Gluten Free Smores Bars - Easy Smores Bars Recipe! (2024)

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Gluten Free Smores Bars turn a favorite fireside treat into a gooey chocolate-and-marshmallow-filled magic bar layered over a buttery graham cracker crust. Easy to make, no campfire needed!

Looking for more chocolatey, gluten-free dessert bar recipes? Try my classic Gluten Free Brownies, this fudgy Brookies recipe, and these easy Rocky Road Brownies!

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• Why You’ll Love These Gluten Free Smores Bars
• What You’ll Need
• How to Make Smores Bars
• Tips for Success
• Easy Variations
• How to Store
• More Marshmallow Desserts
• Get the Recipe

Why You’ll Love These Gluten Free Smores Bars

Some of my favorite childhood memories took place around a campfire, always accompanied by s’mores! These gluten-free smores bars are choc full of nostalgia, not to mention a hefty amount of melted chocolate and gooey toasted marshmallows. Here’s why you’ll love them:

• Gooey layers. These are a fun riff on Magic Bars made with chopped milk chocolate, mini marshmallows, and sweetened condensed milk layered over crunchy gluten-free graham cracker crust.
• Flourless crust. Almond meal, butter, honey, and cinnamon combine to make a simple flourless crust that tastes like it was made with real graham crackers. It’s 100% gluten-free!
• No campfire needed. Make this easy smores bar recipe in the oven to enjoy all that toasty, gooey s’mores goodness year-round!

What You’ll Need

Let’s take a look at the short and sweet list of ingredients you’ll need to make these bars. I include some notes, too. Don’t forget to scroll down to the recipe card for a printable ingredients list.

• Crust: I use a variation of my Gluten-Free Graham Cracker Crust made with almond meal in place of graham crackers, along with melted butter, honey, cinnamon, and salt. You can substitute the almond meal with gluten-free graham crackers if you prefer (try my homemade recipe!).
• Sweetened Condensed Milk: Make sure you’re using sweetened condensed milk and not unsweetened evaporated milk.
• Chocolate Bars: Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bars are the classic choice for campfire s’mores. Note that the 1.5 oz size is the only Hershey’s chocolate bar that is gluten-free. You can also use another gluten-free chocolate bar or chocolate chips.
• Mini Marshmallows: You can also use larger marshmallows and chop them up into smaller pieces.

How to Make Smores Bars

Here’s a quick step-by-step overview of this gooey smores bar recipe. Scroll to the recipe card for printable recipe instructions

• Make the crust. Mix the melted butter, honey, salt, and cinnamon. Stir in the almond meal until you reach a sandy texture. Then, press the crust mixture firmly into the bottom of a lined 9×13-inch baking pan.
• Add sweetened condensed milk. Spread some of the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the crust.
• Add chocolate and marshmallows. Next, layer on your chopped chocolate and mini marshmallows. top this with a drizzle of the remaining sweetened condensed milk.
• Bake. Bake the bars at 350ºF for 25-30 minutes, until the marshmallows are browned and toasty. Cool the bars completely before you slice them.

Tips for Success

Here are some tips for perfectly melty gluten-free smores bars:

• Use the right ingredients. Sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk both come in cans, and they’re often next to each other in the grocery store aisle. Make sure to double-check the label to ensure you have the right ingredient! This recipe won’t work with unsweetened condensed milk.
• Line the pan. Lining the pan with parchment paper makes it easy to lift the cooled bars right from the pan. Not to mention, easy cleanup!
• Check for doneness. These smores bars are done when the marshmallows are a puffed, golden brown.
• Get clean slices. Melted marshmallows are extra sticky! For clean cuts when slicing, run a sharp knife under warm water and wipe the blade clean between slices.

Easy Variations

These are some quick and easy smores bar variation ideas that you can try:

• Different crust. To make this dessert even more chocolatey, borrow the gluten-free Oreo crust from my Chocolate Cheesecake recipe. Or, make your own using Homemade Gluten-Free Oreos!
• Use marshmallow creme. In place of mini marshmallows, dollop over marshmallow fluff instead.
• Different candy bars. Change up the chocolate bars for chopped peanut butter cups, or more of your favorite gluten-free candy bars.

How to Store

• To Store. Store these smores bars in an airtight container on the counter for up to 4 days. I like to warm these bars in the microwave for a few seconds to freshen them up for serving.
• Freeze. Wrap the bars in a double layer of plastic wrap and freeze them for up to 3 months. Defrost the smores bars at room temperature before reheating and/or serving.

More Marshmallow Desserts

Check out these other gluten-free desserts featuring ooey-gooey marshmallows!

• S’Mores Pudding Pie
• Flourless Fluffernutter Cookies
• Toasted Marshmallow Brownie Batter Ice Cream