S’mores are overhyped

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Graham crackers? Awesome.

Chocolate? Awesome.

Roasted marshmallows? Hell yeah.

Here’s the thing: a hard cracker on a half-melted chocolate piece with a gooey marshmallow is a horrible combination of textures. The crunch-and-smush is bad and I hate it.

It’s also messy as hell and makes your fingers so sticky. Sticky hands is one thing when eating most foods, but most foods are enjoyed in or near a room with a sink. You just have somewhat sticky hands for the rest of the night unless you make a trip to a handwashing station or you half-ass rinse them off.

Give me a Moon Pie all day long.

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  2. aBeverage0fSorts Avatar

    S’more of what?

  3. Comfortable_Hall8677 Avatar

    Okay I can understand your reasoning except for preferring a moon pie. Disgusting.

    Try making a S’more with a Reese’s cup instead of just a chocolate bar.

  4. Fish_Leather Avatar

    They really only hit if you haven’t had real food all day, just whatever shitty burger or hot dog. And they’re much better eaten socially.
    Try making a s’more when you’re alone in your place. You’ll feel n othing. Basically a ritual banquet food for summer time bonfires

  5. themostberty Avatar

    You are correct

  6. dumbassretail Avatar

    We know, they’re terrible.

    There’s a reason nobody eats them except when camping, because what else are you gonna “make” for dessert?

  7. Responsible_Page1108 Avatar

    chef slowik, is that u?

  8. Agitated-Mess-9273 Avatar

    I’m with you on this take.

  9. Ill-Palpitation1089 Avatar

    I completely agree, gimme a damn dawg

  10. Get_your_grape_juice Avatar

    >Sticky hands is one thing when eating most foods, but most foods are enjoyed in or near a room with a sink. You just have somewhat sticky hands for the rest of the night unless you make a trip to a handwashing station or you half-ass rinse them off.

    Or… just bring a bottle of hand sanitizer or wet wipes, or something. Not being near a sink isn’t a reason to have sticky hands all night long — this has been a solved problem for some time now.

  11. altyroclark3 Avatar

    Ok fine, but I don’t think you’d feel the same if you used Ghirardelli salted caramel, raspberry or orange peel squares in place of Hersheys…

  12. OldSnazzyHats Avatar

    Nah.

    You can take your dry ass Moon Pies.

    They do not at all replace a sweet and smoky hot marshmallow and melty chocolate sandwich right off a fire.

  13. Civil-Departure-512 Avatar

    Moon pies over s’mores??? Well we found the one person who likes peeps and those icing covered sawdust cookies stores sell for some reason.

  14. BumpyMcBumpers Avatar

    For a grown-up, sure. There are better snacks. But as someone who hosts a fair amount of backyard events, busting out the s’mores fixings around the firepit is always a hit with the kids.

  15. StarDewbie Avatar

    Agree. Moon Pies are heaven.

  16. International-Wish94 Avatar

    I can’t defend u on this one bro

  17. Eastern-Violinist-46 Avatar

    Graham crackers are just as nasty as marshmallows.

  18. offwidthe Avatar

    I wholeheartedly agree with this. I camp a lot and inevitably someone wants to make fuckin s’mores. S’more what you say?! Good one. I’m finna fling this molten ball of mallow at your cracker eating face bruh.

  19. sheisalib Avatar

    This is one unpopular opinion that I find quite strongly about: you’re wrong.

  20. ThisPostToBeDeleted Avatar

    Funny thing is, each of those ingredients I don’t like on their own, but I love them together.

  21. Han_Ominous Avatar

    It’s a camping food. After a day or some hard outside play and no other sugar, sitting around a campfire, relaxing in a chair, roasting a marshmallow, a smore slaps.

  22. ffj_ Avatar

    Moon pies used to be good but they’re disgusting now. The texture difference is the whole point, do you not like cheesecake or key lime pie?

  23. NastySassyStuff Avatar

    Way too much work for a tremendous hassle of a treat

  24. Melody71400 Avatar

    This sounds like user error

  25. ConflictingSignature Avatar

    Soak the graham cracker briefly in milk or coffee literally 30 seconds, put the chocolate in the microwave for 5 seconds and top with roasted marshmallows. Eat it with a fork. Tastes way better than

  26. DrDentonMask Avatar

    Yeah, I’m not crazy about graham crackers, though I think they make a wonderful pie crust, and I do love all the other typical components of a s’more.

  27. ThisisnotaTesT10 Avatar

    Campfire s’mores suck. If you make them in the oven to allow the chocolate to melt it’s a little better

  28. smores56 Avatar

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  29. IOnlySeeDaylight Avatar

    S’mores are easily in my top five desserts. You are a monster!

  30. Most-Explanation-467 Avatar

    Moon pie is hands down one of the grossest things I’ve ever eaten. S’mores are delicious 

  31. sanest_emu_fan Avatar

    wait there’s so many things about this that confuse me. first off, how is your chocolate not totally melted? if you let the hot marshmallow sit on the chocolate for a few minutes, then it melts almost completely. the level of smushy-ness also depends on how big of a marshmallow you use. we always use smaller ones so they can smush down well. And the graham crackers– what do you mean, hard? the ones we use are super easy to bite into, especially if you let the while thing sit for a few minutes.

    as for the sticky hands, a wet rag takes care of it with no issue. literally. that’s all you need. it’s also pretty easy to keep your hands clean if you use smaller marshmallows, anyway.

    also, most people who like smores don’t just like the food. they like making them with friends and family, and its always something fun to do while you’re camping. it’s also one of the easiest campfire deserts with minimal preparation.

    my thoughts on your truly baffling opinion is that you just don’t like smores, which is totally fine! but that doesn’t mean its overhyped. that would be like if i said cow meat is overhyped just because i don’t enjoy the texture or taste.

    (and you prefer moon pies over smores?? i think that’s a way more unpopular opinion lol)

  32. Clarawrr Avatar

    Take my thumbs up for this terrible opinion of yours. Also learn how to not eat messily.

  33. Jlt42000 Avatar

    Not sure how solid outside and gooey inside is a texture problem. S’mores are fucking awesome.

  34. WalkingInTheSunshine Avatar

    I culturally must pick a moonpie over a s’more. So I begrudgingly agree

  35. Wrong-Landscape-2508 Avatar

    It’s the experience. If I went to someone’s house for dinner and they offered me a hot dog on a stick they cooked on the stove I’d be confused and disappointed. If they asked me if I want to burn a hot dog on a stick over a live fire and eat it I would jump at the opportunity.

  36. genus-corvidae Avatar

    The messy part is a you problem–quit overcooking your marshmallows quite so much.

  37. Pebs_RN Avatar

    I’ve always thought this too.

  38. Maleficent-Leo-2282 Avatar

    Completely disagree. Take my upvote for this unpopular opinion!

  39. Elite_Slacker Avatar

    It seems like people eat them like once every 5 years at the most. How hyped are they?

  40. Unstabler69 Avatar

    The element to a s’more that fails is a graham cracker. Terrible choice and they’ll make you less horny and your foreskin fall off. We can do better.