mashmallows!

im going camping next weekend. for the first time in years. three things are ESSENTIAL when camping. bug spray, hot dogs and s'mores. bug spray, easy to find. check! hot dogs, i found some i can eat. check! s'mores... *shriek!* just imagine sitting around the campfire watching the others enjoy their toasty shmallows, dripping melted chocolate down their chins, chomp chomping away on graham crackers... sounds painful doesnt it?

luckily for me, i found a chocolate bar at the local health food store that i can have... about the size of a deck of cards, but half as thick for $6. now i love chocolate. and i was willing to make this happen for $6 because what is camping without s'mores? however, later that day i also discovered unsweetened carob chips for $1.50 a bag at the local discount market. winning! easy enough to melt down and shape just right. so that solves the chocolate problem. but then what of the shmallows?

also, a very auspicious day i ran across this gem. (mine actually came out just like the picture!). they taste like smallows, they feel like shmallows, and with the write tray could look like them too!