A Unique S’mores Treat: Banana Split S’mores

I love s’mores in all their forms whether they’re the traditional ones over a campfire or baked goods inspired by the s’mores flavors. These banana split s’mores are a fun baked s’more that takes just a few minutes to make and is absolutely delicious every time.

Mister Man had a playdate today because of course he has no school all week long. The boys played together so nicely, and they asked very politely if they could have a snack.

Mister Man, knowing me better than the other boy, asked if it could be an extra special snack because “After all, Mommy, we don’t have school tomorrow and it’s a holiday and a special occasion and could we please please please have something special?”

So of course I had to come up with something. And they were pleased. Who wouldn’t be pleased with Banana Split S’mores though?

That said, if you are looking for other great s’mores recipes, there are so many delicious ways to enjoy them. Some of my favorites include making chewy s’mores bar cookies and of course s’mores bark whenever I make something I dip in chocolate.

S’mores pizza is always a dessert favorite around here, too. It’s so unique and fun but so incredibly easy to make.

What If I Have Nut Allergies?

I love to make this recipe with Nutella or another hazelnut spread, as it goes so well with the bananas. You can also make this with your traditional chocolate bar, whether Hershey’s milk chocolate or your favorite other choice.

If you have a dairy allergy, you can also choose to make this with dairy-free (and gluten-free) graham crackers and your favorite allergy-friendly chocolate. This is easily adapted to accommodate allergies.

How Ripe Should My Bananas Be?

For banana split s’mores, I usually choose a banana slightly less ripe than what I would normally eat. You definitely don’t want one with brown spots, as it will squish too much and also make the s’more too sweet.

The slightly less ripe than normal banana helps to balance out the sweetness as they are a little more tart in addition to holding their shape better as the heat of the marshmallow melts them. You do need to make sure it’s not so green that you can’t peel it.

How to Make Banana Split S’mores

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Break your graham crackers in half, and place one-half of each cracker on a sil pat on a cookie sheet or other baking surface.

Place the marshmallows on the graham crackers. I like them on their sides because they spread better for me that way, but feel free to stand them up if you’re worried about them rolling all over.

Place them in the oven and bake for three to four minutes or until a beautiful toasty brown color. Note that mine are softer and shinier than yours will be because I forgot to take out my water bath from when I was making bread yesterday making it very humid in the oven.

While the s’mores are baking, slice a banana and set it aside. You want two slices of banana per s’more.

Slather the other half of the graham cracker with Nutella (or place a piece of chocolate on it if you lack Nutella).

Once the marshmallows have come out of the oven, place the two slices of banana on each s’more, and press down gently so they stay in place. Top with the Nutella slathered graham crackers and press firmly.

Flip them upside down so that the hot graham cracker doesn’t get soft from all the heat being trapped by the plate. If you don’t have Nutella and are instead using a chocolate bar, the heat from the baked marshmallow will melt the chocolate beautifully.

Eat immediately, and keep the napkins handy!

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