How to make scrumptious, homemade, star- shaped chocolate graham crackers.
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When graham crackers are mentioned, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For most of us, the first thing that pops into mind are s’mores! The easy and delectable treat that can be enjoyed throughout the entire year. They pop up for backyard fire pits, camping trips, and campground bonfires alike. But have you ever thought about adding something special to this classic sweet treat recipe? If you have, then it may be time for you to try out some homemade Star- Shaped Chocolate Graham Crackers!
At first, this might sound like a complicated and intimidating home recipe but that’s actually not the case. These homemade graham crackers are actually pretty easy to make, especially if you’re already familiar with the process of baking homemade cookies. All you need is the right equipment, some yummy ingredients and a little bit of time.
Graham Cracker Equipment
Surprisingly, you don’t need a lot of complicated equipment to make these homemade graham crackers. Most of these tools are commonly kept in the majority of household kitchens. Just don’t forget to grab some star-shaped cookie cutters!
- Glass mixing bowls
- Spatulas
- Adjustable rolling pin
- Sifter
- Star- shaped cookie cutters
- Blending whisk
- Hand mixer
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper sheets
Oh So Good Graham Cracker Ingredients
Are you under the impression that you’re going to be dealing with a lot of uncommon ingredients? Well, there’s no need to worry! You probably already have most of these ingredients in your pantry.
- 2 cups Whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 7 tbsp unsalted butter -softened at room temperature
- ½ cup honey
- 3 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder for flouring surface
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour for flouring surface
How to Make Homemade Chocolate Graham Crackers
We know what materials to grab and what ingredients we’ll be working with, so now all that is needed is the process. All you have to do is just follow along while I break it down step by step for you.
- First, gather up and measure out all of the graham cracker ingredients you will need for this recipe.
- Next, pour the wheat flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder into a large glass mixing bowl and combine them together with a blending whisk.
- Then, in a separate large mixing bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar together using an electric hand mixer.
- Drop in the vanilla extract, milk, and honey to the butter mixture. You may need a silicone spatula to help scoop the honey into the bowl.
- Beat the wet ingredient mixture again until everything is well incorporated.
- Next, add the dry ingredient mixture into the butter mixture ⅓ at a time, mixing well with the mixer between each addition.
- Then, use your hands to finish mixing the ingredients together and work any leftover floury bits into the dough.
- Shape the dough into a thick disk shape and use your hands to flatten the top and bottom of the dough ball disk.
- Afterwards, wrap the dough completely with food safe cellophane wrap and let it chill in the fridge for 2 hours.
- After the dough has properly chilled, preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a flat surface with a cocoa powder and flour mixture, then unwrap the dough and place it on the lightly floured surface.
- I break down my flouring surface steps just below these process steps if you need a little more insight on what exactly I did there.
- Next, use the adjustable rolling pin to roll out and flatten the dough down to ⅛ inch thick.
- Then, use the star- shaped cookie cutters to cut out the star- shaped dough graham cookies.
- Make sure to poke several holes in the dough stars with a fork to keep the graham crackers from puffing up while baking.
- Transfer the dough stars to several baking sheets lined with parchment paper sheets.
- Finally, bake the homemade graham crackers for 8- 10 minutes. Then, let them cool completely and serve!
Preparing the flouring surface:
- To prepare the flouring surface, first pour the ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder and the ¼ cup all-purpose flour into a clean mixing bowl.
- Then, whisk the 2 ingredients together.
Lastly, use a sifter to evenly distribute the flouring mixture over a clean, flat surface.
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Storing Homemade Graham Crackers
These homemade sweet treats can easily be saved for later enjoyment or made ahead of time and safely stored for future recipes. Here’s what you can do:
- Transfer the homemade graham crackers to an airtight container
- Store at room temperature for up to 2 – 3 weeks.
- Baked graham crackers can be frozen (for up to 3 months) and then thawed out for later enjoyment if desired, however this process does affect the quality of the crackers somewhat so I recommend sticking to pantry storage.
- Always mark the date on the outside of the container to keep up with freshness.
Starry- Eyed Serving Ideas
There are all kinds of ways to enjoy these homemade chocolate graham crackers. I’m sure you have already thought of a few recipes on your own but here are s’more tasty ideas for you to consider!
Serve homemade star- shaped graham crackers with/on:
- S’mores Cupcakes
- S’mores Charcuterie board
- July 4th Charcuterie Board
- Grilled s’mores
- Fruit S’mores
- Valentine’s Charcuterie Board
- With Homemade Whipped Cream
- With Homemade Star- Shaped Chocolates
Star shaped chocolate graham crackers
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups Whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 7 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
- ½ cup honey
- 3 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder for flouring surface
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour for flouring surface
Instructions
- First, gather up and measure out all of the graham cracker ingredients you will need for this recipe.
- Next, pour the wheat flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder into a large glass mixing bowl and combine them together with a blending whisk.
- Then, in a separate large mixing bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar together using an electric hand mixer.
- Drop in the vanilla extract, milk, and honey to the butter mixture. You may need a silicone spatula to help scoop the honey into the bowl.
- Beat the wet ingredient mixture again until everything is well incorporated.
- Next, add the dry ingredient mixture into the butter mixture ⅓ at a time, mixing well with the mixer between each addition.
- Then, use your hands to finish mixing the ingredients together and work any leftover floury bits into the dough.
- Shape the dough into a thick disk shape and use your hands to flatten the top and bottom of the dough ball disk.
- Afterwards, wrap the dough completely with food safe cellophane wrap and let it chill in the fridge for 2 hours.
- After the dough has properly chilled, preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a flat surface with a cocoa powder and flour mixture, then unwrap the dough and place it on the lightly floured surface.I break down my flouring surface steps just below these process steps if you need a little more insight on what exactly I did there.
- Next, use the adjustable rolling pin to roll out and flatten the dough down to ⅛ inch thick.
- Then, use the star- shaped cookie cutters to cut out the star- shaped dough graham cookies.
- Make sure to poke several holes in the dough stars with a fork to keep the graham crackers from puffing up while baking.
- Transfer the dough stars to several baking sheets lined with parchment paper sheets.
- Finally, bake the homemade graham crackers for 8- 10 minutes. Then, let them cool completely and serve!
For flouring surface
- To prepare the flouring surface, first pour the ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder and the ¼ cup all-purpose flour into a clean mixing bowl.
- Then, whisk the 2 ingredients together.
- Lastly, use a sifter to evenly distribute the flouring mixture over a clean, flat surface.
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