Frozen Treats Week #2: Ice Cream S'mores Cups

I stumbled across this quick, super kid-friendly, brilliant recipe while searching for s'mores related treats and printed it immediately.  It's such a simple idea, but one that was a huge hit at my house.  A perfectly puffy golden-brown marshmallow sits skewered atop your favorite flavor of ice cream with a sprinkling of chocolate and a quick graham cracker crust.  It begs the question....why haven't I thought of this before?

 Ice Cream S'mores Cups

Adapted from Rachel Ray via Food Network
Serves 4

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons melted butter
4 scoops vanilla or chocolate ice cream
1 bittersweet chocolate bar, or equivalent in chocolate chips
4 large marshmallows, or more

Combine graham cracker crumbs and butter. Press 1/4 of the crumbs into the bottom of 4 dessert cups, lining the sides and bottom of each cup. Fill cups with vanilla or chocolate ice cream. Shave curls of bittersweet chocolate over cups using a vegetable peeler, or scatter chocolate chips on top. Thread marshmallows on to a metal skewer. Hold the skewer over a burner at high heat and toast the marshmallows. Top each cup with a toasted marshmallow and serve.

 

Notes/Results:  I think this is a fantastic treat that is extremely quick, kid-friendly, and delicious.  However, I do have a few suggestions.  First, and most importantly, I think you should make this with fresh homemade graham cracker crumbs.  Don't bother with the crumbs that are sold in canisters.  Secondly, in a traditional s'more, the chocolate gets all melty and therefore I think this recipe benefits from a little chocolate sauce or melted chocolate poured on top. Lastly, while both vanilla and chocolate ice cream are good options for this, I do think a good chocolate marshmallow ice cream would be best.  I  love how fun, quick ,and delicious this was and plan to make it again. 

I'm submitting this to Saturdays with Rachel Ray over at Taste and Tell.