homemade s’more pop tarts

by jenna on March 18, 2011

Yep, I went there. And it was probably the best idea I’ve had in the kitchen in a very, very long time.

The idea is pretty simple really—just stuffing marshmallow creme and chocolate chips inside a homemade toaster pastry—and I can’t believe it actually took me this long to do! They really do taste just like s’more pop tarts and are actually quite simple to make.

You need to get on the pop tart bandwagon…stat.

A couple weeks ago I actually went and bought a toaster pastry press from Williams-Sonoma. Adam’s mom had graciously given me a gift card and, naturally, it was burning a hole in my pocket email. When it arrived, I saw that although it was very pretty, you definitely don’t need one to make homemade pop tarts! The only thing this pastry press really does is give you scalloped edges. You could totally just cut your pastry dough into rectangles using a knife.

But you didn’t hear that from me.

Hello marshmallow creme, I love you. I like you on graham crackers with peanut butter, in these pop tarts and right off the spoon.

You complete me.

Do yourself a favor and make these this weekend.

Homemade S’more Pop Tarts

makes about 10 pop tarts

Print this recipe!

Ingredients:

1 recipe flaky pie dough

1 cup marshmallow cream

1/2 cup chocolate chips

1 egg, lightly beaten with 2 tsp warm water

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Roll out pie dough on a floured surface to 1/8th inch thick and using a toaster pastry cutter or a knife, cut into six inch rectangles. Place rectangles on a lined baking sheet.

Stuff marshmallow creme inside a small plastic bag, seal and snip off the tip. Pipe two inches of creme in the centers of half of the pastry squares, making sure you leave a half inch around so you can seal pop tarts. Next to the marshmallow creme blobs, place a line of five or six chocolate chips.

Brush egg wash around corners of rectangles and then place a plain pastry piece of top, pressing down gently to seal. Brush tops with more egg wash.

Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden.

Time:

30 minutes, not including time to make dough

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{ 88 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat March 18, 2011 at 5:35 am

You’re a genius!! I love all of your pop tart recipes… honestly, if yours were on the shelves, Kellogg’s would go out of business!

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2 Baking 'n' Books March 18, 2011 at 7:40 am

My thoughts exactly.

Especially with pictures like those…Jenna you REALLY should market your food!

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3 Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen March 18, 2011 at 5:38 am

This is awesome!!! ? ? ?-Katrina

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4 Estela @ Weekly Bite March 18, 2011 at 5:41 am

Pop Tarts are so fun & comforting! I love that you s’mored them :)

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5 Caroline @ chocolate and carrots March 18, 2011 at 5:42 am

Oh my!!! That looks amazing. Must. Make. Now! :-D

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6 Jessica @ How Sweet March 18, 2011 at 5:43 am

These were my favorite pop tarts growing up!!

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7 Stacie @ Imperfectly Healthy March 18, 2011 at 5:46 am

Yum! The smores flavor was always a favorite!

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8 The Blue-Eyed Bakers March 18, 2011 at 5:48 am

You must have read our minds! We’ve been thinking about making homemade pop tarts for a while but couldn’t decide on a flavor! Fruit!? Chocolate?! And now…s’mores!! We’re sold.

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9 Heather (Heather's Dish) March 18, 2011 at 5:50 am

soooooo…i don’t love marshmallows (!!!) but i can pack the s’mores away like a full-grown man. these are going to be trouble!

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10 Holly @ Couch Potato Athlete March 18, 2011 at 5:54 am

We must be on the same wavelength — I made blueberry “poptarts” last week. But I want smores! Yum!

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11 Jen March 18, 2011 at 5:54 am

You’re making me crave marshmallow fluff! Now I wish I had some to put in my oats this morning!

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12 Brooke @ bittersweetb March 18, 2011 at 5:57 am

I made a version of these a couple weeks ago and it didn’t turn out so great. I used graham crackers marshmallows and chocolate and wrapped them in puff pastry and the marshmallow literally melted out of the pastry. Any suggestions on what made mine turn out so different from yours?

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13 Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope March 18, 2011 at 6:01 am

Now THIS is fantastic! I used to be such a pop tart fan when I was little. I was more of the apple cinnamon and strawberry pop tart kind of girl, but there’s nothing wrong with s’mores! What an awesome idea to make your own!

