These gluten free s’mores bars are gooey, chocolatey and are the perfect alternative when you can’t have the real thing. Chocolate, marshmallow and a cookie crust, what could be better?!
This post was edited in May 2016 with a few new photos and updated recipe.
Gluten Free S’mores Bars
Let me first tell you- this recipe for easy gluten free s’mores bars are really easy to make. Now a little backstory- I’ve been sitting on a small jackpot of Hershey’s bars since Kelsey’s birthday party in May. We were supposed to give them out as favors to all of the guests over the age of 2 that attended. Only we mostly forgot and we were left with a small abundance of chocolate bars.
Since I’m not one to just snack on a chocolate bar (shocking, but true) and I’ve hidden them from Adam so they’re just sitting there. They’re very pretty to look at since I took the time to wrap each one individually to match the mermaid theme but looks can only take you so far, pretty little Hershey’s bar.
Obviously s’mores are a great way to go with Hershey’s bar. They’re practically begging for their toasted marshmallow and graham cracker friends. S’mores are great and all but the lack of fire thing is a real bummer. We don’t have a fire pit. We’d have to remove approximately 38 trees in order to safely light a fire outside without risking lighting up the whole neighborhood.
So fire in our yard is out of the question. And a fire in our fireplace is also out since it’s summer and I will not heat my house up just for a s’more. We’re also not the camping type. We’re more of the hang out on the deck with drinks and chasing the kids kind of people. So no campfire s’mores.
Thankfully there’s this wonderful life hack called Pinterest. And it comes with s’mores recipes. You can basically make s’mores out of anything but I wanted s’mores bars. They stick pretty close to the original without getting to crazy out of the box. There’s a million and one recipes out there but this one from Rachel Schultz was calling my name.
However, these bars can be a little messy during assembly. First of all there’s fluff, which is like edible glue. Sticks to everything and its mother. Second, spreading gluten-free dough can be tricky, as can spreading fluff can be. I also have a 6 month old handicap named Mackenzie hanging out between me and the counter. Just wet your hands with a smudge of water to help smooth and press the dough.
Obviously I’ve adapted it to be gluten-free and it’s delicious. S’mores in a bar cookie. It almost makes me feel like camping. Almost. Enjoy!
Craving more? Check out my Oatmeal Fudge Bars, decadent Snickers Brownies, or Bluebeerry Crumb Bars.
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S'mores Bars
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature (see notes for dairy free)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 and 1/3 cups gluten free all-purpose flour OR regular all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp xanthan gum omit if using regular flour
- 3/4 cup gluten-free or regular graham cracker crumbs*
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 5 1.55 oz Hershey's milk chocolate bars
- 1 1/2 cups marshmallow fluff
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x9 inch baking dish with parchment paper cut to fit or spray with non-stick spray.
- In a large bowl cream together butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, xanthan gum (if using), graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar mixture and mix until combined. Transfer half the batter to the prepared baking dish and spread evenly over the bottom.
- Layer the chocolate bars over the pressed dough and then spread the marshmallow fluff evenly over the chocolate. Carefully spread the remaining batter over the top of the marshmallow fluff.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool in pan before cutting. Makes 9 bars.
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Those smores bars are looking truly lip smacking.
Thanks Riya!
Can you use dairy free soy free butter like earth balance in replace of the butter instead of using the shortening?
I haven’t tried it so I can’t tell you for sure.
Has anyone made this without the marshmallow fluff and used mini-marshmallows instead? Just wondering if it would work out the same. Please let me know!
Hi Tannis, mini marshmallows won’t hold up the same when baking. Marshmallow fluff is the way to go with this recipe 🙂
Smores are a guilty pleasure of mine. I could eat them every day. I love the twist on this version where it is more of a premade dessert dish. I am definitely making this for my next get together.
These look better than plain old S’mores! Thanks for the recipe.
Wonderful recipe! Works great! Used homemade fluff, and it kind of disappeared in the middle, no fault of the recipe. It still tasted wonderful! Perfect with gluten free and dairy free ingredients. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the feedback Shan! Homemade fluff sounds so good, I’ll have to try that sometime 🙂
I’m not sure if you addressed this, but it says add an egg, but it isn’t in the ingredient list. I am hoping it is only one egg
It’s listed between the sugar and vanilla extract ????
thanks goodness it’s s’more season!! thee bars look like the perfect way to welcome summer vacation
We are lacking a fire pit right now…hoping to change that this summer! But in the meantime, these yummies are just perfect!
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Thanks for featuring my recipe Katie!
Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂 I can’t wait to see what you share this week!
Cindy
Thanks Cindy!
Looks incredible!! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
OMG these look amazing! I can’t wait to make them.
Thanks Brianna!
WOWWWW
These are mouth-watering bars!
They look absolutely fantastic
Lol thank you Winnie 🙂
your all recipes are easy to cook and yummy.
Sharon, these look amazing and perfect for those colder months when we can’t have s’mores outside at our fire pit. Thanks for including the regular and gluten free ingredients. Pinned for later:)
Jealous of your fire pit! And thanks for pinning Heather 🙂
This is so awesome! I love s’mores and this is a creative, delicious way to make them ^.^
Thanks Kayla!
So glad I found your blog! These bars are seriously perfect!
Thanks Jocelyn, love your blog too!
YUM! These look amazing! And I absolutely love the idea of heating them a little before serving…because for me it’s not a true smore unless it’s warm.
Ohhhh!!! These look sinfully good! Why must you tempt me with all this deliciousness? lol
Oh my yum! I am definitely pinning this and trying these out this weekend!
Thanks for pinning, Claire!
What a treat to have leftover chocolate bars to use… and these look wonderfully yummy!!! 🙂 Thank you for sharing this….
Hehe. I don’t much enjoy camping either so these bars looks like the perfect way to enjoy s’mores. Yum!
I love the name of your blog!
Thanks Christin! Glad to see there are other non-campers out there!
These bars look amazing! Very tempting! Thanks for coming and linking up at The Weekend Social. All posts get pinned in our pinterest board! Please be sure to come back next week starting Thursdays at 9PM EST on culinaryflavors.gr ! I hope to see you there!
Oh my gosh! Could these gorgeous bars be any more perfect?! This is my ultimate s’mores treat right here. Pretty photos too! 🙂
Thank you, Sarah 🙂
I sure wish I could have one of your fabulous Smores Bars right now. Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend.
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Miz Helen
Oh my! These look amazing! We’ve tried traditional s’mores and I can never get the chocolate to melt enough but this is the perfect solution.
Thanks Regan!
Oh my goodness, how delish do these look! Pinning and will definitely make soon!
Thanks for pinning 🙂
These look so soft and chewy! Love the name of your blog by the way 😉
Thanks so much Amber!
Last fall we made s’mores milkshakes with the marshmallow fluff, and you are absolutely right that stuff is like edible glue. So sticky and so yummy! 🙂
S’mores milkshakes sound amazing, might have to try that soon!
Oh my goodness, these look amazing! The texture sounds just perfect. Pinning now!
Thanks Katie!