How to Make Smores in the Car

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By Joan Haines
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Who needs a campfire when you've got a Ford in the driveway? Your car is an excellent heat source for making smores. Graham crackers, marshmallows, chocolate, and heat to melt it all. That's what you need.

Here are two methods for cooking smores in the car. One uses passive solar heat, and the other uses the warmth generated by your engine. Read on for the nitty gritty details.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

car
heavy duty aluminum foil
graham crackers
chocolate
mini-marshmallows
duct tape
moist towelettes

Step 1

For each smore, put a 9 inch length of foil on the table. The shiny side should be down, so it will be shiny side out.
Step 2

Assemble the smore on top of the aluminum foil. Make a little sandwich out of a cracker, two squares of chocolate, several mini-marshmallows, and, of course, cracker on top. You'll want to make at least two of these little foil smore packets, so you can have fun trying both car cooking methods.
Step 3

To use passive solar heat, park your car in a sunny location on a warm day. Close all windows. Place a smore packet on the dashboard. Go park in a hot asphalt lot while you run errands in the mall. Or just stay home, where your auto becomes an oven in your own driveway. The chocolate and marshmallow will melt from the passive solar heat inside the car. Forget about your smore for at least 15 minutes while it heats.
Step 4

To use the heat generated by your car's engine, make the smores when you already have a destination planned. Open the car hood. Place a smore packet on the engine on the radiator or on or near the exhaust manifold. Secure it lightly with a length of duct tape.
Step 5

Drive for about 10 or 15 miles before stopping the engine. Open the hood, and carefully remove the packet and duct tape with a hot holder. Be careful. The engine is hot!
Step 6

Enjoy your smores by unwrapping them, smushing them together a bit, and biting into that yummy, chocolate marshmallow goo. Use the moist towelettes that you keep in the glove compartment to clean hands and faces.

Read smore about smores by scrolling down for resources, tips, and warnings. There's also a link below to "How to Make Smores Indoors with an Ironing Board!