I mentioned on Monday that I had an epic snack fail over the weekend. The one that sort of worked out was a fake s'more I made in the toaster oven. I tried it again today, and it actually worked a lot better. Score one more for dumb luck!
Fast forward about seven years, and here I am emulating his awful style. Which just goes to show that raw prejudice will come around and bite you in the assets every time.
Anyway, this lower sugar fake s'mores consists of some vegan graham crackers, a tablespoon of dark chocolate peanut butter, and about a quarter of a medium banana sliced into four rounds. The banana rounds got broiled in my toaster oven for five minutes, until they were soft and the tops a nice golden brown (as shown below). Then they were carefully placed on the chocolate peanut butter/graham cracker bed and topped with another cracker.
This was nice - warm and gooey. Definitely NOT a real s'more, but a nice snack for a lazy afternoon. I think I'd leave off the second cracker half next time, though. An open face Elvis-style (named for the peanut butter and banana, of course) s'more would be just as satisfying.
And in case anyone's interested, the carb count for the s'more as pictured came out to be about 25 grams. A little much for an afternoon snack for me, but a lot less than a real s'more.
Hope everyone is having a smooth time prepping for turkey day tomorrow. Can't wait to see some of the postprandial posts over the weekend detailing all the festivities :)
3 comments:
I think s'mores are to sweet so I don't like them. I think your post was a great idea, but there is one problem. I hate bananas and peanut butter is a nightmare to me. Can you think of some other things that I can use for a fake s'more?
I love your idea but peanut butter and bananas are nightmares to me. What else can I use?
Hmmm...that would all depend on if you have any dietary restrictions and what they might happen to be. If you're just looking for a vegan s'more, I've used both Dandies and the rice syrup version of Fluff with good results (can't caramelize the fluff, though). All you'd need would be some dairy-free chocolate... or the vegan version of Nutella, which is the bomb in this application.
If you need a diabetic-friendly-ish snack, it's a little more complicated. I had the chocolate peanut butter there for protein as well as the chocolate kick, so you'd need a protein source if you 86 that. If almond butter works for you, Justin's makes a chocolate one that is pretty darned yum - or you could go DIY style and sprinkle some cocoa powder on top of your AB. Not as sweet, but infinitely more carb-friendly.
Fixing the nanner issue is harder. Since you're not attached to the sugar-bomb that is a s'more, and all you want is something soft to fill the cracker, you could try pretty much any fruit that fits your diet. Sliced strawberry might work (if you sprinkle just a touch of sugar on there, it will caramelize under the broiler - but watch that puppy, it will burn in an instant), or even a baked apple slice might do the trick.
One last thought - if you can't handle nut butters, period, you could always drizzle just a touch of Aaahlaska chocolate syrup on top of the fruit, or sprinkle the fruit with cocoa powder pre-snacking. Drink a small glass of soy or rice milk for your protein and you're good to go.
Sorry, I know that none of these are ideal. I'm sure you'll probably come up with ten better solutions on your own. Good luck!
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