River Rock Table Top Fire Pits!
CRÈME BRÛLÉE SUMMERTIME SMORE’S PARTY
Set up:
Tabletop Fire Pits
Small roasting sticks
Cream Brûlée Sugared Marshmallows
Brown Sugar Vanilla Graham Cookies
Assorted specialty chocolate bars: White, Milk & Dark Hazelnut Ferro Rochero, Honeycomb Dark Chocolate, Biscoff Milk Chocolate, Moonstruck Dark Chocokate Almond, and Lindt White Chocolate Truffle Bars
River Rock Tabletop Fire Pits
Small roasting sticks or wooden dowels
RIVER ROCK TABLETOP FIRE PITS:
Galvanized buckets
River rocks
Sterno cans
To make table top fire pits, remove lids from stereo cans, set aside.
Fill bucket about 2/3 full with small stones. Place sterno can in the center matching the top of the can with the edges of the bucket or slightly above. Fill with remaining rocks to cover can, leaving wick exposed. Lightly replace the lid until ready to light.
CRÈME BRÛLÉE DIPPED MARSHMALLOWS:
Raw cane sugar
Jumbo or regular marshmallows
2 cups water
1 tsp vanilla
Line baking sheet with baking parchment or foil, set aside.
In a large ziplock bag place 1-2 cups raw sugar.
In a small bowl or large measuring cup place 2 cups water, add vanilla and stir.
Holding the top of the marshmallow, dip it about about 2/3 down into the water.
Lightly blot the bottom on a paper towel to remove exceeds water.
Place marshmallow into ziplock, seal and shake to coat.
Place sugared marshmallow on prepared tray, and repeat until desired amount is finished.
Let dry and cover lightly until ready to use.
If making ahead, place in covered container up to a week ahead.
BROWN SUGAR VANILLA GRAHAM COOKIES
3/4 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups wheat flour
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp coarse sea salt
Sugar for pressing
Preheat oven 350 degrees
Line two baking sheets with parchment, set aside
With an electric mixer beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until thoroughly incorporated.
Add, soda, baking powder, salt, and both flours and mix until just blended.
Scoop and place on prepared sheets, dip the bottom of a large glass into granulated sugar and press down on dough to flatten cookies to desired thinness.
Bake for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned.
Immediately remove cookies to cooling rack to cool completely.
Makes 14 extra large cookies or 18-20 smaller cookies
Recipe by Amy Richardson
To caramelize marshmallows: Cook over flame turning to evenly cook over fire until sugar starts to caramelize.
Let cool for a few seconds to get that crème brûlée sugar crack, place on marshmallow on cookie with desired chocolate, and top with additional cookie and press to crack.
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
Jumbo Campfire Marshmallows available at: Walmart, Winco and some Smiths
Galvanized steel pails, or buckets, available at: Home Depot, Michael’s, IKEA
Smooth river rocks: Michael’s, Dollar Tree, Home Depot ( garden size)
Sterno cans available at: most grocery stores, Walmart, Target, also available in bulk at Sam’s Club or Costco
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