Cheryl Day’s S’mores Bars

Cheryl Day’s s’mores bars recipe has multiple steps and the length of the recipe might seem overwhelming at first but each component – the crust, filling, and meringue – is easy to make and assemble.

These bars are a great alternative to a basic brownie dessert by adding a salty and buttery graham cracker crust and topping with a creamy and sweet toasted meringue. It definitely has a whimsical nod to a s’more that adults and kids alike would love to eat. The bars were a bit hard to cut and take out of the glass dish so they weren’t as neat and pretty as I would have liked, so I might think of ways to make individual bars instead of one large sheet.

Also, instead of spreading the meringue and then torching, I piped the meringue with a large round piping tip. I definitely recommend purchasing a kitchen blowtorch because you will be able to control the heat and brown the topping quickly without overheating it and running the risk of it melting or losing its peaks. I was very happy with these s’more dessert bars, everyone loved them, and I would make them again.