Campfire S'mores Skillet Dip with Dark Chocolate and Toasted Marshmallow

Set a cast-iron skillet over campfire coals or a grill at medium heat, or use a 400F oven.

Serves 6

Ingredients

• 10 oz dark chocolate chips (about 1.5 cups)
• 2 tbsp heavy cream
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of flaky sea salt
• 12 large marshmallows, halved
• 1 tbsp bourbon (optional, for the grown-ups)
• Graham crackers, for dipping
• Sliced strawberries and banana, for dipping
• Pretzel sticks, for dipping

Instructions

1. Set a cast-iron skillet over campfire coals or a grill at medium heat, or use a 400F oven.
2. Add the chocolate chips, heavy cream and butter to the skillet and let them begin to melt, stirring gently as they soften.
3. Stir in the vanilla, the optional bourbon and a pinch of flaky salt until the chocolate is glossy and smooth.
4. Arrange the halved marshmallows cut-side down in a tight single layer over the warm chocolate.
5. Move the skillet closer to the fire, or pass a kitchen torch over the top, until the marshmallows puff and turn deep golden-brown and toasty.
6. Pull the skillet off the heat while the center is still molten — it keeps cooking from residual warmth.
7. Set the hot skillet on a board in the middle of the table surrounded by graham crackers, fruit and pretzels for dipping.
8. Eat immediately, while the marshmallow stretches into long sticky ribbons.
9. S'mores are the campfire's most cherished ritual, a sticky-sweet tradition first printed in a 1927 Girl Scout handbook and beloved at American cookouts ever since. Reimagined as a shared skillet dip, it skips the fumbling with sticks and turns dessert into a communal, fireside event — a fittingly playful, hands-in-the-middle finale to a Father's Day cookout.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)

• Calories: 340 kcal
• Protein: 3g
• Fat: 18g
• Carbohydrates: 44g
• Fiber: 3g
• Sugar: 36g
• Sodium: 45mg