Description
Salted caramel s’mores casserole brings campfire memories right to your kitchen table, melting chocolate and marshmallows into a gooey treat that sparks pure dessert joy. Grab your spoon and dive into this nostalgic comfort classic that turns simple ingredients into pure happiness.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Components:
- 35 marshmallows
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 half package graham crackers
Chocolate Components:
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
Supporting/Flavor Components:
- 1 can dulce de leche
- Cracked sea salt to taste
- Chocolate chips
Instructions
- Prepare dulce de leche by removing label from a 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk. Submerge completely in a large pot of water, ensuring can is fully covered. Boil steadily for exactly 3 hours, then remove and allow to cool completely.
- Pulverize half a package of graham crackers in a food processor until achieving fine, sandy texture. Melt 4 tablespoons of butter and blend thoroughly into crushed crackers.
- Press graham cracker mixture firmly into a greased medium-sized rectangular baking dish, creating an even, compact bottom layer.
- Combine 1 cup dark chocolate chips, 1 cup milk chocolate chips, 4 tablespoons whipping cream, and 2 tablespoons butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until smooth and fully melted.
- Pour chocolate mixture evenly over graham cracker crust, ensuring complete coverage.
- Arrange 35 marshmallows across entire surface of chocolate layer, placing them close together to create full coverage.
- Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for precisely 16 minutes, watching carefully to prevent burning.
- Immediately after removing from oven, sprinkle additional chocolate chips across hot marshmallow surface.
- Allow casserole to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer cooled dulce de leche into a small plastic sandwich bag. Snip a tiny corner and drizzle sauce decoratively over marshmallows and chocolate.
- Finish by lightly sprinkling cracked sea salt across the entire dessert for enhanced flavor complexity.
Notes
- Prepare the Dulce de Leche ahead of time by boiling the unopened sweetened condensed milk can for a smoother, richer caramel flavor.
- Crush graham crackers finely for a more uniform and compact crust that holds together perfectly.
- Use a piping bag or plastic sandwich bag with a small cut corner for a neat, professional-looking drizzle of Dulce de Leche across the top.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute graham crackers with gluten-free graham-style crackers or a nut-based crumb crust.
- Prep Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 16 minutes
- Category: Casseroles
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 415 kcal
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg