S’mores Day

Name: Wild 5 Adventures
Address: Oribi Gorge, South Coast, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Telephone: (082) 566-7424

How cool is it that every year on the 10^th August we get to celebrate S’mores Day! What better way to enjoy this with a friend using our braai facilities!

Graham crackers or Marie Biscuits, melted chocolate and sticky toasted marshmallows, all in one little sandwich—if that doesn’t get you licking your chops, what does? S’mores are one of the most popular North American desserts and practically the quintessential campfire treat. Never tried them? Then S’mores Day is the day for you! And even if you have tried them, there is no reason to pass up the opportunity to enjoy them again!

History of S’mores Day

S’more is the contraction of the phrase “some more”, which is not strange considering how tasty they are. The first S’more recipe can be found in a book of recipes published by the Campfire Marshmallows company in the early 1920s, which also tells us that the treat had already been popular with both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts for some time. In 1968 the following recipe was provided: place a square of milk chocolate on a graham cracker, toast a marshmallow and put on top of the chocolate, then a second graham cracker on top of the toasted marshmallow and squeeze and you will want “s’more”. In answer to accusations that s’mores are extremely high in sugar and fat and are not particularly healthy for children or adults, the Outing Activities and Winter Sports Guide stated simply: “Camping trips are supposed to be fun. Why not relax, enjoy yourself, and have s’more?”

How to celebrate S’mores Day

What could be a better way to celebrate S’mores Day than enjoying this sweet treat? As always, it’s better to make your own, and S’mores are incredibly simple to make. Of course it would be best to make them around a campfire (Braai, South African style) in the woods while telling ghost stories like the treat’s creators did almost 100 years ago, so if you’re planning a camping trip in the near future, maybe leave making s’mores for then. Wild 5 Adventure is also the perfect venue to make and enjoy smores

If you’re not going to visit us anytime soon, there’s no reason you shouldn’t make your s’mores in the comfort of your own home. You could even roast the marshmallows over the flames of your gas stove or a candle if all else fails and you want fire-roasted marshmallows!

Ingredients:

32 miniature graham crackers (Marie Biscuit) or 8 regular size graham crackers, broken in ½ (Ma
2 milk chocolate bars, the kind that can be broken into squares
8 marshmallows

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. (200 degrees C)
Lay 1/2 of the graham crackers on a cookie sheet. Top with chocolate pieces to cover.
Use kitchen scissors to snip the marshmallows in 1/2 horizontally if using miniature crackers and place 1/2 a marshmallow on top of each graham cracker. If using regular size crackers use a whole marshmallow.
Bake until the marshmallows are puffed and golden brown, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Remove from the oven and top with the remaining graham crackers, pressing down slightly to make a sandwich.

Serve immediately, while still warm.

If you’re making your s’mores here, you can roast the marshmallows of the flames at our braai area first and then put them on the crackers, add a piece of chocolate and top with another cracker. It’s important to use chocolate that melts well from the heat of the marshmallow, so milk chocolate is likely to be the best choice thanks to its high cocoa butter content.

We look forward to you visiting us, so that you can see why we have been awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence!

Please note that we are closed on the first Monday of every month for regular maintenance.