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14 britt March 18, 2011 at 6:01 am

those look so good!!!!!

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15 Jenny March 18, 2011 at 6:05 am

Your recipes are always so genuis!

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16 VeggieGirl March 18, 2011 at 6:06 am

I BOW DOWN TO YOU.

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17 JENNA March 18, 2011 at 6:07 am

my bf and daughter would seriously fall over and die if I pulled these out of the oven!!! they go crazy for smores poptarts!!! these look amazing!

*why in the world is kraft advertising NEW SHATTERPROOF JAR? Did people have problems with a glass jar before? so strange.

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18 Justeen @ Blissful Baking March 18, 2011 at 6:08 am

I’ve been talking about making homemade poptarts forever, but still haven’t gotten around to it :( But there is no way I am putting these off! Oh myy, they look delicious!

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19 Katie March 18, 2011 at 6:17 am

AMAZING!!!! Love at first bite , I know that for sure ; ) yum!!

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20 never not dreaming March 18, 2011 at 6:30 am

As a kid, pop-tarts were not a popular thing in our house. But I think I went through a long phase of eating those “toaster streudels”.

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21 cathyb.@brightbakes March 18, 2011 at 6:32 am

awesome. My mom never let me have s’more poptarts growing up. We always had to choose strawberry because…well, strawberry is a fruit and therefore, “healthier”…oh the early 90s!!!! Needless to say her version of “healthy” has changed over the years :) And now…I get to have my OWN s’more poptarts…though probably for dessert instead of breakfast! :)
love,
cathy b.

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22 Natalie March 18, 2011 at 6:40 am

I have wanted to try home made pop tarts for FOREVER and these look like the ones to try!! I also made the Gaullois Sandwich from the other day and my husband and I loved it! Keep the delicious recipes coming! :)

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23 Hannah (Culture Connoisseur) March 18, 2011 at 6:44 am

Wow, these look absolutely sinful. But it’s always nice to know what is going into your food…it’s difficult to say that of an actually poptart brand poptart.

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24 rebecca lustig March 18, 2011 at 6:48 am

after reading Caitlin’s last post, I havent stopped thinking about smores!! This looks like heaven in a pastry

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25 Meghan @ StruggleMuffins March 18, 2011 at 6:52 am

Umm…whoa. Not fair. I’d almost rather not know of a homemade version of smores pop tarts so I can carry on with my life thinking that only the high fructose corn syrup-laden – and easily avoidable- variety exists. Damn. I guess I’ll just have to welcome pop tarts back into my life.

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26 Shari @ Chicago Cuisine Critique March 18, 2011 at 6:54 am

Wow! Amazingly genius.

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27 Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen March 18, 2011 at 7:04 am

Brilliant idea as usual! I don’t think you can ever go wrong when you pair marshmallow creme with chocolate, especially when it’s stuffed inside a pastry crust.

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28 Allywan March 18, 2011 at 7:09 am

I’m not even into poptarts, or poptart like products. But that creation there, appears to be full of win.

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29 Maryea {Happy Healthy Mama} March 18, 2011 at 7:12 am

These are totally bringing me back to my childhood. Although back then I would have eaten these with a big dab of butter. Am I the only one who used to butter her pop tarts?

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30 Cara March 18, 2011 at 7:33 am

Those look awesome! I really do have to make those this weekend!

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31 Kelly March 18, 2011 at 8:19 am

YUM! This looks awesome. I will full on admit that poptarts are considered a health food in my life! I kid, I kid…sort of.

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32 Corinna March 18, 2011 at 8:23 am

Loved these growing up, including the strawberry. Sad to say I haven’t had a poptart in years, but seeing these, I may just have too. Your great!

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33 Lauren at Keep It Sweet March 18, 2011 at 8:32 am

These are too cute!

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34 Annalise March 18, 2011 at 8:34 am

Yum! Smores pop tarts are my favorite, though I haven’t let myself have one in years. I think I will be jumping on the pop tart bandwagon this weekend, thanks for the inspiration!

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35 Natalia - a side of simple March 18, 2011 at 8:39 am

Ridged edges make them so official. But I never needed anything with chocolate to look official!

