I’m not much of a camper. My husband often takes my son on camping trips, and I happily stay behind and thank the gods for our bug-free house, cozy bed and well-stocked kitchen. I always send them off in comfort… marinate a little meat for them to throw on the grill, pack up some convenience foods and bake a few goodies too. When they return from their camping weekends, I hear mostly about the evenings sitting around the campfire. Story telling, snuggling in blankets, singing songs and roasting marshmallows for S’Mores seem to be recurring favorites. It all sounds great and everything, but it’s just not for me. I’ll happily tell a story, snuggle in a blanket and sing a song next to a roaring fire inside a mountain cabin and nibble on homemade baked goods instead. Here’s my version of a jazzed-up stay-at-home camping treat made with Puff Pastry: Peanut Butter- S’Mores Turnovers.
Here’s the How To:
Thaw out a box of Puff Pastry, and cut along the fold lines to make 6 large rectangles. Cut each rectangle in half lengthwise.
Layer 1/4 of a whole graham cracker, a piece of milk chocolate bar and a spoonful of peanut butter on one side of the Puff Pastry.
Wet the edges with water (dip your finger in water and gently touch along the edge), fold over the filling ingredients and press edges together. Use a fork to seal the edges. Repeat with remaining pieces.
Transfer filled turnovers to a parchment-lined baking sheet, and brush with egg wash.
Use a sharp knife to cut a couple of slits in the top of each turnover (to allow steam to escape while baking).
Bake at 400 degrees F. until golden (about 15 minutes).
Scoop marshmallow creme into a zip baggie and microwave it for about 8 seconds. Snip the tip of the bag, zip it and drizzle marshmallow on top of warm turnovers.
Here’s the S’More’s Turnover- deconstructed…
The Puff Pastry gives the S’Mores an elegant touch, and frankly… they’re a lot easier to eat tucked inside of a turnover. I think the picture above pretty much explains how this delicious dessert turns out. If you’re a chocolate+peanut butter lover, you’ll be a big fan for sure. Hint: Save a few chocolate bars from your kid’s Trick or Treating loot to bake up a few of these S’More’s treats!
PEANUT BUTTER- S’MORES TURNOVERS
1 box Puff Pastry (2 sheets), thawed
3 whole graham crackers, gently broken into fourths
9 small milk chocolate bars (I used Hershey’s .49 oz. bars)
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
small bowl of water
1 egg whisked with 1 Tbsp. water (to make egg wash)
1/2 cup jarred Marshmallow Creme (or Fluff)
1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with nonstick spray.
2. Lay Puff Pastry on cutting board. Working with one sheet of Puff Pastry at a time, cut on three folds, creating 3 rectangles (about 3″ x 10″ each). Cut each 3 x 10 rectangle in half. You’ll have 6 pieces to work with for each sheet of Puff Pastry.
3. Assemble turnovers: Lay graham cracker on 1/2 of each square, top with chocolate that has been cut down to match the length of the graham cracker. Scoop a scant 1 Tbsp. peanut butter on top of each chocolate bar.
4. Working with one turnover at a time, wet edges of Puff Pastry and fold (over) in half to meet opposite edges. Gently push edges together to stick; use fork to seal edges together and create ridged pattern. Repeat with each turnover until all are sealed up. Gently move sealed turnovers to baking sheet with a small spatula. (At this point, the turnovers may be refrigerated for up to an hour before baking- cover baking sheet with plastic wrap- when ready to bake, remove from refrigerator and continue with instructions).
5. Brush turnovers lightly with egg wash, then use a sharp knife to cut two small slits into the top of each turnover.
6. Bake 15 minutes, or until turnovers are puffed and golden. Remove from oven. Let cool for 5 minutes. Scoop marshmallow creme into a zip baggie (don’t zip). Microwave for 8 seconds to soften. Zip bag and snip a small piece off of the corner of the bag. Drizzle marshmallow onto the top of each turnover. Serve immediately.
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 Turnovers
Cooking Tips
*Use any sort of chocolate that sounds good to you. Just cut it down or break it into pieces that fit on top of a 1/4 of a whole graham cracker. (Leftover mini Hershey’s bars from Halloween work great!)
*I tested this recipe with real marshmallows and they didn’t work as well as the marshmallow creme.
*This recipe can be easily cut in half- just thaw out one sheet of Puff Pastry.
*These are best served while warm & gooey, but they can certainly be eaten any time!
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53 Comments
Ohmigosh!!! My mouth is watering. This looks incredible!!
You’re a genious! Fabulous photos! Can’t wait to give these a try.
I just discovered how easy puff pastry can be to use… will be adding this to my list to try soon! Using leftover trick-or-treat candy is a great idea!
