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 | | CENTRAL OREGONIAN | | This variation on the classic s’more is worth a try |
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Although I don't necessarily like the rain I am enjoying the green all around us this time of the year.
This is the first year that our entire lawn is green without adding any fertilizer. I am sure some of you have been out camping or exploring the woods. We were up in the country a few miles east of Post a few weeks back. Whenever we find ourselves passing through Post during the working hours we try and stop in and support the local outpost. This particular day was a stormy one and just as we were approaching the General Store the rain began to pour down and so we made a quick dash across the parking lot.
While the kids were picking out their snacks Cam and I visited with Zeb Jacobson. It wasn't long before our conversation turned to this column. Zeb shared a few ideas with me and I am sharing one that she had recently found and she suggested it would be a fun treat for my kids. Leslie really likes S'mores so her eyes lit up as Zeb shared the ingredients. We took the recipe home and just as soon as we had all the ingredients she put together a very easy dessert. And with a smile she informed me that it was a healthy snack because it contained bananas.
The recipe says that you can cook this over the grill but we found that you could make this in so many ways. If you are out camping you can roast the marshmallows over the fire and quickly put them in the prepared tortilla shell. The hot marshmallow will melt the chocolate chips. Or if you aren't camping and don't want to fire up the grill you can simply follow all the directions and instead of putting it over the grill heat it in a frying pan. And if you don't want to do that you can put it all together and then microwave it for just a few seconds until the marshmallows start melting. With so many ways to prepare this sweet treat there are no excuses. I bet this becomes a kid favorite summertime treat. Thanks Zeb- Leslie is really having fun making this dessert.
Enjoy!
Banana Choco Taco
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
6 flour tortillas (8-9 inch)
2 T butter, softened
2 tsp cinnamon sugar (3 parts sugar, 1 part cinnamon)
2 large ripe bananas, sliced
1 cup milk chocolate chips
2 cups miniature marshmallows (1 cup large marshmallows cut into quarters)
Directions:
Begin by warming the tortillas by wrapping them in a piece of heavy foil and putting either over a preheated grill or a warm oven for 5 minutes. Turn the packet once.
Remove the tortillas and pull each one out as you are ready to fill them. Lightly brush each tortilla on one side with butter and then sprinkle lightly with cinnamon-sugar. Top half of the buttered side of each tortilla with banana slices, chocolate chips, and marshmallows. Fold the other half over the filled half, pressing lightly. Use a spatula to place each taco atop the grill rack and cook for 2-3 minutes or until lightly browned or the marshmallows and chocolate begin to melt. Flip over halfway through the grilling time with spatula. |
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