIG {or rather small} or go home and use adorable mini
jelly jars to make these layered s'mores creations. So, we grabbed some
mini Ball jars, graham crackers, mallow bits, 
mini chocolate chips, and chocolate pudding
and got to work!


My Isabella is all about the graham cracker and the chocolate part of s'mores
and not so much about the marshmallow. However, she loves these little mallow
bits because they are more crunchy than squishy. That made them the perfect
marshmallow component to our yummy s'more pudding cup {jars}.



FIRST, we whipped up some chocolate pudding and crushed our
graham crackers in a Ziploc bag.
SECOND, we melted some of the chocolate chips and dipped graham cracker
pieces and added some mallow bits. We refrigerated them to speed up the
setting process.



THIRD, it was time to get our layers on! I used a small cookie scoop to put
about two scoops of pudding in the bottom of the jars.
FOURTH, we sprinkled in about 2 tablespoons of graham crackers on top
of the pudding layer.
FIFTH, spoon about two small scoops of chocolate pudding on top of
your graham cracker layer.


Now it's time to make it pretty! We stuck in our chocolate covered graham 
cracker pieces, and sprinkled graham crackers, mini chocolate chips, 
and mallow bits on top. Isabella was very particular that they have just the 
right ratio of mallow bits to chocolate chips in each jar. I think she did a great job! 


Isabella loves to help in the kitchen. She says she been baking for like 5 years, so
she has a lot of experience. It was so much fun to create something together and
to have her put her little touches on the s'mores in a jar - like adding the mallow
bits to the chocolate dipped graham cracker.


I think only second to creating yummy food in the kitchen is her love of getting
to serve her delicious creations to her family. It really matters to her that
everyone love what she's created because she puts so much of herself and love
into everything she creates. She was thrilled that her brother and sister gobbled
up every last bit the S'mores {Pudding} In a Jar!


DO YOU LOVE S'MORES? 

IS THIS SOMETHING YOU WOULD MAKE
WITH YOUR KIDS? 

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE RECIPE TO MAKE AS A FAMILY?

LINK ME UP IN THE COMMENTS TO YOUR FAVORITE S'MORES RECIPES!





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