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36 Lindsey @ Gingerbread Bagels March 18, 2011 at 8:51 am

How fun are those pop tarts? Love the idea of a s’mores filling! :)

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37 Ashley March 18, 2011 at 8:59 am

My favorite were the cinnamon sugar…these look amazing!!!

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38 Mary (What's Cookin' with Mary) March 18, 2011 at 9:25 am

My two favorite flavors growing up were smores and brown sugar… Didn’t even think you could make these from scratch… Leave it to Jenna ;)

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39 d.liff (yelleBELLYboo) March 18, 2011 at 9:29 am

The last time I made homemade poptarts was SUCH a mess and disaster – I want to try again though. Is this dough easy to make? And this is definitely the filling I want to try mmmmm

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40 Helena March 18, 2011 at 9:31 am

This is scary! Yesterday I bought some stuff to bake exactly this on the weekend. Its good to know that they are good though :)

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41 Amanda March 18, 2011 at 9:36 am

This is such a good idea! They look irresistible!

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42 Liz @ Tip Top Shape March 18, 2011 at 9:42 am

omg, that really is simple!!

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43 Kiran March 18, 2011 at 9:46 am

I’ve never tried a pop tart before, and now I want too after reading your amazing post :)

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44 Sabrina @ Radioactive Runner March 18, 2011 at 9:47 am

You never disappoint!! These look great!

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45 Stephanie @ Live Cook Love March 18, 2011 at 9:51 am

My boyfriend eats poptarts every morning for his morning snack. I think I’m going to make these for him for a very special treat!

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46 Sarah @ The Pajama Chef March 18, 2011 at 10:12 am

smores poptarts were my FAVORITE! i haven’t had one in years. yum. thank you!!!

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47 Heather @ Get Healthy With Heather March 18, 2011 at 10:20 am

Your pastra dough look so buttery and flaky. You are a genious Jenna. Seriously.

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48 Kelly @ Laughter, Strength, and Food March 18, 2011 at 10:20 am

I’m not even sure that I can handle this post!!

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49 Stacey (The Home-Cooked Vegan) March 18, 2011 at 10:32 am

Oh no you didn’t! :D
That’s my favorite flavor out of the whole pop-tart line-up! I’m SO glad you went there. You can even go there again with a different flavor if you like ;) ;)

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50 Melissa @ Journey to Marvelous March 18, 2011 at 10:35 am

Great idea! Those look amazing….and pop tarts are something I’ve never thought of making myself!

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51 Cheri March 18, 2011 at 10:51 am

This homemade pop tart kick you’re on is frickin’ genius!! S’mores, strawberry…now I just need a recipe for the brown sugar cinnamon flavor (my fave), and I can die a happy woman.

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52 Greta March 18, 2011 at 10:57 am

These look so yummy! PS: Love your marble rolling pin, I finally got one after struggling with my dinky wood one for far too long :)

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53 Christine (The Raw Project) March 18, 2011 at 11:01 am

These look wonderful and simple, thanks!

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54 kaila @ Healthy Helper blog March 18, 2011 at 11:27 am

So easy, so yummy, and sooo nostalgic!

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55 Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) March 18, 2011 at 12:05 pm

No.You.Didn’t.

Yes.You.Did!!!!!!

Marshmallow + Choc = my two fave things!

And I loveddddd poptarts growing up.

(and sorry for triplicate commenting yesterday…seriously sometimes I don’t think my comments “register” and then I refresh the page and they’re still not there…so sorry for the comment duplications! :) )

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56 Amanda @ Martinis At Six March 18, 2011 at 12:08 pm

Oh wow! These were my favorite thing ever growing up, especially since I didn’t like any of the fruit flavors. I can’t wait to try these.

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57 Moni'sMeals March 18, 2011 at 1:47 pm

I agree with Averie…

NO YOU DID NOT Just make the best thing ever!!!!

SO going to make these. :)

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58 Jessica March 18, 2011 at 1:51 pm

I think I just drooled a bit…I get these out of the vending machine at least twice a week at work. Must try!

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59 Jess (Sweet Potato) March 18, 2011 at 2:01 pm

Thank you. Seriously, thank you for posting this recipe. It has made my day, and I will be making these in the near future. Amazing!

