S'more Meringue Cups

Course: Cookie, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 22

Cook Time: 8

Total Time: 30

Servings: cups

Calories: 254kcal

Author: Emily

These little S'mores Meringue Cups are an updated and sophisticated version of the classic campfire s'more!

Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare the mini cupcake pan with non-stick spray.
Place the graham crackers in a plastic bag and smash with a rolling pin or something heavy (you can use a food processor to do this, just make sure you don't pulverize the crackers into dust). Put the graham cracker crumbs, flour, baking soda, and salt in a small mixing bowl and mix together completely.
Place the butter and both sugars in a large mixing bowl and cream together with a hand mixer for 2-3 minutes (you can also do this in your stand mixer). Add the egg and vanilla and fully combine.
Pour the dry ingredients in with the butter mixture and blend together at low speed until combined. The mixture will be very crumbly at this point, that is what you want.
Scoop out about a tablespoon of dough and roll it into a ball. Place the ball into the mini cupcake pan and press down lightly to pack it in. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and place it onto a cooling rack.
Immediately after baking, take a rounded spoon (my measuring spoon worked great) and make a small well in each of the warm cookie cups.
Place a chocolate kiss in the middle of each cup and allow the cups to cool. The chocolate will become soft from the heat.

While the cups are cooling, make the meringue. In the bowl of your stand mixer (or a metal or glass bowl if using a hand mixer), add the egg whites and sugar and whisk together. Place the bowl over a pan with boiling water, but make sure the bowl doesn't touch the water, creating a double boiler effect. Whisk the egg whites and sugar until the sugar has dissolved. This only takes a few minutes.
Carefully remove the bowl from the heat and place it in the mixer stand. Whisk on low speed until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and vanilla and increase the speed to medium-high. Whisk just until you have nice stiff peaks and the meringue is glossy. This takes about 7-8 minutes.
Gently scoop the meringue into a piping bag fitted with a pipping tip. Pipe the meringue on top of the chocolate in each cup.
Using your kitchen torch, slowly and carefully brown the meringue all over until you get your desired browning. If you do not have a kitchen torch, you can also place the pan back in the oven under the broiler. Just make sure to keep an eye on them so they don't burn.

If you don't want to make a meringue, you can place a large marshmallow on top of the chocolate in each cup and broil it in the oven.
Always read and follow the safety instruction for your kitchen torch.