Campfire Crunch Bars

Name: Campfire Crunch Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 81 min
Yield: 24 bars
Ingredients: Additional softened butter or nonstick cooking spray, for greasing; ¾ cup light corn syrup; 3 tablespoons salted butter; 2 cups milk chocolate chips; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 9 cups Golden Grahams cereal; 3 cups miniature marshmallows

A campfire treat becomes a no-bake pan of chewy, chocolatey squares. Soft marshmallow pockets meet the snap of graham cereal in every piece.

By Betty Lou Gardner1 hr 21 minUpdated 2026-08-25

Campfire Crunch Bars bring the flavors of s’mores indoors with crisp Golden Grahams, a glossy milk-chocolate coating, and plenty of soft miniature marshmallows. They come together in one saucepan and one bowl, then set at room temperature into easy-to-share squares for movie nights, potlucks, bake sales, or after-school snacks.

Betty Lou Gardner in a family archival photograph

Granny’s Kitchen Notes

From Betty Lou Gardner

I butter the spoon first because otherwise the mixture sticks to absolutely everything. I give the coated cereal just a moment to cool before I fold in the marshmallows, and those little soft pockets are everybody’s favorite.

How to Make Campfire Crunch Bars

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Milk chocolate chips, light corn syrup, and butter melted together in a saucepan until smooth and gently bubbling.

Make the Chocolate Coating

Heat the corn syrup, butter, and milk chocolate chips until completely smooth and just beginning to boil. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the vanilla.