S'mores White Russian

Kick back this summer with a S’mores White Russian. It’s everything you want in a s’mores cocktail — complete with marshmallow vodka and graham cracker milk and garnished with a chocolate drizzle, graham cracker crumbs and toasted marshmallows.

Tell me I am not alone in this: I am SUCH a snob about flavored products.

For example, give me the plain or peanut M&Ms please, and not mint or coconut or pretzel flavor. Please, for the love.

I mean, I draw the line at pumpkin spice. Can we just stop after that?

But there’s one flavor that I’ll allow, which I realized when I picked up a pack of s’mores-flavored Oreos to take to the mountains for a recent weekend trip. My fiancé even commented that was so unlike me!

I guess maybe I’m not as snobby as I thought?

I shouldn’t be surprised though because I have been super into s’mores for a couple of years now. There’s just something about that crunchy golden graham cracker, that gooey marshmallow filling, that ribbon of melted chocolate.

In the summer and fall especially, you can find me with a batch of no-bake s’mores cookies or s’mores rice krispy treats. I’ve also been known to heat up s’mores in the toaster oven…

Indoor s’mores bars are great when it’s raining or cold but you still have that hankering. These s’mores quesadillas are on my list as well.

But there’s one area I had not yet directed my s’mores love: cocktails.

Ever since I starting making marshmallow vodka and peeps vodka, I’ve been thinking about what to do with this marshmallowy goodness.

S’mores cocktails are an obvious choice because of marshmallows’ prominence in s’mores.

A while back I dreamed up this S’mores White Russian, and I had to make it immediately because it just made perfect sense.

A traditional White Russian calls for vodka, coffee liqueur and cream (or whole milk or — my favorite — half-and-half).

But the S’mores White Russian takes this classic a step further.

To start you’ll need to infuse cream with graham crackers overnight. The same way milk can take on the flavor of your breakfast cereal, this acts the same way.

You’ll also need marshmallow vodka and coffee liqueur, which you can make yourself or grab from the store.