Oh my lord….WHAT and awesome treat! Looks awesome! What a great party treat too!
wow those look so fun and creative! Not too difficult either…now i just need to invite people pver so i dont “have” to eat them all myself!
You are evil. Evil I tell you.
Oh my goodness…YUM. I’ve never used puff pastry, but that’s about to change. These S’mores turnovers look too good to pass up!
These look fabulous. Will absolutely be making these.
Oh man, that looks good!!!!!! It’s 9:00 in the morning and all I can think about is making s’mores! Yum!
Great creation. I don’t eat Smores often because I hate camping, but when I do I love to use a Reeses PB cup instead of Hershey’s chocolate. I love that you added PB! YUM!
Oh my! These look SO delicious! I happen to have some homemade puff pastry in my freezer and now I know just what to do with it!
THANKS:)
I am speechless! Looks so yummy!
I love this idea. I’m bookmarking it for our next camping adventure. A great twist on an old classic!
Oh my goodness!!!! I have no words. This is fabulous!!! so making this…and not when I go camping because I haven’t been camping in like 5 years haha.
So creative! Love it! And I really love how the puff pastry comes together perfectly and looks so wonderful with those fork tine marks.
Wow-o-wow! These look heavenly and yet so dangerous, all at the same time. Yummy!
YUM! That’s all I can manage to say at the moment…mmm!
This is absolutely BRILLIANT!!!! I would love one for breakfast
Oh. My. God! Yum!!
Yikes. This wins the Peanut Butter Boy stamp of approval. Hmm, I think I’m actually going to make a graphic for that….I’ll get back to you on that.
These look so GOOD and incredibly decadent. WOW, what a great idea, and especially since it is fall now, these would for sure be a hit.
what a nifty and extremely enticing idea! the shot of the gooey cross-section is worthy of becoming my next wallpaper.
Wonderful!! Next time I make puff pastry, I’ll have to give these a try with SunButter. Yum!!
OMGosh those look delish! Definitely saving this recipe and adding graham crackers to my grocery list this week!
oh these look divine! I love peanut butter and chocolate
hmm
Brilliant. Going to make these on Saturday. I am having friends over for dinner. Thank You!
looks easy to make.
Oh my! Those look wonderful. My husband loves to camp as well and this would be a great treat to send him on his way with.
OHHHHH. MYYYYY. GOSH! This looks like the most fabulous thing I have seen in a long time!
Yum yum yum yum yum!
Gourmet S’mores! What divine little treats!
What a great idea!! My kids would devour those!
this is what i call orgasmic–the process pictures got me! nice job, girl!
I’m definitely a city gal, so camping was never my choice (I had to back when I was a Girl Scout, haha); but I loved the s’mores!! Wish I had your version back then
This looks incredible! What a great combo.
Lori
These have just tugged at my heartstrings one time too many. I’ll definitely be making these today.
Mark
Lori, wow, other than that, I’m speechless. (weak in the knees, she falls over and faints!)
Yumm! You make it look so simple.
Very creative and inviting. This looks like something I could do myself and please all the relatives, kids and adults alike. Me too!
OH. MY. GOSH! This looks AMAZING!
I’ve got to get some puff pastry! Those look A-mazing! (Btw, I don’t know if it’s because you photographed s’mores or not but your photos are REALLY good today!)
~ingrid
Isn’t that a super idea? I love working with puff pastry- it makes things so simple yet it looks so complicated!
Nothing like a smore…and add puff pastry? Oh man!
Heavenly! Yes, we are chocolate and peanut butter fans and this would be a great recipe to involve the kids!
haha! I had to laugh because you and I are of the same hardy stock…my idea of roughing it is at a Best Western. I do like to sleep bug-free too. Even your smores are civilized and belong with a cup of tea next to a roaring fire(place)!
These are fabulous!! I SO need to get my hands on some puff pastry!
I’ve been asked to make food for a sumptuous dessert buffet for Havdalah & student tile mosaic dedication at our Temple Nov 14th. This TREAT will be perfect for the Kids Activity!
you are the only person, besides myself, that I know who puts peanut butter on their s’mores. Everyone else has been missing out!
oh yum! these look great!
These are ridiculously beautiful and decandent. I am totally impressed.
WOW! I have some homemade puff pastry that needs to be used, in the freezer. (from one of my TWD recipes, it’s like liquid gold to me, it wasn’t easy to make!)
I could do these! They look great!
Very clever and very appealing.
I made these the very day I saw them. They were AMAZING and I have already had friends make them as well since they tasted/heard about them. I am addicted.
DAMN these look amazing – now these are my kind of s’mores!!