July 12, 2023
10!
Ten years!
Can you believe it?!
Yep, Yours Truly has been blogging away on I’m Annette for ten whole years!!!
(If you are so inclined, you can read the post that started it all, with my very first,
very brief blog entry, here.)
A 2013 Disneyland Paris photo from the I’m Annette About Page
After much careful deliberation, volleying around various ideas back and forth in my brain, including some fun suggestions from my, always-fun, British blogging “pen pal”, Jenny, (I wrote about her, here, and here.)
I love this photo of Jenny, my blogging “pen pal”, that she shared with me for my February 2018 post
I eventually concluded that marking this ten-year milestone with a delectable treat was mandatory! Think of it as a blogging birthday “cake”. :o)
With this birthday blogging in mind, I share with you a newly discovered recipe!
4th of July, 2023, will forever be remembered as the holiday that my (wonderful) daughter and I first stirred together these yummy S’more Bars, and from this day forward, this dessert will now be referred to, in my house, as 4th of July Bars. This recipe definitely falls into the keeper category for desserts, ticking off all of the boxes.
This s’more-type bar is simple, delicious, and not overly sweet.
Speaking of 4th of July, I just had to share this precious photo,
taken by friend, Independence Day 2022.
Thank you, Brian!
Please, join me in celebration of a decade in blogging by making this treat soon.
Give it a try, and if you like it, please follow up with a kindly mention in the
comments section.
(FYI, all comments are seen by the public.)
Please join me in celebration of a decade in blogging.
The Recipe
4th of July Bars
Ingredients
9 graham cracker squares
(One sleeve-worth)
½ cup butter, melted
½ cup brown sugar
2 cups soft, large marshmallows
1 ½ cups chocolate chips
(Ghirardelli 72% chocolate ships, purple bag)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Line an 8×8-inch square pan with parchment paper, leaving about an 1-inch hanging over on sides, enough to hold on to.
Stir melted butter and brown sugar until well mixed.
Crumble graham crackers in a bag, or in food processor and pour into the butter and sugar mixture. Press graham cracker mixture into bottom of the parchment prepared pan to form crust.
Bake in the preheated oven until crust is lightly browned and smells toasted,
about 7 minutes.
Remove the pan from the oven, covering crust evenly with large marshmallows, that have been torn in half. (See photo below)
Sprinkle chocolate chips over marshmallows.
Bake in the preheated oven until chocolate chips are melted and marshmallows are lightly browned, about 3-9 minutes.
Allow s’mores to rest in the pan until cool, about 30 minutes.
Refrigerate until set, about 45 minutes.
Remove from the pan, using the parchment, and cut into squares.
Enjoy!
Photos to Cook By (sort of)
Ingredients
Cover crust evenly with large marshmallows, that have been torn in half
Bake until chocolate chips are melted and marshmallows are lightly browned
Allow s’mores to rest in the pan until cool, about 30 minutes.
Refrigerate until set, about 45 minutes.
Remove from the pan, using the parchment, and cut into squares.
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Made Me Smile! :o)
Nice to see your blog is back 😊
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Thank you!😀
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Happy to see you are doing your blog again. Good job!
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Congrats!
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Thank you😄
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Well done. Xx
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Thank you, Jenny!
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Happy 10 year mark!
Happy Birthday and those bars look amazing! Will be trying them.
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Thank you, Renee! Let me know how these bars turn out for you.
Thank you, too, for reading!
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