Kitchen Adventures: S'mores Indoors

One of the pure joys of summer is melting marshmallows on a stick over a camp fire or grill, then smashing them together with some chocolate and graham crackers to make s'mores. But you don't have to wait for summer, or even need a camp fire or grill, to enjoy this creative take on s'mores from none other than Martha Stewart.

I uncovered this little gem of a recipe during my filing box clean-out this weekend. I figured a two days of hard work and reorganization deserved a little reward, so I there was no time like the present to try this dessert out. And with July 4th weekend around the corner, you can probably use some fresh food ideas for your holiday festivities, right?

Here's all you need to make S'more Quesadillas.

• 1 small bag mini-marshmallows
• Chocolate
• Tortillas

Now Martha says to use burrito sized tortillas, but I thought the medium soft taco size looked better. She also recommends a four ounce bar of semi-sweet chocolate. I decided to try two chocolate options and get the traditional Hershey's Milk Chocolate in addition to some Ghiradelli 60% cocoa morsels. I wanted to see if there was a difference in which would melt better, plus Hershey's is the traditional go-to chocolate for s'mores at every cookout I've attended.

The rest is easy as pie. Heat a grill pan on medium high heat. Put down the first tortilla, spread out your marshmallows and chocolate, then top it immediately with a second tortilla.

Here is the version with the semi-sweet morsels.

Here is the one with the Hershey's bar broken into pieces.

Grill them for a minute on each side, then cut into quarters and enjoy the ooey-gooey goodness!

There was no discernible difference between the melting ability of the different chocolates, so it's really your choice of what you think tastes better. I preferred the semi-sweet morsels. But the best part about this recipe is you could easily do the same thing outdoors on a grill. If your heat source is a camp fire, you're probably better off sticking with the marshmallow on a stick approach.

So now whether you're stuck inside or enjoying the outdoors, s'mores can be yours anytime your heart desires! Enjoy!