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60 Laura @ Backstage Pass March 18, 2011 at 2:54 pm

YES! S’more Pop Tarts were always my favorite as a kid. I gotta try out this recipe, asap.
Hypothetically, if you were to add a layer of marshmallow-y chocolate icing across the top, what would you make it out of?

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61 Mary @ Bites and Bliss March 18, 2011 at 3:49 pm

Second time I’ve seen homemade poptarts around the blogosphere- must be a sign!

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62 A Teenage Gourmet (Sami) March 18, 2011 at 3:55 pm

*whimper

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63 Alison S. March 18, 2011 at 4:20 pm

These look WAY better than the storebought version!

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64 Tracy @ Commit To Fit March 18, 2011 at 4:23 pm

I am so sold, they look delish!

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65 Emily @ Savory and Savage March 18, 2011 at 4:28 pm

Homemade pop tarts? Yummmmmm!

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66 Laura March 18, 2011 at 5:10 pm

omg, mind blowing.

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67 Mellie March 18, 2011 at 5:14 pm

O my gosh, these look amazing!! I LOVE S’mores!

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68 Mellie March 18, 2011 at 8:19 pm

BTW I LOVE your blog SOO MUCH! I’ve been reading a long time but I’ve never commented… you have the best recipes!

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69 Sarah (Running To Slow Things Down) March 18, 2011 at 5:27 pm

This looks fabulous and totally brings me back to my childhood! :mrgreen:

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70 Happy When Not Hungry March 18, 2011 at 5:30 pm

What a fabulous idea! These homemade pop tarts look delicious and so much better than the store-bought version!

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71 steph-exercise physiologist and artist! March 18, 2011 at 7:03 pm

WOW!! those look Ah-mazing!! and they look pretty easy to make. Fabulous idea!!

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72 Baking Serendipity March 18, 2011 at 7:28 pm

So good! I think this is my favorite poptart flavor and I know it would be even better homemade. High five!

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73 Emma (Namaste Everyday) March 18, 2011 at 8:28 pm

Don’t even tease me, these look awesome! I could probably do this with frozen stuff, for sure :) thanks for the idea!

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74 Christina March 18, 2011 at 9:14 pm

Cute idea! Looks yummy. I could own a whole jar of marshmellow fluff in one sitting. Yum!

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75 Megan@Dirty Dishes Daily March 18, 2011 at 11:16 pm

That looks like the most ridiculously amazing thing I have ever seen.

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76 Katrina March 19, 2011 at 4:26 am

I can’t believe I haven’t thought of these yet. Yum!

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77 kate@ahealthypassion March 19, 2011 at 5:59 pm

ooh amazing those look divine!

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78 Cara March 19, 2011 at 6:37 pm

you are brilliant. my mouth is watering.

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79 Kristin March 19, 2011 at 8:46 pm

I absolutely LOVE these recipes of homemade grocery store favorites. I just made your oatmeal cream pies, so delicious!!

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80 Sarah B March 19, 2011 at 10:38 pm

How incredible would these be with Nutella? Just saying…

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81 amy walters, aDESIGNdock March 20, 2011 at 12:26 am

yummmm.

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82 Natalie March 20, 2011 at 5:14 am

S’more poptarts are my fave flavor. Pretty sure I ate them everyday when I was pregnant, because you can have an extra 490 cal a day right?? I made these last night for dessert, and YUM!!!!!! Thanks for the great idea!

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83 Beth March 20, 2011 at 5:58 am

Those look so yummy!

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84 Vanessa March 20, 2011 at 12:50 pm

These were my go to stress/studying food in college!! I need to make these! Awesome idea!

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85 nicole March 20, 2011 at 7:15 pm

Seriously, EVERY thing you make makes me drool. How in the world do you stay so thin? Do you give these lovelies away to some lucky soul?

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86 Kim March 20, 2011 at 10:19 pm

Wow, these look amazing! I can’t believe how easy you made it look! I can’t wait to give it a try.

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87 Diana @ frontyardfoodie March 21, 2011 at 9:08 am

Okay, I used to love pop tarts but haven’t liked them since I became an ‘adult’ (whatever that means) but this looks like the best big kid pop tart I’ve ever seen and I want one asap!

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88 Erin March 21, 2011 at 2:56 pm

I love this idea. I wonder how it would taste if I substituted Nutella for the chocolate chips? I seem to want to paint the world in Nutella, though:)

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