S'mores Without Graham Crackers

Make s'mores without graham crackers, get dozens of ideas for graham cracker substitutes when you run out plus different ways to make s'mores.

50+ Ideas for Making S'mores without Graham Crackers

Graham cracker substitutes for smores are nearly endless and range from the sweet to the savory. I've compiled over 50 ideas for you here.

You have so many possibilities, each one more delicious than the next.

Once when my husband and I were still dating, a quarter century ago, we ran out of graham crackers but still had plenty of marshmallows and Hershey chocolate bars left.

However, we did have a package of Nutter Butter cookies so we used those instead and I’ve got to say, those peanut butter cookies beat out graham crackers quite easily in the flavor category.

Are you passionate about s’mores? You’ll want to try Mini S'mores Pies, Air Fryer S'mores or Best Ever Starbucks Copycat S'mores Bars or this Delish Smores Cookie Recipe or find out the best tips for How to Make S'mores.

Plus how to keep marshmallows fresh.

What Can I Substitute for Graham Crackers in Smores?

Smores without graham crackers are totally doable and I say more tasty than with.

When it comes to s’more alternatives, you’re only limited by your imagination. 

Graham Cracker Alternatives

• French bread (my favorite, think of a low budget version of a chocolate croissant with roasted marshmallow. You can toast the bread or not. Butter optional. We made these last weekend. Husband thought I was nuts until he ate one.)
• Cookies (homemade or storebought)
• Waffles (I haven’t tried this yet but it sounds beyond)
• Pancakes
• Pop Tarts 
• Waffle cones
• Brownies (thin and chewy, may need to slice in half horizontally otherwise)
• Tortillas (maybe deep fry them first?!)
• Brownie Crisps
• Donuts (may need to slice in half horizontally). Try Make Can Biscuit Donuts with Just 3 Ingredients
• Pie dough (!!!) Granted this will only work if you’re home and can bake pie dough. Prepared pie dough like Pillsbury counts. Think Pie Crust Cookies.
• Candy–be a brave little camper and be open-mouthed I mean open-minded here. Also  work quickly if you try this one. If you really have nothing crispy on which to lay your chocolate and toasted marshmallow, what about sandwiching a roasted marshmallow between two Reese’s Peanut Butter cups? They have a thin variety now, which I bet would work quite well but might be messy.
• You could also just roast a marshmallow and put it between two Hershey bars, skipping the traditional graham cracker or substitute vehicle all together. 
• Or maybe slide a toasted marshmallow between two Peppermint Patties!

Tips for Making S'Mores without Graham Crackers

Your graham cracker alternative should be on the thinner side.

Remember you'll be sandwiching toasted marshmallow and a chocolate bar between them.

Thick, puffy substitutes may be hard to get in your mouth once you've got the s'mores ingredients on them.

Or you could make an open-faced s'more by just layering a chocolate bar on the cookie and topping with a melty marshmallow.

For cookies to use for s'mores I recommend a cookie that's thin and crispy or thin like Tate's or like my Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe.

Best Cookies for S'mores?

1. Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
2. Oreos
3. Nutter Butters
4. Homemade Gingersnaps
5. Anna's Ginger thins
6. Vintage Sugar Cookies
7. Thin Mints
8. Oatmeal Scotchies
9. Fudge Striped Cookies
10. Orange cookies with orange frosting
11. Cinnamon Star Cookies (chocolate and cinnamon are amazeballs together).
12. Lemon Shortbread Hearts
13. Toffee Cookies
14. Chocolate Toffee Cookies
15. Frosted Animal Crackers
16. Keebler Fudge Stripes Lemon Cream Pie flavor
17. Keebler Strawberry Stripes Cookies

Alternative Ways to Make S'mores

1. Broken ice cream cones (waffle or sugar cones would work best)
2. Tortillas (flour or corn would work) Maybe deep fry them first??
3. Strawberry slices (use a large or jumbo-sized strawberry and slice it vertically. This might be messier than most versions.)
4. Pound cake slices (like with brownies, two slices of pound cake glued together with marshmallow and chocolate might be too big of a mouthful but you could always use one slice for a topless s'more.)
5. Waffles (homemade or frozen, just toast first. I haven't tried this yet but it sounds really good.)
6. Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, Chocolate Chip 18-pack 
7. Brownies (two slices of brownie melded together with marshmallow and chocolate might be too much of a mouthful. You could just use one brownie as a base)

Savory Graham Cracker Substitutes for S'mores

• Saltines 
• Ritz crackers
• Wasa bread.
• Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps
• Pretzels
• Potato chips ( Potato chips with ridges would probably be best or the crunchy kettle-cooked variety chip.)
• Pringles (my personal favorite, salty and sweet is a winning combo!)
• Plain or poppy seed bagels or chocolate chip bagels!
• Pita bread
• Stacy's Pita Chips, my preference is the sea salt version.
• Hotdog or hamburger buns (you might laugh but if you’re a mile hike from your car and the nearest store is 30 miles away, buns may work for you in a pinch. Plus, you never have the right ratio of hot dogs to hot dog buns anyway. 

Cracker Alter for S'mores

• Triscuits
• Wheat Thins
• Keebler Club Original Crackers
• Water Biscuits
• Rye Krisp
• Pepperidge Farm Golden Butter Crackers

Fruits for Making S’mores

• Bananas sliced vertically
• Large strawberries sliced vertically or horizontally if jumbo sized
• Apple slices
• Pineapple rings
• Pear slices
• Dried mangos (?) 

Where Did the Name S'mores Come From?

Tramping and Trailing says that the name Some More came from the fact that anyone who had one of the campfire marshmallow treats wanted another one or "some more," which eventually was shorted to s'more.